For years, Hong Kong has enjoyed a degree of historical importance, albeit different from its modern status as a free port, ...

Sep. 25, 2024 — Scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found alongside the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back approximately 3,600 years.

A unique display and a series of activities shedding light on the 4th century Chinese classic are being presented at Golden ...

At the site known as Oued Beht, archaeologists uncovered evidence of a large farming settlement where people used advanced techniques Julia Binswanger Built by the Moche people in the seventh ...

Her book project, provisionally entitled The Author’s Two Bodies in Early Chinese Textual Culture, expands the concept of “paratext" so that it can serve as an analytical tool for the study of early ...

Museums are echoes of history that transcend time — and space. They preserve invaluable historical, educational treasures, ...

After the female corpse was unearthed, medical workers ­performed an autopsy in December 1972 to thoroughly examine the integrity of the body and study ancient Chinese embalming techniques.

Mapping growing cities with satellite tech like space-based radar helps protect not only the exposed archaeology but also the harder-to-spot remains buried underground, added Agapiou, who is also ...

The 5,000-year-old carving was the “ largest jade dragon ever discovered from the Hongshan culture,” the State Council of the People’s Republic of China said in a Sept. 23 Xinhua news release. The ...

Sep. 25, 2024 — Scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found alongside the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back approximately 3,600 years.

BEIJING, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- In contrast to Western capitalist systems grappling with the erosion of democracy and chronic failures, China's socialist democracy thrives with vitality in advancing its ...

"Two of the world's four ancient civilizations, the ancient Egyptian and Chinese civilizations have many historical similarities," said Chu Xiaobo, director of the museum, adding that there has ...