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 ...

Ancient Egypt, China and Mesopotamia are all frequently cited as long-lasting civilizations, enduring for thousands of years. But which of these societies lasted the longest? It turns out, that's not ...

By Karen TaylorThe famed silk roads, which connected ancient China to the rest of the world, were not so named until many years later, by German geographer Richthofen in the 1800s who reflected on the ...

Ultimately, these 573 fortresses redefine what we know about northern China’s prehistory. Long before the first emperors ...

Aim for who/what/when/where/why/how type facts formatted like so: Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into ...

ANYANG, China, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by Global Times: An ancient capital site with the longest, largest and most frequent archaeological excavations in China, the Yinxu Ruins, ...

An earthquake nearly 3,000 years ago may be the culprit in the mysterious disappearance of one of China's ancient civilizations, new research suggests. The massive temblor may have caused catastrophic ...

Hakka Fujian Tulou villages blend ancient architecture, nature-based wisdom, and living heritage, thriving through culture and tourism.Beijing, China, Dec. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- China's ...

Roman, Egyptian, and Chinese civilizations had many different ingenious inventions. Chocolate was a big aphrodisiac for Mesoamerican civilizations and used for energy. The first earthquake detector is ...

Researchers studying an ancient tomb in China have found direct evidence that cannabis was a staple food crop during the Tang dynasty more than 1,000 years ago. Previous research into the ...

Visitors at the exhibition On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt in the Shanghai Museum on the night of Aug 11. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The Nile River, eternal and ...