- 2000-year-old Beauty Revived in Pictures - A report from China Daily that a Chinese professor has made four portraits of a woman who lived about 2,200 years ago.
www1.chinadaily.com.cn/news/lf/2002-04-23/66906.html
- 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.
www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/1999/bnlpr092299.html
- 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.
www.fmnh.org/education/feinman/feinman_letters.htm
- Ancient Chinese Rice Archaeological Project - Study of rice in Neolithic and Epi-Palaeolithic archaeological paddy sites on the middle Yangtze River.
www.carleton.ca/~bgordon/Rice/index.htm
- 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.
english.peopledaily.com.cn/200205/04/eng20020504_95124.shtml
- Ancient Graves Discovered in Central China - From Xinhua, Chinese aristocrats were building hundreds of tombs in this ancient capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-08/10/content_519198.htm
- Ancient Relievo With Jewish Design Unearthed in East China - An article in China Daily reporting the discovery of a relievo depicting the Star of David, dating to the Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE) in east China's port city of Quanzhou.
www1.chinadaily.com.cn/news/cn/2001-10-29/41131.html
- Archaeologists Unearth Stash of Bronze Chinese Dildos - From Amanova, archaeologists in China have uncovered seven ancient bronze dildos in a Han Dynasty tomb.
www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_618787.html
- Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology: Peking University - Specializes in Chinese archaeology and museology.
www.sackler.org/china/amschina.htm
- 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.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-07/03/content_468165.htm
- 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.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-04/24/content_370980.htm
- 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.
asia.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/08/02/china.archaeology/index.html
- 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.
www.usc.edu/isd/locations/ssh/eastasian/toqing.htm
- China Rock Art - Survey of articles with images pertaining to the rock art of China, Asia, and the world.
www.chinarockart.net
- China Selects 100 Top Archaeological Discoveries of 20th Century - The Institute of Archaeology announces the result of the selection among nearly 10,000 archaeological discoveries in China over the past 100 years, reports People's Daily.
english.peopledaily.com.cn/200103/30/eng20010330_66376.html
- 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.
acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/images.html#Archeology
- 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.
www.chinaartnetworks.com/news/show_news.php?id=1369
- Exploring Ancient Salt Production Sites in China - From Backdirt, Joint Project by UCLA and Peking University traces the origins of this early commodity.
www.sscnet.ucla.edu/ioa/backdirt/Fall99/salt.html
- 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.
www.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200110/200110030281.html
- Han Dynasty Tool Unearthed in West China - From China Daily, a bronze measuring plate thought to date from the early Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.E. to 25 C.E.) has been unearthed in Gucheng village in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
www1.chinadaily.com.cn/news/lf/2002-06-17/74077.html
- 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.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-07/26/content_498708.htm
- 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.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-06/26/content_458723.htm
- Mysterious Mummies of China - Articles at NOVA Online giving further information on the Tarum Mummies.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/chinamum
- Northern China Discovery Challenges Theory on Origin of Man - An article by the Xinhua News Agency reporting on the discovery of 800 artifacts at Old Stone Age ruins in Yangyuan County, Hebei Province and dating between 1.36 and 2 million years ago.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2001-11/09/content_108008.htm
- 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.
www.discovery.com/stories/history/desertmummies/desertmummies.html
- The Archaeology of Quanzhou - Concerns the archaeology and history of the city of Quanzhou, Fujian. Includes; information about the city, setting, photos, bibliography, and links.
www.arts.ubc.ca/anso/pearson/quanzhou
- 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.
www.nga.gov/education/chinatp_splash.htm
- The Mythic Chinese Unicorn Zhi - On the history and meaning of the image of the Chinese unicorn, zhi, and its relationship with the rhinoceros.
www.rom.on.ca/pub/unicorn
- Tomb Raiders Arrested in China - Members of a ruthless gang of ancient tomb raiders have been arrested in China.
www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_437001.html?menu=
- 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.
www.seattleartmuseum.org/sichuan
- 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.
www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=151352
- 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.
www.archaeology.latrobe.edu.au/research/survey/index.htm
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