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Sino-Sapiens: What China’s Pre-Historic Remains Tell Us About the Human Race
Four discoveries of prehistoric humans in China and what they tell us about the origins of modern humanity
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Catch a Sunrise Before Time at China’s Oldest Observatory
The Yellow River township of Taosi hosts a 4,000-year-old solar observatory with ancient archaeological treasures underfoot
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How Ancient Chinese Buried the Living Along with the Dead
For centuries, Chinese funerals demanded living sacrifices to accompany the dead in the afterlife
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Unearthing China's Other Civilization
The 3,000-year-old Sanxingdui Culture is a mysterious complication in ancient Chinese history
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Fields of Gold
Tomb of a “deposed emperor” in Jiangxi provides new clues to the history of the Han dynasty
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Uncommon Sounds
Five rare traditional Chinese instruments with thousands of years of history
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History’s Mysteries
For over a decade, experts have been examining cryptic bamboo slips that may contain a lost version of Chinese history
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The A-Z of China’s Mysteries
Twenty-six weird tales and unexplained phenomena from ancient times to today
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Army of Darkness
The Qin’s terracotta warriors changed the lives of the peasants who discovered them—not for the better
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