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9,000-Year-Old Flutes From Jiahu, Henan Province, China - http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/1999/bnlpr092299.html
A press release from Brookhaven National Laboratory detailing a set of very early Chinese flutes. |
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The Earliest Use of Iron in China - http://staff.hum.ku.dk/dbwagner/EARFE/EARFE.html
Over the centuries there have been numerous studies of when iron was first used in China, but until recently the only basis for a discussion of the question was in written texts. |
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The Products of Minds as Well as of Hands - http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/asian_perspectives/v042/42.1liu.pdf
Asian Perspectives, 42(1). Article examines the production of prestige goods in the Neolithic and early Bronze Age of China, focusing on procurement of raw material, and on manufacture, redistribution, and consumption of ritual objects made of jade, white pottery, and bronze. [subscription required] |
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A Green Foxtail (Setaria viridis) Cultivation Experiment in the Middle Yellow River Valley and Some Related Issues - http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/asian_perspectives/v041/41.1lu.pdf
Asian Perspectives 41(1). Green foxtail, the progenitor of foxtail millet, was domesticated in the Yellow River Valley by 8000 B.P. However, the domestication process is not known. Hence a cultivation experiment was conducted in 1999 and 2000. [subscription required] |
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Building the Chronology of Early Chinese History - http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/asian_perspectives/v041/41.1lee.pdf
Asian Perspectives 41(1). This paper discusses the main debates stimulated by the Xia-Shang-Zhou Chronology Project and critically evaluates the methodology it employed. [subscription required] |
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Chinese Made First Use of Diamond - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4555235.stm
From the BBC, Stone Age craftsmen in China were polishing objects using diamond 2,000 years before anyone else had the same idea. |
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Cliff Inscriptions: Messages from the Past - http://china.org.cn/english/2003/Dec/81433.htm
Many cliff inscriptions of 1,700 years old have been found in the Three Gorges area on the Yangtze River. |
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Ancient European Remains Found in Qinghai - http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-07/06/content_1576929.htm
From Xinhuanet, archeologists confirmed that the human skeletons discovered this May in northwest China's Qinghai Province belonged to three Europeans who lived in China over 1,900 years ago. |
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China Imposes Great Wall Ban - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3109109.stm
From BBC, China says it is closing off vast sections of the Great Wall to tourists in an effort to protect it. |
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Scientist Challenges Interpretation of New Find, the Oldest Primate fossil Ever Discovered - http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-12/fm-sci122903.php
From EurekaAlert, a skull and jawbones recently found in China is the oldest well-preserved primate fossil ever discovered and the best evidence of the presence of early primates in Asia. |
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China's Boat-building Dates Back 7,500 Years - http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200211/21/eng20021121_107216.shtml
From the people's Daily, Chinese archaeologists have unearthed a wooden boat dating back at least 7,500 years in Xiaoshan City of east China's Zhejiang Province. |
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Pyramids of China - http://www.trilobia.com/pyramids.htm
Descriptions and images of several Chinese pyramids. |
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Finds Confirm China's Ancient Trade Route Port - http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200210/10/eng20021010_104815.shtml
From the People's Daily, Chinese archaeologists say they have found more evidence to prove Hepu, at Beihai City in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was the oldest departure point on the country's ancient maritime trading route. |
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Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution in China - http://chineseprehistory.com
Introduces the fossil evidence for human evolution in China. Papers and images. |
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Role of Sogdian Colonies in the Diffusion of Pearl Roundels Patterns - http://www.transoxiana.com.ar/Eran/Articles/compareti.html
Article by Matteo Comparetti. The archaeological objects discovered in the desert territory situated in the Xinjiang Uighurs' Autonomous Province; include a large quantity of textiles and other organic materials preserved thanks to the particular climatic conditions of the zone. |
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Niya Yields Buried Secrets - http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-03/12/content_314240.htm
From China Daily, in 1901, a British explorer named Marc Aurel Stein trekked into the ruins of the kingdom far out in the desert, and the world then heard for the first time the name of Niya, as dreamlike as the Uygur legend about it. |
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China Had Express Post in 221 BCE - http://asia.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/08/02/china.archaeology/index.html
From CNN, China had an express postal service as long ago as 221 BCE, according to archaeologists studying recently discovered Imperial documents. |
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Exploring Ancient Salt Production Sites in China - http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/ioa/backdirt/Fall99/salt.html
From Backdirt, Joint Project by UCLA and Peking University traces the origins of this early commodity. |
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Ancient Civilization Existed in South China: Findings - http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200205/04/eng20020504_95124.shtml
From the People's Daily, archaeological findings prove that civilization existed in Shenzhen, now a coastal boomtown in south China's Guangdong Province, as early as 3,500 years ago. |
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Clue Found to Uncover Mystery of Gunpowder Invention - http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2003-12/10/content_1224110.htm
