The chance rediscovery of the ancient Chinese Sanxingdui civilization is legendary in and of itself. In 1929, an unsuspecting ...

The discovery’s highlight was a 247-pound cannon from the Ming dynasty, but archaeologists also found remains of crops and ...

Ultimately, these 573 fortresses redefine what we know about northern China’s prehistory. Long before the first emperors ...

A new genetic study links China’s cliffside burials to their living descendants.

Recent archaeological excavations of ancient Chinese tombs have unearthed a hidden 4,000-year pattern, revealing a fascinating narrative of cultural evolution and societal practices. These findings, ...

On a cold winter afternoon, as the archaeological work at a well-preserved ancient city site in Longyao county, Xingtai, in ...

A tomb dating back 5,000 years, which archaeologists believe may belong an early Chinese king, has been discovered in central China. The grave of what archaeologists believe may be the king of a ...

High on the sheer rock faces of southern China, wooden coffins cling to the cliffs, turning entire valleys into vertical ...

Part I: Current Issues in Chinese Archaeology. Introduction: Investigating the Development and Nature of Complex Societies in Ancient China / Anne P. Underhill ; "Despoiled of the Garments of Her ...

BEIJING, Nov. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In east China coastal city of Wenzhou, a conference focusing on latest discoveries ...

In a recent study, researcher Dr. Hui Zhou and his colleagues conducted a genetic analysis of the genomes of individuals ...