Learn how a 2,200-year-old Chinese feather decoration was linked to five bird species and possibly made with glue from an ...

A new study of bronze fish from ancient China reveals early funeral beliefs, bronze casting methods, and long-distance metal ...

China’s agricultural history with cannabis is deeper than previously believed, with a new study placing the staple crop among ...

An ancient collection of chariots has been uncovered in China, dating back over 2,000 years. The chariots were found near the Chinese city of Xi'an, in one of the tombs of the mausoleum of China's ...

Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire. Ancient Chinese people developed their own writing system and several famous ...

The rubbing of a tomb epitaph of a deceased elite (Du Zhongliang 杜忠良) in the Tang Dynasty. Red = surname and choronym; Blue = grandfather and father’s full name and office rank; Yellow = the deceased ...

2,200-year-old grave in China contains 'Red Princess of the Silk Road' whose teeth were painted with a toxic substance Archaeologists in China have discovered a unique burial of a woman whose teeth ...

BEIJING: For most ordinary people in ancient China, using the toilet was a routine necessity. In the imperial court, however, even the most private act became a carefully staged display of status and ...

Fossils in China reveal early life that predates animals and show that ancient ecosystems were more complex than previously ...