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» 1,700-year-old Legal Document Found in NW Province
   From the Peoples daily, a incomplete document dating back 1,700 years just has been unearthed in Gansu Province, providing a valuable clue for archaeologists on the long-lost Criminal Law of the imperial Jin Dynasty, 265-420BCE.
   http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200212/10/eng20021210_108225.shtml

» 3000-year-old Tomb Found By Accident
   From Xinhuanet, Chinese archaeologists accidentally discovered a cemetery that may include the oldest tomb ever discovered of the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century to 771 BCE).
   http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-05/19/content_1478022.htm

» 9,000-Year-Old Flutes From Jiahu, Henan Province, China
   A press release from Brookhaven National Laboratory detailing a set of very early Chinese flutes.
   http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/1999/bnlpr092299.html

» 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
   http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/asian_perspectives/v041/41.1lu.pdf

» Ancient Chinese Rice Archaeological Project
   Study of rice in Neolithic and Epi-Palaeolithic archaeological paddy sites on the middle Yangtze River.
   http://www.carleton.ca/~bgordon/Rice/index.htm

» Ancient Civilization Existed in South China: Findings
   From the People's Daily, archaeological findings prove that civilization existed in Shenzhen, now a coastal boomtown in south China's Guangdong Province, as early as 3,500 years ago.
   http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200205/04/eng20020504_95124.shtml

» Ancient European Remains Found in Qinghai
   From Xinhuanet, archeologists confirmed that the human skeletons discovered this May in northwest China's Qinghai Province belonged to three Europeans who lived in China over 1,900 years ago.
   http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-07/06/content_1576929.htm

» Ancient Graves Discovered in Central China
   From Xinhua, Chinese aristocrats were building hundreds of tombs in this ancient capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
   http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-08/10/content_519198.htm

» Ancient musical instruments unearthed in E. China
   From People's Daily, after nearly two years'excavation, archeologists have found a huge underground storeroom for musical instruments at a tomb of state of Yue in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province.
   http://english.people.com.cn/200504/11/eng20050411_180482.html

» Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology: Peking University
   Specializes in Chinese archaeology and museology.
   http://www.sackler.org/china/amschina.htm

» 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]
   http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/asian_perspectives/v041/41.1lee.pdf

» Byzantine Gold Coin Unearthed in Qinghai
   From Xinhua News, a Byzantine gold coin recently unearthed in Dulan in northwest China's Qinghai Province, may shed new light on the history of East-West trade routes.
   http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-07/03/content_468165.htm

» China Finds Oldest Environmental Protection Rule
   A report from Xinhua that China was taking legal measures to protect the natural environment as early as West Han Dynasty (206 BCE to 24 CE), in Gansu Province.
   http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-04/24/content_370980.htm

» China Had Express Post in 221 BCE
   From CNN, China had an express postal service as long ago as 221 BCE, according to archaeologists studying recently discovered Imperial documents.
   http://asia.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/08/02/china.archaeology/index.html

» China Imposes Great Wall Ban
   From BBC, China says it is closing off vast sections of the Great Wall to tourists in an effort to protect it.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3109109.stm

» China's Boat-building Dates Back 7,500 Years
   From the people's Daily, Chinese archaeologists have unearthed a wooden boat dating back at least 7,500 years in Xiaoshan City of east China's Zhejiang Province.
   http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200211/21/eng20021121_107216.shtml

» China's Oldest Grotto Grave Unearthed in SW China
   From the People's Daily, Neolithic grotto grave is found on the Nongshan Mountain of southwestern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, unveiling the burial secrets of the Luoyue People.
   http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200307/24/print20030724_120920.html

» Chinese Archaic Jade
   Jade best exemplifies the essential aspects of Chinese culture and aesthetic appreciation.
   http://www.archaic-jade.com/history.htm

» Chinese Culture: Images
   A summary of all the picture files available on the Brooklyn College Core 9 Chinese Culture site, along with their sources.
   http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/images.html

» Chinese Made First Use of Diamond
   From the BBC, Stone Age craftsmen in China were polishing objects using diamond 2,000 years before anyone else had the same idea.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4555235.stm

» Cliff Inscriptions: Messages from the Past
   Many cliff inscriptions of 1,700 years old have been found in the Three Gorges area on the Yangtze River.
   http://china.org.cn/english/2003/Dec/81433.htm

» Clue Found to Uncover Mystery of Gunpowder Invention
   From Xinhuanet, Chinese archeologists have found alarge ancient saltpeter manufacturing base which they believe was used to manufacture gunpowder over 1,000 years ago.
   http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2003-12/10/content_1224110.htm

» Cultures and Ethnic Groups West of China
   Examines neolithic cultures, historical influences, and use of metals going back to the 3rd millennium B.C.
   http://www.silk-road.com/artl/westchina.shtml

» Digital Archives of Chinese Archaeological Data
   Artifacts housed in Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica are mainly from the archaeological excavation conducted in Mainland China and Taiwan.
   http://www.sinica.edu.tw/~metadata/project/project-homepage/m1-3-archaeologyE.html

» Earliest Presence of Humans in East Asia
   From BBC, man entered northern China as long as 1.36 million years ago, according to new research.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1564421.stm

» Experts Claim Discovery of Oldest Great Wall Section
   From the People's Daily, oldest section of the Great Wall was built during ancient China's Chu Kingdom, during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 B.C.).
   http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200210/31/eng20021031_106023.shtml

