Women make their mark in archaeological field
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Women make their mark in archaeological field

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China Daily | Updated: 2024-03-16 10:05 Members of the archaeological team. Hunching over with shovel in hand, 30-year-old Zhu Yingpei is at work in a newly excavated tomb in Xianyang in Northwest China's Shaanxi province. Pointing to bones and relics in a coffin, Zhu says the tomb belonged to an ordinary person during the Western Han Dynasty. Digging in soil, carefully brushing away dust, revealing the appearance of ancient artifacts, and meticulously documenting findings constitute the daily tasks of the Jinghe River archaeological team from the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology. She vividly recalls excavating a tomb adorned with pottery figurines frozen in dancing gestures, as well as discovering pottery ware like kitchen utensils and vessels for alcohol.

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Unearthing 5,000-Year-Old Royal Tomb Amid Capital Speculation
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Unearthing 5,000-Year-Old Royal Tomb Amid Capital Speculation

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Archaeologists have discovered a 5,000-year-old royal tomb in the Wangzhuang ruins in Yongcheng city, Henan province. The tomb covers more than 17 square meters and contains numerous burial items, including pottery, jade ornaments, bone tools, and animal remains. The findings suggest a deliberate act of tomb destruction shortly after the burial, indicating a complex social hierarchy and cultural melting pot …

Unearthing 5,000-Year-Old Royal Tomb Amid Capital Speculation
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Unearthing 5,000-Year-Old Royal Tomb Amid Capital Speculation

China Daily  

Archaeologists have discovered a 5,000-year-old royal tomb in the Wangzhuang ruins in Yongcheng city, Henan province. The tomb covers more than 17 square meters and contains many burial items, including pottery, jade ornaments, bone tools, and animal remains. The findings suggest that the ancient tomb was a cultural melting pot in prehistoric times, where diverse cultures intersected and exchanged influences.

Unearthing 5,000-Year-Old Royal Tomb Amid Capital Speculation
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Unearthing 5,000-Year-Old Royal Tomb Amid Capital Speculation

China Daily  

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Over 100 Neolithic jade relics unearthed
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 100 Neolithic jade relics unearthed

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China unveils new archaeological discoveries of Neolithic, Xia sites
3 months, 3 weeks ago

China unveils new archaeological discoveries of Neolithic, Xia sites

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China unveils new archaeological discoveries of Neolithic, Xia sites

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Decades of excavation brings Han Dynasty back to life
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Decades of excavation brings Han Dynasty back to life

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Decades of excavation brings Han Dynasty back to life
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Decades of excavation brings Han Dynasty back to life

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A lacquerware vase excavated from the tombs. CHINA DAILY Yu Yanjiao, director and researcher at Hunan Museum's Mawangdui Han Tombs and Collection Research Exhibition Center, said the quantity of unearthed artifacts from the tombs is massive, with a broad interdisciplinary scope. There are still many unsolved mysteries despite 50 years of excavation, requiring extensive research by scholars through multidisciplinary collaboration …

Shenyang celebrates Cultural Heritage Day with hands-on archaeological experience for students
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Shenyang celebrates Cultural Heritage Day with hands-on archaeological experience for students
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Young people drawn increasingly to cherished traditions
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Young people drawn increasingly to cherished traditions

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Women make their mark in archaeological field
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Women make their mark in archaeological field

China Daily  

Members of the archaeological team. Hunching over with shovel in hand, 30-year-old Zhu Yingpei is at work in a newly excavated tomb in Xianyang in Northwest China's Shaanxi province. Pointing to bones and relics in a coffin, Zhu says the tomb belonged to an ordinary person during the Western Han Dynasty. Digging in soil, carefully brushing away dust, revealing the …

Women make their mark in archaeological field
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Women make their mark in archaeological field

China Daily  

Members of the archaeological team. Hunching over with shovel in hand, 30-year-old Zhu Yingpei is at work in a newly excavated tomb in Xianyang in Northwest China's Shaanxi province. Pointing to bones and relics in a coffin, Zhu says the tomb belonged to an ordinary person during the Western Han Dynasty. Digging in soil, carefully brushing away dust, revealing the …

Women make their mark in archaeological field
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Women make their mark in archaeological field

