The tie’s roots reach back to ancient Egypt. Around 1550 BC, mummies were buried with a Tyet amulet, also called the Knot of Isis, placed at their necks. Knots held deep meaning in ancient Egyptian ...

Chinese archaeologists discovered a 2,200-year-old stone inscription that suggests China’s first emperor sent alchemists to a sacred mountain searching for eternal life. The 37-character carving sits ...

It suggested an option to live to the age of 60 if you take a red drug, and to enjoy eternal life if you take a blue drug. Yoon Hyun-min agonized, `60 years old is too young.' In response, Jang ...

World-famous life-size clay soldiers discovered in a burial pit in Xian, China, plus newly discovered ancient artifacts are on display ...

The gap between fantasy and reality has narrowed dramatically when it comes to what we know of China’s tyrannical first emperor, Qin Shi Huang.

The world’s largest high-speed railway station has just opened in southwest China — and its sheer size is staggering. At five times the scale of New York’s Grand Central, Chongqing East Station is a ...

But the gap between fantasy and reality has narrowed dramatically when it comes to what we know of China’s tyrannical first emperor, Qin Shi Huang. Evidence is mounting that a 15-tonne casket pulled ...

Today, that site is once again making headlines. Archaeologists have unearthed a gigantic coffin weighing 16 tonnes, surrounded by treasures —coins, jade, weapons, even golden camels—that may finally ...

Centuries after its first bricks were laid in place, the Great Wall of China continues to make headlines through new discoveries.

High in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of northwest China, archaeologists have uncovered a rare inscription dating back more than 2,000 years to the Qin Dynasty. Carved into a rock face, the characters ...

Archaeologists agree that the seal imprint is the first official seal-type relic discovery that directly confirms the establishment of Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) commanderies and counties in the region.