Ancient fingerprints preserved on China's Terracotta Army suggest that workers who helped create the famous clay warriors more than 2,200 years ago included women and children. A new study challenges the belief that adult men were the main workers...
China has announced its top 10 archaeological discoveries for 2025, highlighting major finds that offer new insight into the country’s long and complex past.
The National Cultural Heritage Administration released the list. It is widely regarded as one of the...
Archaeologists in China have identified a 4th-century BC alcoholic beverage inside a bronze vessel unearthed from a Qin Dynasty tomb, shedding light on the sophisticated brewing culture of one of ancient China's most powerful states. The discovery dates to...
Archaeologists in northwest China have uncovered the remains of two ancient chariots in a new round of excavation at a burial pit linked to the mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang, the ruler who unified China more than 2,200 years ago.
Researchers...
Archaeologists in northwest China have uncovered an 8-mile (13km) section of a Qin Dynasty road, believed to date back more than 2,200 years. The ancient military route, part of the Qinzhidao system, was constructed under the orders of Emperor...
China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration announced Monday that engravings discovered high on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau have been confirmed as the only known and the oldest Qin Dynasty (221 B.C.–207 B.C.) stone inscription preserved at its original site.
The find, dating...
Archaeologists have discovered hundreds of ancient Qin and Han tombs in Toksun County near the city of Turpan in northwest China's Xinjiang autonomous region. The findings are part of the country's ongoing national cultural heritage survey and shed new...