China Daily  

Members of the archaeological team. Hunching over with shovel in hand, 30-year-old Zhu Yingpei is at work in a newly excavated tomb in Xianyang in Northwest China's Shaanxi province. Pointing to bones and relics in a coffin, Zhu says the tomb belonged to an ordinary person during the Western Han Dynasty. Digging in soil, carefully brushing away dust, revealing the …

Ancient Jin Dynasty tombs with murals unearthed in Shanxi
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Ancient Jin Dynasty tombs with murals unearthed in Shanxi

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China Daily  

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Importance of archaeological discoveries stressed

China Daily  

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China Daily  

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New findings unveil stone processing practices of China's Liangzhu civilization
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New findings unveil stone processing practices of China's Liangzhu civilization

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Casting light into the shadows of the past
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New finds illuminate Hongshan Culture
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China Daily  

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Bronze age continues to astound
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China's Shanxi builds museum on Neolithic civilization
1 year, 7 months ago

China's Shanxi builds museum on Neolithic civilization

China Daily  

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Excavation unearths glimpse of Western Zhou Dynasty
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Excavation unearths glimpse of Western Zhou Dynasty

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Excavation unearths glimpse of Western Zhou Dynasty
1 year, 7 months ago

Excavation unearths glimpse of Western Zhou Dynasty

China Daily  

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Excavation unearths glimpse of Western Zhou Dynasty
1 year, 7 months ago

Excavation unearths glimpse of Western Zhou Dynasty

China Daily  

An aerial view of the ruins of Dushan in Lishui's Yunhe county, East China's Zhejiang province. An archaeological excavation at the ruins of Dushan in Zhejiang has unveiled 38 tombs, 37 artifact caches, more than 100 pieces of pottery and 25 bronzewares. The site is located in Lishui's Yunhe county and the site was identified as belonging to noble families …

Excavation unearths glimpse of Western Zhou Dynasty
1 year, 7 months ago

Excavation unearths glimpse of Western Zhou Dynasty

China Daily  

An aerial view of the ruins of Dushan in Lishui's Yunhe county, East China's Zhejiang province. An archaeological excavation at the ruins of Dushan in Zhejiang has unveiled 38 tombs, 37 artifact caches, more than 100 pieces of pottery and 25 bronzewares. The site is located in Lishui's Yunhe county and the site was identified as belonging to noble families …

Excavation unearths glimpse of Western Zhou Dynasty
1 year, 7 months ago

Excavation unearths glimpse of Western Zhou Dynasty

China Daily  

An aerial view of the ruins of Dushan in Lishui's Yunhe county, East China's Zhejiang province. An archaeological excavation at the ruins of Dushan in Zhejiang has unveiled 38 tombs, 37 artifact caches, more than 100 pieces of pottery and 25 bronzewares. The site is located in Lishui's Yunhe county and the site was identified as belonging to noble families …

Nation makes big strides in archaeology
1 year, 7 months ago

Nation makes big strides in archaeology

China Daily  

Archaeologists excavate relics from a pit at the Yanshanzhai site in Yingde. Project: Findings present 'rich cultural legacies' Chinese research on ancient civilization has made remarkable progress in the past year, since President Xi Jinping called for further efforts to advance the study of Chinese civilization. While presiding over a group study session on May 27 last year of the …

Yinxu, where remnants of over 3,000-yr-old capital city testify to early Chinese culture
1 year, 7 months ago

Yinxu, where remnants of over 3,000-yr-old capital city testify to early Chinese culture

China Daily  

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Yinxu, where remnants of over 3,000-yr-old capital city testify to early Chinese culture
1 year, 7 months ago

Yinxu, where remnants of over 3,000-yr-old capital city testify to early Chinese culture

China Daily  

An aerial view of the archaeological site of Yinxu in Anyang, Henan, May 12, 2020. Situated on both banks of the Huanhe River to the northwest of Anyang, central China's Henan, Yinxu, or the Yin Ruins, boasts the remnants of the ancient city of Yin, the capital of the late Shang Dynasty and the first capital site that has been …

Tang Dynasty tombs discovered in China's Shanxi
1 year, 9 months ago

Tang Dynasty tombs discovered in China's Shanxi

China Daily  

This undated photo provided by the Shanxi provincial institute of archaeology shows a porcelain tea set unearthed from a tomb dating back to the Tang Dynasty found in Changzhi of North China's Shanxi province. TAIYUAN -- Three tombs dating back to the Tang Dynasty have been found in North China's Shanxi province, according to the provincial institute of archaeology. Of …

