Excavation Reveals A Host Of New Terracotta Warriors
A major excavation project revealed more than 220 terracotta warriors at the site of the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, in the Shaanxi province…
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1200-Year Old Tibetan Chessboard Found Engraved On Rock
The Tubo Kingdom of Tibet flourished from circa 7th – 9th centuries. Interestingly enough, the ancient land-locked realm was influenced by both contemporary Chinese and…
Archaeologists Come Across ‘Elixir of Life’ In An Ancient 2000-Year Old Tomb
According to reports published in the Xinhua News Agency, archaeologists have found a mysterious concoction at a site in China’s Henan province. It pertains to…
The Fascinating Chronological History of Beer
Introduction According to 2017 statistical figures, the worldwide production of beer equaled a whopping 190 billion liters (190 million kiloliters) or 50 billion gallons. The…
86-million-year-old fossils lead to the discovery of two new species of bird-like dinosaurs
As part of an expedition to Xinjiang, China, a joint team of researchers has identified a hitherto-unknown species of dinosaur, known as Xiyunykus pengi. Published…
Murals inside 700-year-old, octagon-shaped tomb depict grim scenes of China under Mongol rule
Archaeological investigation in Yangquan, China has revealed an octagon-shaped tomb with mural-covered walls, dating back some 700 years to the time when descendants of Genghis…
Remains of now extinct gibbon species found inside 2,300-year-old tomb in China
The remains of an extinct species of gibbon, which until now was unknown to science, has been discovered in an ancient Chinese tomb. The primate,…
Rare Chinese Vase, Forgotten For Decades In A Shoebox, Fetches $19 Million At Paris Auction
An exceptionally ornate 18th-century Chinese vase, discovered inside a forgotten shoebox in a French attic, has just been bought for a whopping $19 million (approx….
Archaeologists come across 2,200-year old liquor inside a bronze kettle
Last year, we had talked about the world’s oldest known unopened bottle of wine, with the ‘vintage’ object estimated to be around 1,700-years old. Well,…
Archaeologists finally reveal China’s largest Taoist temple-palace, an almost thousand-year-old structure
Four years of excavation has finally revealed a massive structure dating from the Song Dynasty period (circa 960 – 1279 AD), in the form of…
