Ancient Greek kingdoms existed in China, and there was a significant spread of Hellenism in Asia, including in Japan and ...

Once a neglected figure in ancient China’s folklore, literature and artefacts, the panda has become a national treasure and a ...

From a 4,000-year-old millet noodle bowl unearthed in China to hand-pulled Lanzhou beef noodles served in Virginia today, the story of noodles spans continents and millennia. This ancient discovery ...

The chance rediscovery of the ancient Chinese Sanxingdui civilization is legendary in and of itself. In 1929, an unsuspecting peasant in Sichuan province stumbled upon a cache of jade relics while ...

(Reuters) -In 1990, an ancient human skull was unearthed in China's Hubei Province that was so badly deformed during fossilization that it was hard to gauge its significance. A new analysis now ...

Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire. Ancient Chinese people developed their own writing system and several famous ...

I n the backroom of an unassuming antiques shop in Hong Kong, Gino Caspari discovered treasure. The Swiss archaeologist, who ...

To maintain social order, ancient Chinese dynasties imposed severe punishments for theft – amputation, exile, even death ...

Though seen as barbaric, cremation was a common, practical choice for families in China's Song dynasty that reflected their ...