Centuries-old artifacts found in China's relic-rich province
1 year, 10 months ago

Centuries-old artifacts found in China's relic-rich province

China Daily  

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Xia Dynasty relics site found in North China
1 year, 10 months ago

Xia Dynasty relics site found in North China

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Xia Dynasty relics site found in North China
1 year, 10 months ago

Xia Dynasty relics site found in North China

China Daily  

This undated photo provided by the Shanxi provincial institute of archaeology shows bone tools unearthed from the Dongqu relics site dating back to the late period of the Xia Dynasty in Jishan county of Yuncheng city, North China's Shanxi province. TAIYUAN -- Archaeologists have unearthed a relics site dating back to the late period of the Xia Dynasty in North …

Sands of time protect an ancient treasure
1 year, 10 months ago

Sands of time protect an ancient treasure

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Site of Western Xia ceramic production in Northwest China fascinates archaeologists, Wang Kaihao reports. The ruins of 13 porcelain kilns were found by archaeologists in Helan county, Yinchuan, capital of Ningxia, at the Suyukou site, which covers about 40,000 square meters, according to a conference of the National Cultural Heritage Administration earlier this month in Beijing. Though only 1,000 sq …

Sands of time protect an ancient treasure
1 year, 10 months ago

Sands of time protect an ancient treasure

China Daily  

Site of Western Xia ceramic production in Northwest China fascinates archaeologists, Wang Kaihao reports. The ruins of 13 porcelain kilns were found by archaeologists in Helan county, Yinchuan, capital of Ningxia, at the Suyukou site, which covers about 40,000 square meters, according to a conference of the National Cultural Heritage Administration earlier this month in Beijing. Though only 1,000 sq …

Prehistoric ruins discovered in East China
2 years ago

Prehistoric ruins discovered in East China

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JINAN -- An ancient hominid site dating back some 13,200 years ago has been unveiled in East China's Shandong province, with over 1,000 relics, including pottery sculptures. "We can see that the pottery-making techniques had become relatively mature at that time, and the relics are the hitherto earliest potteries discovered in Shandong," said Zhao Yichao with the provincial cultural relics …

Prehistoric ruins discovered in East China
2 years ago

Prehistoric ruins discovered in East China

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This undated aerial photo shows a scene of an ancient hominid site in Zhaojiaxuyao village of Zibo city, East China's Shandong province. An ancient hominid site dating back some 13,200 years ago has been unveiled in East China's Shandong province, with over 1,000 relics, including pottery sculptures. JINAN -- An ancient hominid site dating back some 13,200 years ago has …

New light shed on beginnings of Chinese civilization
2 years ago

New light shed on beginnings of Chinese civilization

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A jade figurine excavated at the Niuheliang site in Chaoyang, Liaoning province. Efforts urged Numerous mysteries still surround early civilizations in China, but archaeologists' work in recent decades has provided vital clues to the past. Presiding over a group study session of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee in May, Xi Jinping, general secretary of …

Saving the best for last
2 years ago

Saving the best for last

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A bronze ornament featuring the face of an animal, excavated from the Jiuwutou site in Yuncheng, Shanxi province. How a foiled robbery attempt led to the unexpected discovery of a tomb full of relics that shed light on a key part of Shang history, report Yang Feiyue and Sun Ruisheng in Taiyuan. The relics were displayed by the Archaeology Institute …

Saving the best for last
2 years ago

Saving the best for last

China Daily  

A bronze ornament featuring the face of an animal, excavated from the Jiuwutou site in Yuncheng, Shanxi province. How a foiled robbery attempt led to the unexpected discovery of a tomb full of relics that shed light on a key part of Shang history, report Yang Feiyue and Sun Ruisheng in Taiyuan. The relics were displayed by the Archaeology Institute …

Solving the mysteries of what the earth reveals
2 years ago

Solving the mysteries of what the earth reveals

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Seven pottery figures from a Northern Wei Dynasty tomb. They were part of a discovery from a Northern Wei Dynasty tomb cluster that was found in Datong, North China's Shanxi province, about a decade ago. "I'm particularly impressed by the four female figures dressed in long skirts and black hats draped over the back of their heads," says Zhu, a …

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