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The World’s Earliest Ground Stone Needles Found in Western Tibetan Plateau

26 June 2024

In western Tibet, six peculiar stone artifacts were discovered in 2020 by archaeologists excavating close to the shore of Lake...

Photo released on Feb. 5, 2024, shows the excavation site of the eastern section of an ancient city wall of the "Gan" from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.) to the Han Dynasty (206B.C.- 220A.D.). Photo: CCTV

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Ancient city site unearthed in Central China produces fortune-telling relics

8 February 2024

Bone slips used for “fortune-telling activities” and “ancient sacrificial ceremonies” were unearthed during excavations at an archaeological site in Puyang,...

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4000-year-old Palace complex dating from China’s earliest known Xia dynasty unearthed

30 December 2023

In Xinmi, in the Henan Province of Central China, a four-courtyard style palace complex from the Xia Dynasty (2070BC–1600BC), China’s...

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“Oracle Bone Inscriptions”, the world’s oldest writing system that has not disappeared in history

5 June 2023

“Jiaguwen,” or the oracle bone inscriptions, are thought to be the earliest fully-developed characters as well as the source of...

ancient granaries have been unearthed at the Huangshan ruins

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Grain Barns dating back 6,000 years unearthed in China

15 December 2022

Chinese archaeologists have revealed a cluster of 16 ancient granaries that traced back to the mid-late period of the Yangshao...

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Huge ancient stone murals discovered in central China: “It is an important discovery that enriches and rewrites the art history of the Song Dynasty”

10 October 2022

Two stone murals from the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) have been discovered in Henan Province, central China, and are the...

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Archaeologists explore Eastern Zhou Dynasty mausoleum in China’s Henan

30 January 2022

An archaeological survey of a royal mausoleum of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 B.C.-256 B.C.) has been launched in central...

The World’s Earliest Ground Stone Needles Found in Western Tibetan Plateau

Ancient city site unearthed in Central China produces fortune-telling relics

4000-year-old Palace complex dating from China’s earliest known Xia dynasty unearthed

“Oracle Bone Inscriptions”, the world’s oldest writing system that has not disappeared in history

Grain Barns dating back 6,000 years unearthed in China

Huge ancient stone murals discovered in central China: “It is an important discovery that enriches and rewrites the art history of the Song Dynasty”

Archaeologists explore Eastern Zhou Dynasty mausoleum in China’s Henan

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Archaeologists Uncover Unique 6th Century Mosaic in Abandoned Byzantine Monastery