LUOYANG, China, Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At the heart of China's Central Plains lies the Erlitou site, widely believed to be the capital of the Xia Dynasty — the first dynasty in Chinese history.

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a 4,000-year-old palace in an ancient Chinese walled city. Researchers uncovered the structure at the important archaeological site of Xinmi, Henan ...

The centroid shift trajectory of CATs across different historical periods. Tombs scattered across China, built between the 4,000-year old Xia Dynasty and the modern era, reflect the political and ...

In a prominent paper published in 1977,Xia drew on nearly 100 radiocarbon-dated samples to systematically establish absolute chronologies for Neolithic sites in China's Central Plains, the ...

This is the third in a series on the past, present, and future of Chinese archaeology. Part one can be found here, and part two here. The origins of modern Chinese archaeology are generally traced to ...

Three newfound brick tombs date to the Golden Khanate, a non-Chinese people who ruled in northern China centuries ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.