The archaeological discoveries span several areas of ancient Chinese life, including agriculture, textiles, animal ...

Yinxu - known as the last capital of the Shang - is one of China’s most important archaeological sites, famous for oracle bone inscriptions and monumental burials. The new pits add another layer: not ...

Archaeologists working near Yulin in Shaanxi Province have recorded 573 ancient stone-walled fortress settlements. The Yulin ...

A new study maps locations of Chinese tombs, revealing over 4,000 years of power and wealth in early human societies.

Researchers digitally mapped ancient Chinese tombs and discovered that their distribution mirrors shifts in political stability, population movements, and natural geography. Peaceful, prosperous eras ...

The house cat (Felis catus) slunk into China in the eighth century. But long before that, the ancient Chinese were by no means catless. Modern house cats are descendants of the African wildcat (Felis ...

Breard's interest in Chinese scientific history was ignited by Chinese Mathematics: A Concise History, a book that chronicles ...