Sanxingdui has produced a wealth of startling Bronze Age artefacts. Many of these treasures were deliberately smashed or burnt before being buried,…
Most people think the Gutenberg Bible, printed in Latin in Germany c.1455, is the world’s earliest printed book. It is certainly the…
An unexpected use for a plant has been discovered by scientists at Zhejiang University in the city of Hangzhou, in eastern China.…
archaeologists conducting excavations at the site in Xian are hoping to ascertain the success of conservation measures…
CWA takes a look at the Late Shang Dynasty palace and funerary complex…
Research on Chinese Neolithic sites aim to discover true date of rice domestication…
Animal bones used to analyse ancient diets…
Could the origins of agriculture be located in the well drained foothills of mountain chains rather than river valleys as previously thought?…
Skull of homo erectus found containing fossilized membrane…
Nadia Durrani takes a look at the Terracotta Army, on display at the British Museum…
Visitors to the Great Wall of China normally only see one small stretch of the wall - the Badaling section - a…
CWA's travel focus on the archaeological and heritage highlights of northern China…
The undulating Great Wall of China is one of the world’s foremost historical sites. The mighty wall runs across the north of…