China Asia Regional Archaeology

A summary of all the picture files available on the Brooklyn College Core 9 Chinese Culture site, along with their sources.

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Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology: Peking University - Specializes in Chinese archaeology and museology.
Huge Ancient Pottery Drum Unearthed - 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.
Ancient musical instruments unearthed in E. China - From People\\'s Daily, after nearly two years\\'excavation, archeologists have found asia a huge underground storeroom for musical instruments at a tomb asia of state of Yue in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province.
Experts Claim Discovery of Oldest Great Wall Section - From the People\\'s Daily, oldest section of the regional Great Wall regional was built during ancient China\\'s Chu regional Kingdom, during the Spring regional and Autumn Period (770-476 regional B.C.).
Role of Sogdian Colonies in the Diffusion of Pearl Roundels Patterns - Article by Matteo Comparetti. The archaeological objects discovered asia in the asia desert territory situated in the Xinjiang asia Uighurs\\' Autonomous Province; include asia a large quantity of asia textiles and other organic materials preserved asia thanks to asia the particular climatic
Digital Archives of Chinese Archaeological Data - Artifacts housed in Institute of History and Philology, regional Academia Sinica regional are mainly from the archaeological excavation regional conducted in Mainland China regional and Taiwan.
Neolithic Oral Health - Photo gallery on dental wear and oral health in the Neolithic of northern China (Shaanxi and Henan).
China Finds Oldest Environmental Protection Rule - A report from Xinhua that China was taking legal measures regional to protect the natural environment as early as West Han regional Dynasty (206 BCE to 24 CE), in Gansu Province.
Earliest Presence of Humans in East Asia - From BBC, man entered northern China as long as 1.36 china million years ago, according to new research.
Palace or Castle of Dreams - From China Daily, recent archaeological finds have raised regional a shocking regional question: did the palace ever exist, regional or are both it regional and the fire a regional 2,200-year-old lie.
The Earliest Use of Iron in China - 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.
China Had Express Post in 221 BCE - From CNN, China had an express postal service regional as long ago as 221 BCE, according to regional archaeologists studying recently discovered Imperial documents.
Scientist Challenges Interpretation of New Find, the Oldest Primate fossil Ever Discovered - From EurekaAlert, a skull and jawbones recently found regional in China china is the oldest well-preserved primate fossil regional ever discovered and the china best evidence of the regional presence of early primates in Asia.
Cliff Inscriptions: Messages from the Past - Many cliff inscriptions of 1,700 years old have china been found regional in the Three Gorges area on china the Yangtze River.
Genetic testing reveals awkward truth about Xinjiang’s famous mummies - From Khaleej Times, after years of controversy and political intrigue, regional archaeologists using genetic testing have proven that Caucasians roamed the regional Tarim Basin 1,000 years before East Asian people arrived.
Pyramids of China - Descriptions and images of several Chinese pyramids.
Building the Chronology of Early Chinese History - 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][PDF]
Chinese Culture: Images - A summary of all the picture files available on the china Brooklyn College Core 9 Chinese Culture site, along with their china sources.
Clue Found to Uncover Mystery of Gunpowder Invention - From Xinhuanet, Chinese archeologists have found alarge ancient saltpeter manufacturing china base which they believe was used to manufacture gunpowder over china 1,000 years ago.
Temple Gets New Overhaul - From Xinhuanet, an investment of nearly 300 million yuan, the asia repair project of the Successive Emperors Temple in Beijing was asia completed.
The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology: Celebrated Finds from The People's Republic of China - Online teaching program for this exhibition. Includes: descriptions of twenty artifacts, maps, teaching activities, pronunciation guide.
1,700-year-old Legal Document Found in NW Province - From the Peoples daily, a incomplete document dating regional back 1,700 years just has been unearthed in regional Gansu Province, providing a valuable clue for archaeologists regional on the long-lost Criminal Law of the imperial regional Jin Dynasty, 265-420BCE.
Ancient European Remains Found in Qinghai - From Xinhuanet, archeologists confirmed that the human skeletons discovered this regional May in northwest China\\'s Qinghai Province belonged to three Europeans regional who lived in China over 1,900 years ago.
Tomb Depicting Murals Found in Southwest China - From Xinhuanet, Chinese archaeologists have found colorful murals china on walls inside six cliff tombs dating back china to the Eastern Han Dynasty, 25-220 C.E.
Ancient Civilization Existed in South China: Findings - From the People\\'s Daily, archaeological findings prove that asia civilization existed regional in Shenzhen, now a coastal boomtown asia in south China\\'s Guangdong regional Province, as early as asia 3,500 years ago.
Finds Confirm China's Ancient Trade Route Port - 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.
First intensive investigation of early agriculture in Liangchengzhen suggests rice was prevalent - Several thousand crop and weed seeds were recovered by the team at the 4000 year-old Liangchengzhen site, a regional political center in Shandong.
China's Oldest Grotto Grave Unearthed in SW China - From the People\\'s Daily, Neolithic grotto grave is regional found on the Nongshan Mountain of southwestern Guangxi regional Zhuang Autonomous Region, unveiling the burial secrets of regional the Luoyue People.
