What did an ancient Chinese emperor from 1,500 years ago look like? A team of researchers reconstructed the face of Chinese Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou using DNA extracted from his remains. The study, ...

Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of an ancient emperor in China that dates to around 1,500 years ago. The tomb was uncovered in Xianyang, Shaanxi province, in north-central China, the Shaanxi ...

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The tomb of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, remains an enigma, shrouded in mystery and danger. Despite the advancements in archaeological technology, the tomb, located near modern-day Xi’an, ...

An ancient collection of chariots has been uncovered in China, dating back over 2,000 years. The chariots were found near the Chinese city of Xi'an, in one of the tombs of the mausoleum of China's ...

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 ...

The burial mound of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a unified China, is one of the most tantalizing unopened tombs on Earth, yet it remains sealed beneath a forested hill in Shaanxi province.

Experts said the site was built during the late Eastern Han Dynasty, nearly 2,000 years ago. Photo from ChinaNews.com shared by the Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences A ...

Ancient DNA recovered from the remains of a sixth century Chinese emperor who ruled during the country’s dark ages has shed some light on what the leader may have looked like. Emperor Wu ruled China ...