A newly excavated archaeological site in central China is reshaping long-held assumptions about early hominin behavior in ...

Long before Western astrology, the Chinese zodiac helped organize years, beliefs, and social life. Here’s how the system of 12 animals evolved over the centuries.

Old beliefs about early human behavior in East Asia are being challenged by the discovery of a richly-layered archaeological ...

Introduction : writing as a phenomenon of literacy / Li Feng and David Prager Branner -- Getting "right" with heaven and the origins of writing in China / David W. Pankenier -- Literacy and the ...

Introduction -- The landscapes of the Nile and Yellow River -- Empire and diplomacy -- Akhenaten, Wang Mang, and the limits of reform -- Legal principles and the administration of justice -- Scribal ...