The jade seal that belonged to Liu He. The top 10 cultural relics of Haihunhou ruins in Nanchang city were revealed recently, with Emperor Liu He's jade seal, chime and gold wares being selected.The 2,000-year-old tomb of Haihunhou (the Marquis of Haihun)
An excavation has been taken to the Foundation I in Changchongliang city remain of King Anxi’s mansion site by Ningxia Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology from August 2015 to November 2016. King Anxi’s Mansion was Manggela’s summer mansion locate
People examine relics on Tuesday that were recovered in a special operation in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. The launch of China's national internet platform that provides information about lost or stolen cultural relics will help netizens create even more suc
People wait to view terracotta warriors during a press preview at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) in Richmond, Virginia, the United States, on Nov 15, 2017. Titled "Terracotta Army: Legacy of the First Emperor of China", the exhibition f
One of the golden sheetEgypt’s Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany is set to inaugurate on Wednesday evening theexhibition of Tutankhamun’s unseen treasures at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, where the golden sheets of Tutankhamun will be on display for
A digger works at the archaeological site of the three royal baths unearthed in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. Three royal baths have been unearthed among the ruins of an ancient city in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, archaeologists said.They were found in August dur
Archaeologists work at the No. 3 Horse and Chariot Pit, one of a cluster of tombs belonging to noble families of the Zheng State, a vassal state during the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States periods (475-221 BC), near the city of Xinzheng i
Cremated human remains were found inside this ceramic box. An inscription found nearby says that they were buried Jun. 22, 1013 and belong to the Buddha. It is not certain if the statues were buried along with the remains.Credit: Photo courtesy Chinese Cu
An 8,000-year-old Neolithic jaw, known as a qvevri — a vessel used for fermentation — found in the Republic of Georgia.Credit: Judyta OlszewskiThis remarkable find deserves a toast: People were fermenting grapes into wine about 8,000 years ago in what is
A skeleton and some burial objects are found near Changzhuang Reservoir in Zhengzhou, Henan province, Oct 27, 2017. A total of 73 ancient tombs were discovered near Changzhuang Reservoir in Zhengzhou,the capitalcityof Henan province, and archaeologists pr
Archaeologists work at the No. 3 Horse and Chariot Pit near the city of Xinzheng, Central China's Henan province, June 15, 2017. Archaeologists have excavated a 2,400-year-old pit containing horses and chariots beside a tomb possibly belonging to a lord.
Items unearthed from the tomb of China's first female general are on display at Changsha Muesum. More than 470 items unearthed from the tomb of China's first female general are on display in Central China's Hunan province.The exhibition, covering 1,600 sq
An aerial view of the ancient tombs in Zhong county, Southwest China's Chongqing. Twenty-seven ancient tombs have been unearthed in Zhong county, Southwest China's Chongqing, during a three-month excavation covering an area of 1,600 square meters.These si
A mural from the Mogao Cave 61 shows a celebration scene at Wutai Mountain during Chongyang Festival. The Dunhuang Research Academy has released a batch of Dunhuang murals showing the ancient folk scene of the Chongyang Festival, or Double Ninth Festival,
Terracotta warriors from the Emperor Qinshihuang's mausoleum are on display in Naples, Italy, Oct 24, 2017. The Terracotta Army, also known as the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, unearthed from the tomb of Emperor Qinshihuang, is now on display in the 16t
