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Representation of ancient Anyang city, Henan, China.           Source: xinquinosilva/CC BY 2.0 Deed

Anyang: An Ancient Chinese City and the Evolution of Urbanization

Anyang has garnered recognition as a significant ceremonial and administrative hub of the Shang state. But Anyang also boasts a plethora of archaeological evidence that unequivocally substantiates...
A researcher excavating an adult skeleton at the Neolithic site of Catalhoyuk in Turkey.          Source: Scott Haddow / Ohio State University

Revelations From Çatalhöyük: A 9,000-year-old Community With Modern Urban Problems

Some 9,000 years ago, residents of one of the world's first large farming communities were also among the first humans to experience some of the perils of modern urban living. Scientists studying the...
Images of the Taosi site in China, as well as a painted plate with dragon design found at the site

Insights into Imperialism as China's Most Ancient Imperial Palace is Discovered in Shanxi

A team of archaeologists has dated the remains in the northeast of the Taosi relic site in Xiangfen County to around 4000 years ago. Experts were not shocked by the announcement, as China has been on...