3000-year-old Tomb Found By Accident
From Xinhuanet, Chinese archaeologists accidentally discovered a cemetery that may include the oldest tomb ever discovered of the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century to 771 BCE).

9,000-Year-Old Flutes From Jiahu, Henan Province, China
A press release from Brookhaven National Laboratory detailing a set of very early Chinese flutes.

A Green Foxtail (Setaria viridis) Cultivation Experiment in the Middle Yellow River Valley and Some Related Issues
Asian Perspectives 41(1). Green foxtail, the progenitor of foxtail millet, was domesticated in the Yellow River Valley by 8000 B.P. However, the domestication process is not known. Hence a cultivation experiment was conducted in 1999 and 2000. (PDF)

A Virtual Archaeological Expedition in China
Dr. Gary Feinman will send electronic updates about a Chinese and American archaeological team's work to investigate the origins of early civilization. Includes: information about Feinman, the expedition, field reports, and photos.

Ancient Chinese Rice Archaeological Project
Study of rice in Neolithic and Epi-Palaeolithic archaeological paddy sites on the middle Yangtze River.

Ancient Civilization Existed in South China: Findings
From the People's Daily, archaeological findings prove that civilization existed in Shenzhen, now a coastal boomtown in south China's Guangdong Province, as early as 3,500 years ago.

Ancient Distillery Expected to Unveil Mystery of Origin of China's Spirit Making
From China Daily, archaeologists believe, after a year's research, that an ancient distillery unearthed in Jiangxi Province can help unveil the mystery of the origin of China's spirit-making history.

Ancient European Remains Found in Qinghai
From Xinhuanet, archeologists confirmed that the human skeletons discovered this May in northwest China's Qinghai Province belonged to three Europeans who lived in China over 1,900 years ago.

Ancient Graves Discovered in Central China
From Xinhua, Chinese aristocrats were building hundreds of tombs in this ancient capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

Ancient musical instruments unearthed in E. China
From People's Daily, after nearly two years'excavation, archeologists have found a huge underground storeroom for musical instruments at a tomb of state of Yue in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province.

Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology: Peking University
Specializes in Chinese archaeology and museology.

Building the Chronology of Early Chinese History
Asian Perspectives 41(1). This paper discusses the main debates stimulated by the Xia-Shang-Zhou Chronology Project and critically evaluates the methodology it employed. (PDF)

Byzantine Gold Coin Unearthed in Qinghai
From Xinhua News, a Byzantine gold coin recently unearthed in Dulan in northwest China's Qinghai Province, may shed new light on the history of East-West trade routes.

China Finds Oldest Environmental Protection Rule
A report from Xinhua that China was taking legal measures to protect the natural environment as early as West Han Dynasty (206 BCE to 24 CE), in Gansu Province.

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