Live Science on MSN5h
'The most shameful form of execution': Han warriors found dismembered in 2,100-year-old mass grave in Mongolia
Genetic analysis of skeletons in a mass grave in Mongolia has revealed they were soldiers in the Han-Xiongnu Wars more than two millennia ago.
Teeth from a 2100-year-old burial pit in Mongolia tell a tale of soldiers far from home
Research led by Jilin University, China, is providing bioarchaeological evidence on a mass grave at the Bayanbulag site in ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN1d
‘Red Princess’: 2,200-year-old grave reveals mysterious woman with toxin-painted teeth
A team of archaeologists in China has discovered the ancient grave of a woman who was buried about 2,200 years ago, whose ...
‘Recasting the Past: The Art of Chinese Bronzes, 1100–1900’ Review: An Empire’s History in Metal at the Met
The museum devotes an exhibition to an often overlooked era of Chinese bronzes, emphasizing both the artistic and political ...
Artnet News2d
China’s First Domestic Cats Took the Silk Road 1,400 Years Ago, New Study Finds
Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennia ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, the ...
Greek Reporter2d
New Discoveries Shed Light on 6,000-Year-Old Hongshan Culture in China
Archaeologists in China have uncovered 53 ancient sites linked to the Hongshan culture, a prehistoric civilization dating ...
Live Science2d
2,200-year-old grave in China contains 'Red Princess of the Silk Road' whose teeth were painted with a toxic substance
Archaeologists in China have discovered a unique burial of a woman whose teeth had been painted with cinnabar, with a toxic ...
Nature2d
Ancient DNA shows Stone Age Europeans voyaged by sea to Africa
Roughly 8,000-year-old remains unearthed from present-day Tunisia held a surprise: European hunter-gatherer ancestry.
Smithsonian Magazine3d
A New Study Finds That Domestic Cats Traveled the Silk Road to China About 1,400 Years Ago
Per the study, China’s oldest known domestic cat lived in the central province of Shaanxi between 706 and 883, during the ...
Greek Reporter7d
Ancient Elegance: The 2,300-Year-Old Scythian Boot
The discovery of a Scythian boot provides insight into the craftsmanship and daily life of the ancient Scythian nomads.
China’s other great wall is impressive, too—and steeped in history
The 8.5-mile-long wall that surrounds Xi’an, touted as one of the best-preserved walled fortifications in China, could be the ...
AOL14d
China’s Mars rover makes stunning discovery in search for evidence of ancient water
China’s Zhurong rover and its ground-penetrating radar detected the ancient shorelines when it operated from May 2021 to May 2022. The rover landed in Utopia Planitia, a plain within the largest ...