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• Ancient Chinese Rice Archaeological Project - Study of rice in Neolithic and Epi-Palaeolithic archaeological paddy sites on the middle Yangtze River.
• Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology: Peking University - Specializes in Chinese archaeology and museology.
• 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. (PDF)
• Chinese Archaic Jade - Jade best exemplifies the essential aspects of Chinese culture and aesthetic appreciation.
• Chinese Culture: Images - A summary of all the picture files available on the Brooklyn College Core 9 Chinese Culture site, along with their sources.
• 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.
• Cultures and Ethnic Groups West of China - Examines neolithic cultures, historical influences, and use of metals going back to the 3rd millennium B.C.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.).
• 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.
• Exploring Ancient Salt Production Sites in China - From Backdirt, Joint Project by UCLA and Peking University traces the origins of this early commodity.
• Few Tourists Will Gaze On Pyramid Nest in China - A report in Rocky Mountain News on Chinese pyramids.
• 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.
• Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution in China - Introduces the fossil evidence for human evolution in China. Papers and images.
• From Portraiture of Power to Gold Coin of Kaghan - Article in Transoxiana 6. Western Turks and Byzantine gold coins found in China.
• 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.
• 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. (PDF)
• Mysterious Mummies of China - Articles at NOVA Online giving further information on the 3000 year old Tarum Mummies.
• Neolithic Oral Health - Photo gallery on dental wear and oral health in the Neolithic of northern China (Shaanxi and Henan).
• 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 pottery, and bronze. (PDF)
• Pyramids of China - Descriptions and images of several Chinese pyramids.
• 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 conditions of the zone.
• Treasures from a Lost Civilization: Ancient Chinese Art from Sichuan - An exhibit of ancient Sichuan art and artifacts at the Seattle Art Museum. Includes: exhibition information, multimedia interactives exploring art work from Ancient China, and discussion boards.
• 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.

• 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. (May 17, 2005)
• 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. (April 18, 2005)
• 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. (April 11, 2005)
• 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. (November 4, 2004)
• 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. (July 6, 2004)
• 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. (June 7, 2004)
• 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. (June 4, 2004)
• 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). (May 19, 2004)
• 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. (April 9, 2004)
• 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. (March 12, 2004)
• 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. (March 4, 2004)
• Historian Touts Bells as Proof of Ancient King's Tomb - From the Chosunilbo Ilbo, a bronze bell has been discovered that proves that a tomb located in Ji'an, Jilin Province, China, is actually the resting place of King Kwanggaeto the Great. (January 13, 2004)
• 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. (December 23, 2003)
• 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. (December 13, 2003)
• Ancient Distillery Expected to Unveil Mystery of Origin of China's Spirit Making - From China Daily, archaeologists believe, after a year's research, that an ancient distillery unearthed in Jiangxi Province can help unveil the mystery of the origin of China's spirit-making history. (October 20, 2003)
• 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. (October 9, 2003)
• Street Renovation "wakes up" Ancient Warrior in Sichuan - From People's Daily, an ancient warrior "sleeping" underground for more than 2,000 years has been "woken up" by the noise from a road renovation site in downtown Chengdu City. (October 8, 2003)
• 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. (August 1, 2003)
• 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. (July 24, 2003)
• 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. (December 10, 2002)
• 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. (November 21, 2002)
• 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. (November 13, 2002)
• 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. (October 10, 2002)
• Ancient Graves Discovered in Central China - From Xinhua, Chinese aristocrats were building hundreds of tombs in this ancient capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. (August 10, 2002)
• 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. (August 2, 2002)
• Prehistoric Chinese City Brought to Light - From Xinhua, archeologists excavate ruins of an ancient city from 3500 BCE, China's earliest. (July 29, 2002)
• 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. (July 26, 2002)
• 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. (July 3, 2002)
• 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. (June 23, 2002)
• 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. (May 4, 2002)
• 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. (April 24, 2002)
• World's Oldest Bricks Discovered - An article from Japan Today reporting the discovery by a joint Sino-Japanese archaeological team of 5000 year old fired bricks on the Yangze River in Hunan Provance. (November 3, 2001)
• 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. (October 3, 2001)
• 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. (September 27, 2001)
• 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. (August 4, 2000)