Scientists are still making new discoveries about ancient civilizations. Architectural structures that have endured centuries give us insight into ancient civilizations. Many ancient historical sites ...

History becomes legend. Legend becomes myth. At best, historians hope that at least a kernel of truth lingers lost among centuries’ worth of embellishment, propaganda, and hype. But the gap between ...

Beneath the earth of Xi’an lies Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s vast mausoleum, one of the greatest archaeological mysteries in history. This exploration uncovers the secrets of the Terracotta Army, the ...

Archaeology isn’t supposed to happen by accident, though history might argue it does. The Dead Sea Scrolls were found by Bedouin shepherds in the Qumran caves of Palestine. The Rosetta Stone was ...

The Terracotta Army exhibit at the Cincinnati Art Museum includes 120 objects from ancient China, including nine life-sized terracotta figures. Corrie Schaffeld To ...

The life-size clay figurines offer new insights into the organization and structure of China's army 2,000 years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Archaeologists uncovered additional terracotta warriors at the mausoleum of China’s first emperor. The fresh find features a statue of a high-ranking commander—the first statue of a commander found ...

(This program is no longer available for online streaming.) In central China, a vast underground mausoleum conceals a life-size terracotta army of cavalry, infantry, horses, chariots, weapons, ...

Few exhibitions, even at one of the world's largest and most pre-eminent museums, cause such a furore that the overwhelming number of visitors prompts the closure of the institution's gates. But this ...

Chinese researchers have reportedly doubled the lifespan of modern artillery guns by borrowing a 2,000-year-old anti-corrosion technique first used to protect bronze weapons found with the Qin dynasty ...