While investment in cultural heritage is declining in the US and other countries, the ‘unique’ Chinese model is flourishing, ...

This is an exciting year for archaeology in Asia! As I have discussed earlier, new discoveries have transformed our understanding of the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC). Now, new research ...

Both translations reflect the growing consensus that Erlitou was the capital of the mythic Xia dynasty — the first dynasty according to traditional Chinese historiography, though one that left no ...

Throughout history, countless civilizations have risen and fallen, but a few nations have endured for thousands of years, ...

A Xia Dynasty jue, a bronze wine vessel Photo: VCG 'Never-ending importance' The new Xia and Shang Civilization Archaeological Research Center is expected to cover 23,300 square meters and has ...

The ancient walled city at Xinmi is thought to have been built during the Xia dynasty (around 2070-1600 B.C.)—an early Chinese dynasty mentioned in legends. Archaeologists discovered the remains ...

The archeological discovery sheds light on the architecture built during the Xia dynasty, an early Chinese dynasty mentioned in legends. Chinese archaeologists work at the newly-discovered pits of ...

Western Xia Imperial Tombs are the royal mausoleums of the emperors in the Western Xia Dynasty (1038-1227). Located at the eastern slope of the Helan Mountains, western suburb about 35km away from ...

Yu’s innovations ushered the expansion of agriculture and the beginning of the Chinese civilization, which he led as the first emperor of the Xia Dynasty. There is no historical evidence of Yu ...