29 September 2026
2,200-Year-Old Grain Bundles May Be the Archaeological Echo of an Ancient Legend
More than two millennia ago, someone in the ancient Chu Kingdom carefully wrapped grains in leaves,…
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ancient China
20 September 2026
A Legendary Chinese Empress May Lie in a Royal Tomb Surrounded by 45 Mysterious Graves
A vast royal tomb near a Chinese airport may hold the remains of a legendary empress…
13 August 2026
2,300-Year-Old Beer Found Sealed Inside a Bronze Bottle in China
A sealed bronze bottle placed in a tomb in northwestern China more than 2,000 years ago…
16 July 2026
Games for the Afterlife: 2,000-Year-Old Liubo Game Boards Found in Han Dynasty Tombs
Archaeologists in northwest China have uncovered two game boards carved into square bricks inside approximately 2,000-year-old…
15 November 2025
Scientists Identify New Extinct Gibbon Species Hidden for 2,000 Years in Royal Tomb
A groundbreaking international study led by Chinese scientists has confirmed that a gibbon unearthed from a…
12 September 2021
Jade Burial Suits of the Han Dynasty
Threaded hand-crafted from thousands of precious stone slabs with silver and gold during the Han Dynasty…