From invention of writing to discovery of tea, these mythological figures stand apart in the founding myth of Chinese culture ...

Another four ancient Chinese irrigation projects have been designated as World Heritage Irrigation Structures, increasing the ...

Archaeologists in the 20th century dedicated huge amounts of time to tracking the movements of new technologies through the ...

Innovations have revolutionized the world we live in, from the smartphone in your pocket to the global connectivity of the ...

Perhaps no other ancient culture has contributed more to this advancement of human progress than the Chinese. Here are 10 of the greatest early Chinese inventions, in no particular order.

Qanats can date back 3,000 years, but can be really tricky to find, especially in politically volatile countries.

Good scientific evidence has given us dates for a farming and animal revolution in China that happened just a thousand or so years later, but for a totally different crop: rice. The invention of ...

Although aircraft are a relatively modern invention, what most people might consider paper ... first developed but there is ...

Glassware, invented in Mesopotamia and with a history spanning at least 4,000 years, remained a luxury accessible to the few ...

Gold from Dragon City, which will run through Jan 5, 2025, also features treasures from nearly 70 years of archaeological ...