Here was one of history's great turning points. Had the Chinese emperors continued their ... dates from the earlier Song period; this substantial double-masted ship probably sank sometime in ...

It was about 100,000 years ago that China entered the clan commune period which lasted till 4,000 years ago. In the ancient literature there were many legends about the origin of acupuncture and ...

Scientists from the University of Washington have discovered Quina tools in China dating back 50,000 years. The Paleolithic ...

These acts initiated China's Warring States Period (around 475-221BC). Ancient strategists saw Zhi Bo's downfall as a lesson in the abusive use of power and self-assured hubris. The Strategies of ...

This shift from individual to communal dining is reflected in an earthenware phoenix-head ewer from the period ... exhibition to prominently feature ancient Chinese picnic sets,” Chiang says.

Narrator: Over three and a half thousand years ago ancient China was ruled by a powerful family of kings. This period was known as the Shang dynasty. King Tang: I am King Tang and I rule over this ...

While the Middle Paleolithic period is viewed as a dynamic time in European and African history, it is commonly considered a ... for making a set of tools—in the Longtan site in southwest China, which ...

Constructed over a period of 2,000 years ... you can learn about building and engineering skills throughout ancient China as well as its military history and strategies,” Ng says.

"The Tibetan Plateau was previously thought to be uninhabitable during the last glacial maximum," said Li. Evidence found in the region shows that humans lived on the Tibetan Plateau before and after ...

South China is renowned for its exceptional fossil preservation ... how environmental factors influenced biological evolution during this critical period in Earth's history.