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Lifting the anchor of a Song Dynasty ship
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Coffin lid of ancient Chinese tomb opened
Chinese archaeologists on Sunday opened the lid of the external coffin of a 2,000-year-old tomb, which they believe belong to a marquis of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - 24 AD).They found a large...
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Tomb from Nomadic Tribal Princess found from the Tuyuhun Empire
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Gold and jade found inside 2,000-year-old Chinese coffin
CCTV-America.com December 21, 2015 Chinese archaeologists on Sunday opened the lid of the external coffin of a 2,000-year-old tomb, which they believe belonged to a nobleman of the Western Han...
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シルクロードの来世観 Ancient Afterlife Beliefs along the Silk Road
Editor:白須淨眞Publisher:勉誠出版Publication...
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Unearthed gold cakes number rises to 285 at Haihunhou cemetery
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Cave Temples of Dunhuang: Buddhist Art on the Silk Road
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Prosthetic Leg with Hoofed Foot Discovered in Ancient Chinese Tomb
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Archaeologists discover world's oldest tea buried with ancient Chinese emperor
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The Cosmic Buddah in 3D
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Approaches Asian steppe history from a "within Asia" perspective, rather than...
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China completes renovation of historical courier station (Yam station)
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Princess Ukok not to be reburied
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A Siberian "Tutanchamon"- Wonderful new discoveries in Tuva in South Siberia
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The Letter to Ren An and Sima Qian's Legacy
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Reward offered for decoding ancient Indian gold coins
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Dunhuang murals feature monkeys 1,400 years ago
China Daily Europe 8 February 2016Dunhuang Research Academy has released a series of photos of grotto paintings that depict monkeys to mark the Spring Festival, China's Lunar New Year.According to...
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A different view on Venus figurines
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