A groundbreaking archaeological study has revealed the first and only known instance of systematic human bone modification in Neolithic China, challenging our understanding of ancient Chinese mortuary ...

Obscured by dirt and forgotten by time, an ancient well — and its hidden treasures — sat abandoned for centuries in central China. Not anymore. Archaeologists were excavating an ancient site in ...

Scientists from Peking University have uncovered new genetic evidence that sheds light on how prehistoric people in China ...

A tomb dating back 5,000 years, which archaeologists believe may belong an early Chinese king, has been discovered in central China. The grave of what archaeologists believe may be the king of a ...

To the two Chinese tomb robbers who found it beneath a pile of rotting planks in 1934, the ragged piece of silk bearing strange, barely discernible characters and drawings looked like nothing more ...

Archaeologists excavated a site in Shandong Province and found dozens of graves, wells and artifacts spanning the last 4,000 years, photos show. Photo from the Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese ...

Archaeologists in Shandong found three 1,800-year-old tombs, a family burial site, filled with dozens of ancient artifacts, photos show. Photo from the Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese Academy ...

New theory about famous ruins stems from recent archaeological research suggesting a war erupted for control of the capital.