Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire.

They included seven bronze bells from the ancient Spring and Autumn Period (770BC-476BC), as well as three clay figurines, two clay heads, and a bronze helmet and frog - all dating back to the Han ...

Unraided crypts are hard to come by. And yet in 1968, soldiers stumbled upon the imperial family tombs of a Han dynasty ...

Porcelain, one of ancient China's oldest and greatest ... CHINA DAILY A celadon jar from the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220). CHINA DAILY ...

At their apex, the Roman Empire and China’s Han Dynasty ruled over more than 120 ... detailed estimates to date of income inequality in ancient Rome (circa 165 CE) and Han China (circa 2 CE).

A well-preserved tomb dating back more than 2,000 years was recently discovered in China. The Chinese Academy ... clearly dated to the early Western Han Dynasty in Wulong District, Chongqing ...

Archaeologists in northern China ... an ancient tomb. The excavations of this tomb were recently completed, and the findings were reported in June. A Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220 AD ...

The porcelain came ... the southern Song Dynasty in the Deyang area. The tomb was found in Guanghan, a city outside Deyang in the Sichuan province in south-central China. Irene Wright is a ...

Porcelain, one of ancient China's oldest and greatest inventions ... However, it wasn't until the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) that porcelain in its modern form appeared. While pottery and ...

Argentina has returned 14 cultural relics to China as part of joint efforts to fight the illegal trafficking of cultural heritage. The artefacts, dating from between 770BC and AD589, were handed ...