Archaeologists have unearthed a remarkable collection of 5,000-year-old skeleton masks and skull cups crafted from human ...

Sunken finds in the South China Sea testify to rich trade networks used over hundreds of years. The sea routes brought ...

Zhen believes the style coincides with the paintings found in the tomb of Wang Shenzi, a key figure in the late 800s during ...

The apparent contradiction begins immediately, with the book’s title: “Healing with Poisons.” But in this sweeping examination of poison’s role in medieval Chinese medicine, Yan Liu, assistant ...

Including the Paleolithic Tongtiandong site in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, nearly 80 archaeological ...

The earliest solar eclipse for which we have a record appears in the ancient Chinese text Shujing, traditionally said to have ...

Scientists from Peking University have uncovered new genetic evidence that sheds light on how prehistoric people in China ...

A newly discovered medieval Chinese coin, the second ever found in England, points to the possible existence of a vast medieval trade route spanning much of the Eastern hemisphere. Discovered via a ...

Chinese researchers have unearthed bronze containers with lead white residue that the ancient Chinese used for face-whitening makeup around 300 years before the ancient Greeks started making their own ...