The howling of wind and pounding of hooves, the battle cries and clinking of cold glistening sword, the solemn chanting of ...

In an archaeological breakthrough, scientists have uncovered the remains of a young woman who lived over2,000 years ago along ...

China's first pet cats arrived in the country around 1,400 years ago — likely via the famous Silk Road trading route, ancient feline DNA reveals. This new research — hailed as a "knockout study" — ...

Research led by Jilin University and Texas A&M University has documented the first known case of cinnabar-stained teeth in ...

The Silk Road, the ancient trading route that spanned from ... Now Hari Sreenivasan catches up… China’s plan to build veins of trade over land and sea into Europe and Asia may be the most ...

Scientists have confirmed that the pigment used is cinnabar, a valuable mineral historically linked to religious rituals, art ...

A total of 110 artifacts, including pottery and bronze items, unearthed from the Beiting Ancient City site, a key hub along ...

A team of archaeologists in Xinjiang, China, has unearthed an extraordinary piece of history—a set of human teeth intentionally painted ...

GANSU- Dunhuang Museum, located in Danhuang city in China’s northwestern Gansu province, is a perfect place to gain some ...

Zhangye in Northwest China's Gansu province is a sparkling gem of the Hexi Corridor. Visitors can marvel at the stunning ...

The International Dunhuang Project (IDP) is an international collaborative effort to conserve, catalogue and digitise ...

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