Rome’s warriors are legendary. The army that carved out the Empire is renowned as one of the finest fighting forces ever assembled.…
Sanxingdui has produced a wealth of startling Bronze Age artefacts. Many of these treasures were deliberately smashed or burnt before being buried,…
The finds from Sanxingdui are sensational. In 1986, two pits were discovered by chance within this ancient city. The contents proved to…
Deep underground, the ancient inhabitants of what is now China built remarkable houses and palaces. But these dwellings were not homes for…
It started with the soil. The thick yellow loess that blankets much of northern China proved perfect for building city walls and…
A team of researchers led by Nottingham Trent University’s Imaging and Sensing for Archaeology, Art History and Conservation (ISAAC) lab have discovered…
A project looking at the history of crops in prehistoric China has identified differences in regional diets and changes over time, which…
Three leather balls have been discovered in the prehistoric Yanghai cemetery in north-west China that pre-date by several centuries all existing evidence…
What is it? This late Ming dynasty map depicts China, the South China Sea, and surrounding lands. It was drawn in the…
China: visions through the ages Lisa C Niziolek, Deborah A Bekken, and Gary M Feinman (eds) University of Chicago Press, $45 ISBN…
Around 8,000 life-size terracotta warriors and horses were created in battle formation to protect the burial place of China’s first emperor. But…
It sounds more like Hollywood than archaeology: thousands of life-size sculpted soldiers, brandishing real weapons and faithfully guarding an emperor’s tomb for…