Besides the Qin dynasty's standardisations pertaining to Chinese writing and currency, equally significant was that of ...

A new study revealed which ancient empire had the greatest inequality, challenging beliefs about Rome and China.

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For centuries, the splendor of Rome and the mythical grandeur of the Han dynasty in China have captured the imagination of ...

The ancient Chinese calligraphic scroll by Rao Jie contains an inscription by Emperor Qianlong and his imperial seal.

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For a long time, the ancient empires of Rome and China’s Han dynasty have fascinated historians and archaeologists. These two powerful civilizations shaped much of the world’s early history. But which ...

Photo taken on June 8, 2022 shows a staff member displaying gene specimens of ceramics from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) at ...

The global impact of ancient Chinese paper money was not achieved overnight, but rather through a gradual process. It can be said that the Song Dynasty was the era in which paper money originated ...

Armed with electron microscopes, Raman spectrometers and an array of precision instruments, researchers are collecting data from each ceramic fragment to methodically build what they call a "genetic ...