Archaeologists in China have discovered a unique burial of a woman whose teeth had been painted with cinnabar, with a toxic ...

The modern world’s pet cats are products of a long process of domestication and trade. It began some 10,000 years ago in ...

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats ...

"Initially, cats were considered valuable exotic pets," said study co-author Shu-Jin Luo, according to Live Science. Upon ...

From ancient Buddhist texts and pottery figures to wooden and bamboo clips carved with characters and bricks with relief ...

Beyond the romanticised imagery lies a complex narrative, revealing the term’s true origins, historical misperceptions and its contemporary implications in a ...

Freight companies ‘dare not’ use the railway after Russia tightened sanctions and impounded huge volumes of Europe-bound ...

Researchers found the remains of a woman over 2,000 years old in northwest China with red-dyed teeth thanks to the use of ...

As The Voyage of the Silk Road crescendoed to its peak, those familiar with Chinese regional culture might have found themselves haunted by the image of the rugged expanse of Shaanxi province's ...

India was the center of ancient trade, not China, historian William Dalrymple said, debunking popular historical claims at ...

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