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The alchemy of gold and jade across Chinese dynasties

1+ hour, 46+ min ago  (1335+ words) View all posts by Bai Shuhao " HOHHOT " In a dimly lit gallery, two jeweled crowns face one another, their gold surfaces glimmering in the darkness. One, a ceremonial crown belonging to an empress of the Sui Dynasty (581-618), blossoms into 13 delicate…...

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New book reflects on defining decade of Chinese archaeology

4+ hour, 13+ min ago  (449+ words) "The Past Decade of Chinese Archaeology (2016-26)" covers not only major findings from different periods but also cutting-edge topics, including the use of big data and AI in archaeology. View all posts by Wang Ru " "Over the past decade, advances have…...

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Rebuilding China's past with paper

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1323+ words) Bringing together science and heritage, an exhibition examines how students rediscover and reinterpret tangyang, an early form of architectural modeling. View all posts by Yang Feiyue " BEIJING " In 1929, a young Chinese student named Xi Fuquan stood before a doctoral examination…...

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Ancient DNA reveals close-kin marriage, family-based sacrificial burials in Korea's Silla Kingdom

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (468+ words) 'Sunjang' during Silla era may have claimed entire households, a new study suggests. View all posts by Park Jun-hee " SEOUL " A groundbreaking ancient DNA analysis has found that close-kin marriages and family-based sacrificial burials were practiced during the Silla Kingdom…...

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History stirs beneath modern Chinese streets

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1133+ words) Archaeologists uncover the Yue capital in Shaoxing, bringing a long-lost city back into clear view. View all posts by Yang Feiyue " BEIJING " The story of "sleeping on brushwood and tasting gall" is one of China's most enduring parables. It tells…...

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Chinese burial rituals come to life

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1059+ words) Relics found in Turpan reveal that multiple ethnicities coexisted along the ancient Silk Road. View all posts by Wang Ru and Mao Weihua " The spotlight recently turned to the site as archaeologists" efforts there made it one of the top…...

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Keeping an ancient script alive in a modern world

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1038+ words) Through pagoda-based classes, policy support, and the dedication of monks and students, Vietnam's An Giang Province is intensifying efforts to preserve the ancient Pali script, ensuring a vital part of Khmer cultural and spiritual heritage continues to be passed on…...

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Ancient Japanese elephant evolved earlier than previously thought, DNA analysis suggests

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (328+ words) View all posts by The Yomiuri Shimbun " TOKYO " A Japanese-led research team announced that it has conducted the first successful DNA analysis of Naumann's elephant, an extinct species which once roamed Japan. The findings were published in the scientific journal…...

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