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Ancient catapults were used for siege, disruption and area denial (maximum range, about 300 meters); modern missiles are used ...
Between 1965 and 1966, during an archaeological survey around the capital of the ancient Chinese kingdom of Chu, about fifty ...
Some 2,000 years ago, the Terracotta Army was built on the orders of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the founder of the Qin Dynasty. Huang unified ancient China and is regarded as the country’s first emperor.
While fireworks have their own storied history, gunpowder's use in weapons is far more impactful on the world. The Chinese began using gunpowder in the 10th century with a variety of crude bombs ...
Five dynasties, or families, ruled ancient China for more than 6,000 years. The last one of the ancient period, the Han dynasty, ruled around the same time as the ancient Roman Empire.
The recent military engagement over Kashmir by South Asia’s arch enemies saw India deploy its French and US weapons against Pakistan’s new range of sophisticated Chinese arms. In its first ...
©"composite bow" by stevenarcherysupplier is licensed under BY-ND 2.0. - Original / License Bows are one of the most ancient weapons around, having a similar service record to knives and spears.
The 1300s are stretching the notion of ancient weapons, but hear me out. The Iron Ox is a rare weapon of sorts, functioning as a rudimentary landmine well before munitions started gaining that ...
[Photo provided to China Daily] Zhou Wei, born in 1991 in Wuhan, the capital of Central China's Hubei province, developed a strong interest in ancient Chinese weapons and armor culture in 2015 while ...
Chronologically, the ancient period of the Olympic Movement corresponded in Chinese history to the period from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-256 BC) to the Jin Dynasty (265-240 AD), while the ...
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The ancient Emei school in the mountains of Sichuan is thought to have welcomed a higher proportion of women and girls but has struggled in recent years to raise its profile.