The quality of the preservation was such that his mortal remains emitted a pleasant fragrance 800 years after his entombment.
Among the highlights is a batch of digitized books donated by the Harvard-Yenching Library to the National Library of China ...
Environmental phenomena and their consequences can disrupt social structures and destabilize political systems. An ...
A new study maps locations of Chinese tombs, revealing over 4,000 years of power and wealth in early human societies.
Chronology of Sinitic cores in the Early Medieval Period -- Introduction -- Metageographies -- China, reconsidered -- Geographical writing -- 1. Geographical writing -- Defining the genre -- Warring ...
The chance rediscovery of the ancient Chinese Sanxingdui civilization is legendary in and of itself. In 1929, an unsuspecting peasant in Sichuan province stumbled upon a cache of jade relics while ...
DNA reveals that in prehistoric China, men remained in their community, while women joined new family lineages.