» Experts Hail 'Major Archaeological Discovery' in China
   Brief news article in People's Daily describes the excavation of bronze ware in a Shanxi Province village.
   http://english.people.com.cn/200301/30/eng20030130_110963.shtml

» Exploring Ancient Salt Production Sites in China
   From Backdirt, Joint Project by UCLA and Peking University traces the origins of this early commodity.
   http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/ioa/backdirt/Fall99/salt.html

» Few Tourists Will Gaze On Pyramid Nest in China
   A report in Rocky Mountain News on Chinese pyramids.
   http://www.lauralee.com/chi_art.htm

» 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.
   http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200210/10/eng20021010_104815.shtml

» 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.
   http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-04/uocp-fii040605.php

» Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution in China
   Introduces the fossil evidence for human evolution in China. Papers and images.
   http://chineseprehistory.com/

» From Portraiture of Power to Gold Coin of Kaghan
   Article in Transoxiana 6. Western Turks and Byzantine gold coins found in China.
   http://www.transoxiana.com.ar/0106/lin-ying_turks_solidus.html

» Genetic testing reveals awkward truth about Xinjiang’s famous mummies
   From Khaleej Times, after years of controversy and political intrigue, archaeologists using genetic testing have proven that Caucasians roamed the Tarim Basin 1,000 years before East Asian people arrived.
   http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/todaysfeatures/2005/April/todaysfeatures_April37.xml&section=todaysfeatures

» Goguryeo Tomb Paintings in China Stolen
   An article from Digital Chosun reporting the theft of Korean burial tomb wall paintings from the Goguryeo-era in Jillin Province.
   http://www.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200110/200110030281.html

» 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.
   http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-07/26/content_498708.htm

» Multiplication Tables Exist in China 2,200 Years Ago
   From Xinhua, Chinese archaeologists have unearthed proof that the times tables were being drummed into the heads of pupils more than 2,000 years ago.
   http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-06/26/content_458723.htm

» Mysterious Mummies of China
   Articles at NOVA Online giving further information on the 3000 year old Tarum Mummies.
   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/chinamum/

» Neolithic Oral Health
   Photo gallery on dental wear and oral health in the Neolithic of northern China (Shaanxi and Henan).
   http://qcpages.qc.edu/ANTHRO/pechenkina/Chinaoralhealth.html

» New discoveries in Xihetan Ruins in NW China
   From Xinhuanet, household items, including stone and bone vessels, dating back 4,000 years have been unearthed at the Xihetan Ruins, in Gansu Province.
   http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2003-10/09/content_1115054.htm

» Niya Yields Buried Secrets
   From China Daily, in 1901, a British explorer named Marc Aurel Stein trekked into the ruins of the kingdom far out in the desert, and the world then heard for the first time the name of Niya, as dreamlike as the Uygur legend about it.
   http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-03/12/content_314240.htm

» Palace or Castle of Dreams
   From China Daily, recent archaeological finds have raised a shocking question: did the palace ever exist, or are both it and the fire a 2,200-year-old lie.
   http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-03/05/content_311903.htm

» 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.
   http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200008/04/eng20000804_47270.html

» Prehistoric Chinese City Brought to Light
   From Xinhua, archeologists excavate ruins of an ancient city from 3500 BCE, China's earliest.
   http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-07/29/content_502251.htm

» Pyramids of China
   Descriptions and images of several Chinese pyramids.
   http://www.trilobia.com/pyramids.htm

» Role of Sogdian Colonies in the Diffusion of Pearl Roundels Patterns
   Article by Matteo Comparetti. The archaeological objects discovered in the desert territory situated in the Xinjiang Uighurs' Autonomous Province; include a large quantity of textiles and other organic materials preserved thanks to the particular climatic
   http://www.transoxiana.com.ar/Eran/Articles/compareti.html

» Scientist Challenges Interpretation of New Find, the Oldest Primate fossil Ever Discovered
   From EurekaAlert, a skull and jawbones recently found in China is the oldest well-preserved primate fossil ever discovered and the best evidence of the presence of early primates in Asia.
   http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-12/fm-sci122903.php

» Spiral Ring Reveals Ancient Complex Machines
   From New Scientist, distinctive spiral patterns carved into a small jade ring show that China was using complex machines more than 2500 years ago.
   http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn5103

» Temple Gets New Overhaul
   From Xinhuanet, an investment of nearly 300 million yuan, the repair project of the Successive Emperors Temple in Beijing was completed.
   http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-04/09/content_1410694.htm

» 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.
   http://staff.hum.ku.dk/dbwagner/EARFE/EARFE.html

» 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.
   http://www.nga.gov/education/chinatp_splash.htm

» 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
   http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/asian_perspectives/v042/42.1liu.pdf

» The Yinchuan World Rock Art Museum
   Article and video.
   http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/china/

» Tomb Depicting Murals Found in Southwest China
   From Xinhuanet, Chinese archaeologists have found colorful murals on walls inside six cliff tombs dating back to the Eastern Han Dynasty, 25-220 C.E.
   http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-11/13/content_628256.htm

» Well Preserved Ancient Female Corpse Found in East China
   From Xinhuanet, archaeologists have found awell preserved ancient female corpse, which was believed to be some 1,000 years old, in Gaochun county of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.
   http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2003-11/05/content_1161484.htm

» 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.
   http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-06/07/content_1512849.htm

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