The new findings, published in Nature in June, are the first genetic proof that such a society existed in Neolithic China ...

An archeological site Fujia, east China, has provided evidence of a matrilineal society dating back to 2750 to 2500 B.C.E. Researchers deem such a system "rare, especially in China." Price Database ...

The emergence and development of any art form are always intertwined with various social and cultural phenomena of their time, and artistic representations of women are no exception. Images of female ...

In fact, that economically focused description of China’s social compact understates the party’s ambitions, certainly since Xi Jinping took over as supreme leader 11 years ago.

A well-preserved tomb dating back more than 2,000 years was recently discovered in China. The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said in a statement Wednesday that more than 600 relics were unearthed.

An ancient public cemetery filled with tombs and cultural relics was unearthed in China, archaeologists say. Experts with the Baoji Municipal Institute of Archaeology said they discovered 77 tombs ...

Archaeologists in the ancient city of Dutou found two abandoned wells with thousands of bamboo slips or 1,700-year-old record books, photos show. Photo from the Institute of Archaeology at the ...

Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of an ancient emperor in China that dates to around 1,500 years ago. The tomb was uncovered in Xianyang, Shaanxi province, in north-central China, the ...

Ancient Buddhist murals in northwestern China are under "direct threat" as a result of unprecedented levels of rainfall brought about by climate change, researchers said on Monday.