Find Ancient History Latest News, Videos & Pictures on Ancient History and see latest updates, news, information from NDTV.COM. Explore more on Ancient History.

In 221 BCE, King Ying Zheng of Qin conquered the rival warring states and established the Qin empire as Qin Shi Huangdi (The ...

Archaeologists excavating in southern Mongolia have uncovered a mass grave near the Great Wall of China that tells a story of ...

A massive bronze wok once used by Xiongnu troops COURTESY OF GANSU PROVINCIAL MUSEUM AND WUWEI MUSEUM ...

There are also many miniature wooden farm animals and tools once used as funerary objects — evidence of the thriving agriculture and livestock farming in the corridor's oasis towns. One of these towns ...

The site includes a 2,100-year-old mass grave containing the dismembered bodies of Han soldiers who fought against the nomadic Xiongnu tribe in the 2nd century BCE. Researchers found a pit ...

Credit: Ma et al. / CC BY-NC 4.0 Archaeologists in southern Mongolia have uncovered a mass grave containing the remains of Han soldiers who fought against the nomadic Xiongnu people more than 2,000 ...

An ancient mass grave excavated in southern Mongolia contains the bodies of dismembered Han warriors who fought the nomadic Xiongnu people in the second century B.C., a chemical analysis reveals.

The authors note that the author contributions footnote appeared incorrectly. The author contributions footnote should state: “R.L.C. and R.S. designed research; R ...