Under Xi Jinping, archaeology has become yet another domain through which the Chinese government has increasingly sought to expand its geopolitical influence. Evidence—whether objective or ...

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At head of title: International Union of Academies (Union académique internationale), Project 67: China and the Mediterranean World: Archaeological and Written Sources. This book contains a key study ...

Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennium ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, they hitched a ride along the Silk Road. A team of Chinese researchers has ...

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Silk, tea and spices weren't the only things that travelers carried on China's legendary Silk Road: Ancient poop shows that infectious diseases were also transported along this network of trade routes ...

Many people have seen pictures of the so-called "Rainbow Mountains" of China on Instagram or some other social media platform. They know they look cool, but don't know that visiting this landmark can ...

Ancient Greek kingdoms existed in China, and there was a significant spread of Hellenism in Asia, including in Japan and ...

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