From Xinhuanet, Chinese archeologists have found alarge ancient saltpeter manufacturing base which they believe was used to manufacture gunpowder over 1,000 years ago. |
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Palace or Castle of Dreams - http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-03/05/content_311903.htm
From China Daily, recent archaeological finds have raised a shocking question: did the palace ever exist, or are both it and the fire a 2,200-year-old lie. |
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Historian Touts Bells as Proof of Ancient King's Tomb - http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200401/200401130026.html
From the Chosunilbo Ilbo, a bronze bell has been discovered that proves that a tomb located in Ji'an, Jilin Province, China, is actually the resting place of King Kwanggaeto the Great. |
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Chinese Archaic Jade - http://www.archaic-jade.com/history.htm
Jade best exemplifies the essential aspects of Chinese culture and aesthetic appreciation. |
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Spiral Ring Reveals Ancient Complex Machines - http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn5103
From New Scientist, distinctive spiral patterns carved into a small jade ring show that China was using complex machines more than 2500 years ago. |
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Ancient musical instruments unearthed in E. China - http://english.people.com.cn/200504/11/eng20050411_180482.html
From People's Daily, after nearly two years'excavation, archeologists have found a huge underground storeroom for musical instruments at a tomb of state of Yue in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. |
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From Portraiture of Power to Gold Coin of Kaghan - http://www.transoxiana.com.ar/0106/lin-ying_turks_solidus.html
Article in Transoxiana 6. Western Turks and Byzantine gold coins found in China. |
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People's Daily - Archaeological Find May Change Chinese History - http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200008/04/eng20000804_47270.html
A report on archaeologists uncovering an ancient city site that thrived over 4,000 years ago in Taosi Village, Shanxi Province. |
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Ancient Graves Discovered in Central China - http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-08/10/content_519198.htm
From Xinhua, Chinese aristocrats were building hundreds of tombs in this ancient capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. |
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Huge Ancient Pottery Drum Unearthed - http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-07/26/content_498708.htm
From Xinhua, archaeologists believe that a pottery drum unearthed recently in Qianyang County, northwest China's Shannxi Province, is probably the largest one ever found. |
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Byzantine Gold Coin Unearthed in Qinghai - http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-07/03/content_468165.htm
From Xinhua News, a Byzantine gold coin recently unearthed in Dulan in northwest China's Qinghai Province, may shed new light on the history of East-West trade routes. |
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Prehistoric Chinese City Brought to Light - http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-07/29/content_502251.htm
From Xinhua, archeologists excavate ruins of an ancient city from 3500 BCE, China's earliest. |
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China Finds Oldest Environmental Protection Rule - http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-04/24/content_370980.htm
A report from Xinhua that China was taking legal measures to protect the natural environment as early as West Han Dynasty (206 BCE to 24 CE), in Gansu Province. |
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Tomb Depicting Murals Found in Southwest China - http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-11/13/content_628256.htm
From Xinhuanet, Chinese archaeologists have found colorful murals on walls inside six cliff tombs dating back to the Eastern Han Dynasty, 25-220 C.E. |
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1,700-year-old Legal Document Found in NW Province - http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200212/10/eng20021210_108225.shtml
From the Peoples daily, a incomplete document dating back 1,700 years just has been unearthed in Gansu Province, providing a valuable clue for archaeologists on the long-lost Criminal Law of the imperial Jin Dynasty, 265-420BCE. |
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Temple Gets New Overhaul - http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-04/09/content_1410694.htm
From Xinhuanet, an investment of nearly 300 million yuan, the repair project of the Successive Emperors Temple in Beijing was completed. |
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3000-year-old Tomb Found By Accident - http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-05/19/content_1478022.htm
From Xinhuanet, Chinese archaeologists accidentally discovered a cemetery that may include the oldest tomb ever discovered of the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century to 771 BCE). |
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China's Oldest Grotto Grave Unearthed in SW China - http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200307/24/print20030724_120920.html
From the People's Daily, Neolithic grotto grave is found on the Nongshan Mountain of southwestern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, unveiling the burial secrets of the Luoyue People. |
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New discoveries in Xihetan Ruins in NW China - http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2003-10/09/content_1115054.htm
From Xinhuanet, household items, including stone and bone vessels, dating back 4,000 years have been unearthed at the Xihetan Ruins, in Gansu Province. |
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Experts Claim Discovery of Oldest Great Wall Section - http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200210/31/eng20021031_106023.shtml
From the People's Daily, oldest section of the Great Wall was built during ancient China's Chu Kingdom, during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 B.C.). |
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Well Preserved Ancient Female Corpse Found in East China - http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2003-11/05/content_1161484.htm
From Xinhuanet, archaeologists have found awell preserved ancient female corpse, which was believed to be some 1,000 years old, in Gaochun county of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. |