Archaeologists in central China have uncovered evidence that early humans were far more inventive than long assumed. Excavations at the Xigou site reveal advanced stone tools, including the earliest ...

Alexander the Great conquered the region around 329 B.C.E., leaving behind Greek and Macedonian settlers who intermarried ...

Alcohol has been part of human life for at least 9,000 years, and its story reaches back even further into our evolutionary past. This video traces how fermentation, beer, wine, and spirits shaped ...

Rising from the jungles of Cambodia, the Khmer Empire became the dominant power of mainland Southeast Asia from its capital ...

Confucius himself—Kong Zi, or Master Kong, who lived between 551 and 479 B.C.—was one of many thinkers in the early Warring ...

Featuring ancient ruins spanning from the Paleolithic Age to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), six sites were revealed by the ...

"The site provides important clues to decode Nanjing's past and how it developed," Chen says.

Yang Yi, Chinese consul-general in Alexandria, Egypt, said the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties provides ample ...

The Batu Hitam provides irrefutable proof of this colorful revolution's commercial triumph.

As the Spring Festival approaches, museums across China have opened exhibitions featuring everything from ancient relics to ...

Shipwrecks discovered at a depth of more than 1,000 meters and containing more than 900 pieces of cultural relics.