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Archaeologists work at the Wuwangdun tomb discovered in Huainan, east China's Anhui Province. 	Source: National Cultural Heritage Administration/Handout via Xinhua

Lavish Chu State Emperor’s Tomb Unearthed in China, Dated to 2,200-Years-Old

A lavishly decorated tomb discovered in eastern China may be the resting place of the ruler of the Chu state, one of the dominant powers during China's tumultuous Warring States period, which...
Lacquerware from the Chinese Hemudu culture. (LukeLOU/CC BY-SA 3.0)

8,000-Year-Old Lacquerware Dug Up in Eastern China is Oldest Ever Found

Archaeologists working in China’s Zhejiang Province recently unearthed something ancient and extraordinary. While performing excavations at a site near the city of Ningbo on Hangzhou Bay, they found...