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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
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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
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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.
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200401/200401130026.html
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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
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Chinese Archaic Jade
Jade best exemplifies the essential aspects of Chinese culture and aesthetic appreciation.
http://www.archaic-jade.com/history.htm
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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
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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.
http://www1.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-10/20/content_273693.htm
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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.
http://www.transoxiana.com.ar/Eran/Articles/compareti.html
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Ancient Agricultural Remains at the Xishanping Site, Tianshui City, Gansu Province
Xishanping revealed a lower folded cultural level, providing an extremely important base for
solving Wei Basin Neolithic origin and growth, longstanding archaeological problems and a real step
forward on Early Neolithic tool research.
http://www.carleton.ca/~bgordon/Rice/papers/wngjh91.htm
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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
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Street Renovation "wakes up" Ancient Warrior in Sichuan
From Peopl'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
http://www1.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-10/08/content_269968.htm
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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
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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)
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/asian_perspectives/v042/42.1liu.pdf
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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)
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/asian_perspectives/v041/41.1lu.pdf
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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)
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/asian_perspectives/v041/41.1lee.pdf
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Archaeologists Find 25,000-year-old Human Bones
From Ananova, archaeologists have discovered the bones of a human who lived 25,000 years ago, in a
cave on the outskirts of Beijing.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_797870.html
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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
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China's Oldest Grotto Grave Unearthed in SW China
From People's Daily, Neolithic grotto grave was recently found in 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
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Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution in China
Introduces the fossil evidence for human evolution in China. Papers and images.
http://www.chineseprehistory.org//index.htm
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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
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Experts Hail 'Major Archaeological Discovery' in China
From the Peoples' Daily, Chinese archaeologists are calling the bronze ware unearthed in a Shanxi
Province village a major archaeological discovery in the 21st century.
http://fpeng.peopledaily.com.cn/200301/30/eng20030130_110963.shtml
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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
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Scientists Solve Ancient Chinese Riddle
From Ananova, scientists have helped the Chinese government confirm where the ancient makers of
terracotta warriors pulled their earth from the ground to build the fabled statues.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_726804.html
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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
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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
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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
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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.
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=151352
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Tomb Raiders Arrested in China
Members of a ruthless gang of ancient tomb raiders have been arrested in China.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_437001.html?menu=
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Archaeologists Unearth Stash of Bronze Chinese Dildos
From Amanova, archaeologists in China have uncovered seven ancient bronze dildos in a Han Dynasty
tomb.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_618787.html
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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
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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
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Christian Designs Found in Tomb Stones of Eastern Han Dynasty
From Art News, studies show by the third year of Yuanhe of Eastern Han Dynasty (89 CE),
Christianity entered into China, 550 years earlier than thought.
http://www.chinaartnetworks.com/news/show_news.php?id=1369
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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
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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
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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
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Yi-Lou River Survey
This project aims to articulate processes underlying the evolution of ancient societies in the
Yi-Luo River valley, western Henan province, where the earliest Chinese states emerged. Includes:
history, results, and links.
http://www.archaeology.latrobe.edu.au/research/survey/index.htm
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Mysterious Mummies of China
Articles at NOVA Online giving further information on the Tarum Mummies.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/chinamum/
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Riddle of the Desert Mummies
A video (Quicktime) and photo gallery of the ancient mummies found buried throughout the Takla
Makan Desert in the 1970s and 1980s.
http://www.discovery.com/stories/history/desertmummies/desertmummies.html
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Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology: Peking University
Specializes in Chinese archaeology and museology.
http://www.sackler.org/china/amschina.htm
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The Mythic Chinese Unicorn Zhi
On the history and meaning of the image of the Chinese unicorn, zhi, and its relationship with the
rhinoceros.
http://www.rom.on.ca/pub/unicorn/
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A Virtual Archaeological Expedition in China
Dr. Gary Feinman will send electronic updates about a Chinese and American archaeological team's
work to investigate the origins of early civilization. Includes: information about Feinman, the
expedition, field reports, and photos.
http://www.fmnh.org/education/feinman/feinman_letters.htm
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Chinese Culture: Images
A summary of all the picture files available on the Brooklyn College Core 9 Chinese Culture Web
site, along with their sources.
http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/images.html#Archeology
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China History
A resource page for the history and archaeology of China to the Qing Dynasty. Includes a short
description of each dynasty and period, articles, bibliographies, links, and images.
http://www.usc.edu/isd/locations/ssh/eastasian/toqing.htm
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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.
http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/sichuan/
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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
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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.
http://www.carleton.ca/~bgordon/Rice/index.htm
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