New additions to the Terracotta Army have been unearthed in China, adding a drop more to the mystery of how ancient artisans ...

The mystery of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang’s tomb continues to excite scientists and historians alike, but still ...

Qin Shi Huangdi, or the First Emperor of Qin, is usually credited with the unification of China. However, the Qin Dynasty ...

The discovery comes from Pit No. 2 at the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, the burial site of China’s first emperor. This is the first significant find in this pit since excavations resumed in 2015 and the ...

The terracotta warrior is one of only ten high-ranking officials to be found among the 2000 warriors unearthed since 1974.

Chinese archaeologists have reconstructed 6,000 composite armour scales unearthed from the tomb of Liu He – the deposed ninth ...

Chinese archaeologists have reconstructed 6,000 composite armour scales unearthed from the tomb of Liu He – the deposed ninth ...

Throughout Chinese history, "Emperor" was the superlative title held by the monarchs who ruled various imperial dynasties or Chinese empires. In traditional Chinese political theory, the emperor was ...

As the Qin, China's first dynasty, lasted only from 221 to 206 BC, that sentence may strike you as reckless hyperbole. Mao certainly didn't think so. In May 1958, having silenced most of China's ...

During excavations of the tomb of ancient Chinese Emperor Liu He, archaeologists uncovered more than 6,000 pieces of fish-scale armor. Made of iron, copper, and leather, this find marks the first ...