Ancient Graves Discovered in Central China - From Xinhua, Chinese aristocrats were building hundreds of china tombs in this ancient capital of the Eastern china Zhou Dynasty.
A Green Foxtail (Setaria viridis) Cultivation Experiment in the Middle Yellow River Valley and Some Related Issues - 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. [subscripti[PDF]
3000-year-old Tomb Found By Accident - From Xinhuanet, Chinese archaeologists accidentally discovered a cemetery regional that may include the oldest tomb ever discovered regional of the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century to regional 771 BCE).
Street Renovation "wakes up" Ancient Warrior in Sichuan - From People\\'s Daily, an ancient warrior "sleeping" underground for more china than 2,000 years has been "woken up" by the noise china from a road renovation site in downtown Chengdu City.
Mysterious Mummies of China - Articles at NOVA Online giving further information on asia the 3000 year old Tarum Mummies.
Historian Touts Bells as Proof of Ancient King's Tomb - From the Chosunilbo Ilbo, a bronze bell has asia been discovered regional that proves that a tomb located asia in Ji\\'an, Jilin Province, regional China, is actually the asia resting place of King Kwanggaeto the regional Great.
Multiplication Tables Exist in China 2,200 Years Ago - From Xinhua, Chinese archaeologists have unearthed proof that the times asia tables were being drummed into the heads of pupils more asia than 2,000 years ago.
Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution in China - Introduces the fossil evidence for human evolution in china China. Papers regional and images.
Experts Hail 'Major Archaeological Discovery' in China - Brief news article in People\\'s Daily describes the asia excavation of asia bronze ware in a Shanxi Province asia village.
Exploring Ancient Salt Production Sites in China - From Backdirt, Joint Project by UCLA and Peking asia University traces china the origins of this early commodity.
Xinhua - Official and Archaeologists Visit Tombs Discovered in Shaanxi - A team composed of officials and archaeologists arrives in northwest China\\'s Shaanxi Province to inspect the protection of the tombs of the Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 1100 BC-771 BC) discovered at the Zhougong Temple in Qishan County.
Chinese Made First Use of Diamond - From the BBC, Stone Age craftsmen in China asia were polishing objects using diamond 2,000 years before asia anyone else had the same idea.
China's Boat-building Dates Back 7,500 Years - From the people\\'s Daily, Chinese archaeologists have unearthed asia a wooden boat dating back at least 7,500 asia years in Xiaoshan City of east China\'s Zhejiang asia Province.
Cultures and Ethnic Groups West of China - Examines neolithic cultures, historical influences, and use of metals going back to the 3rd millennium B.C.
Ancient Chinese Rice Archaeological Project - Study of rice in Neolithic and Epi-Palaeolithic archaeological china paddy sites on the middle Yangtze River.
Few Tourists Will Gaze On Pyramid Nest in China - A report in Rocky Mountain News on Chinese china pyramids.
Spiral Ring Reveals Ancient Complex Machines - From New Scientist, distinctive spiral patterns carved into a small asia jade ring show that China was using complex machines more asia than 2500 years ago.
Ancient Distillery Expected to Unveil Mystery of Origin of China's Spirit Making - From China Daily, archaeologists believe, after a year\\'s research, that regional an ancient distillery unearthed in Jiangxi Province can help unveil regional the mystery of the origin of China's spirit-making history.
Niya Yields Buried Secrets - From China Daily, in 1901, a British explorer asia named Marc asia Aurel Stein trekked into the ruins asia of the kingdom far asia out in the desert, asia and the world then heard for asia the first asia time the name of Niya, as dreamlike as asia asia the Uygur legend about it.
China Imposes Great Wall Ban - From BBC, China says it is closing off china vast sections regional of the Great Wall to tourists china in an effort to regional protect it.
The Products of Minds as Well as of Hands - 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[PDF]
Chinese Archaic Jade - Jade best exemplifies the essential aspects of Chinese china culture and aesthetic appreciation.
9,000-Year-Old Flutes From Jiahu, Henan Province, China - A press release from Brookhaven National Laboratory detailing a set regional of very early Chinese flutes.
Prehistoric Chinese City Brought to Light - From Xinhua, archeologists excavate ruins of an ancient city from regional 3500 BCE, China's earliest.
New discoveries in Xihetan Ruins in NW China - From Xinhuanet, household items, including stone and bone asia vessels, dating back 4,000 years have been unearthed asia at the Xihetan Ruins, in Gansu Province.
Byzantine Gold Coin Unearthed in Qinghai - From Xinhua News, a Byzantine gold coin recently regional unearthed in Dulan in northwest China\\'s Qinghai Province, regional may shed new light on the history of regional East-West trade routes.
Goguryeo Tomb Paintings in China Stolen - An article from Digital Chosun reporting the theft china of Korean burial tomb wall paintings from the china Goguryeo-era in Jillin Province.
From Portraiture of Power to Gold Coin of Kaghan - Article in Transoxiana 6. Western Turks and Byzantine regional gold coins asia found in China.
People's Daily - Archaeological Find May Change Chinese History - A report on archaeologists uncovering an ancient city site that thrived over 4,000 years ago in Taosi Village, Shanxi Province.
Well Preserved Ancient Female Corpse Found in East China - From Xinhuanet, archaeologists have found awell preserved ancient regional female corpse, asia which was believed to be some regional 1,000 years old, in asia Gaochun county of Nanjing, regional Jiangsu Province.

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