The recent unearthing of ancient Chinese relics has opened up new possibilities for the timeline of written communication.

English archaeologist Jessica Rawson's book Life and Afterlife in Ancient China Photo: Courtesy of CITIC Press Group. In the ...

Infrastructure projects in Xi'an routinely unearth ancient tombs. Here, archaeology and urban growth go hand in hand.

A new study by the University of Science and Technology of China's (USTC) Archaeo-metallurgy Laboratory reveals a compelling ...

A newly discovered medieval Chinese coin, the second ever found in England, points to the possible existence of a vast medieval trade route spanning much of the Eastern hemisphere. Discovered via a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The apparent contradiction begins immediately, with the book’s title: “Healing with Poisons.” But in this sweeping examination of poison’s role in medieval Chinese medicine, Yan Liu, ...

Chronology of Sinitic cores in the Early Medieval Period -- Introduction -- Metageographies -- China, reconsidered -- Geographical writing -- 1. Geographical writing -- Defining the genre -- Warring ...

New research suggests that the famous bronze statue may have originally guarded a Chinese tomb before arriving in Venice in ...

The Yongding River ancient canal irrigation project in Mentougou district, Beijing, is believed to have been built during the ...

Scientists suggest an ancient emblem of the city may have arrived in northern Italy after a long journey across the medieval ...