The site's excavation reveals Dongguan used to be a crucial exchange node on the ancient Maritime Silk Road ... established in Dongguan during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) following the ...

The underwater excavation of the shipwrecks began last year and shows that people from the Ming Dynasty used the South China Sea, known as the ancient Maritime Silk Road, as an important trade ...

Many of the artifacts came from the Zhengde period of the Ming dynasty, which spanned 1505 to 1521. But others may be older, dating back to the time of Emperor Hongzhi, who reigned from 1487 to ...

The researchers used deep-sea technologies to investigate the Ming dynasty sites on the northwest continental slope at a depth of 1.5km (0.9 miles) in three phases over the last year. The ...

The Galle Trilingual Inscription, a relic of China's Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 ... it a crucial relic of China's ancient Maritime Silk Road with significant historical value. The intricately ...

Nearly 1,000 pieces of treasure — including copper coins and ornate pottery from the Ming Dynasty — were recovered ... along the ancient Maritime Silk Road," said Guan Qiang, deputy head ...

The Ming dynasty built a giant wall stretching ... (See also: Trading Silk for Horses: Origins of the Silk Road.) Contact between northern nomads and the people of China was based as much on ...

A pair of rare Ming Dynasty fish jars dating from the 16th century have sold for £9.6 million ($12.5 million) at auction, smashing their estimate of £1 million ($1.3 million). The porcelain jars ...

Underwater archaeologists in China have recovered more than 900 artifacts from two merchant vessels that sank to the bottom of the South China Sea during the Ming dynasty. The ships are located ...