Features January/February 2012
Ancient Chinese Takeout - Shaanxi/Xinjiang, China
oday, dog soup and millet noodles may be meals only an archaeologist could love. In two tombs at opposite ends of the country, archaeologists have found the remains of intriguing dishes, well preserved in bronze vessels and clay pots and buried with the dead.
Features September 1, 2011
Pirates of the Marine Silk Road
A shipwreck in the South China Sea advances China's emerging field of underwater archaeology
Digs & Discoveries July 1, 2011
Song Dynasty Tomb Discovered
Seemingly everyday, spectacular finds are made by archaeologists working across China. One of the most astonishing discoveries of the year is a well-preserved tomb uncovered in the city of Dengfeng in central China's Henan Province.
Around the World March 1, 2011
CHINA
Excavators discovered the world's oldest soup near the famed terracotta army of Xian.
Features March 1, 2011
Reading the Yellow River
Preserved by centuries of flood-borne silt, a rural landscape offers a new look at the Han Dynasty
Artifacts January 1, 2011
Model of a Manor House and Tower
Since the beginning of the twentieth century, many mingqi (a word that literally means "visible objects," used to mean all types of grave furnishings) have been discovered in Han Dynasty tombs in Henan Province, but few are as impressive as this six-foot-tall model of a multi-story manor house.
