Introduction to China’s Formative Epoch Between approximately 2600 BCE and 2000 BCE, the archaeological landscape of China underwent transformative changes […]
From Matrilineal to Patrilineal: A Societal Revolution The period between 4000-3000 BCE marked a profound transformation in Chinese prehistory, as […]
Dawn of Settled Life: China’s Mid-Neolithic Revolution Between approximately 7500–5000 BCE, China witnessed a dramatic transformation in human settlement patterns […]
From Foraging to Farming: Humanity’s First Economic Revolution Approximately 12,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age waned, human societies […]
The Silent Witnesses of Prehistoric Life Buried beneath layers of earth for millennia, the skeletal remains from Neolithic sites across […]
Introduction: Unlocking Prehistoric Mysteries Through Bones The Neolithic period in China (approximately 10,000-2,000 BCE) witnessed remarkable cultural developments, including the […]
The Uneven Landscape of China’s Ancient Human Remains The study of late Paleolithic and Neolithic human skeletal remains in China […]
A Cross-Continental Scientific Collaboration In the intellectually vibrant 1920s, Canadian anatomist Davidson Black embarked on groundbreaking anthropological research that would […]
Unraveling the Roots of East Asian Ancestry The peopling of East Asia represents one of anthropology’s most fascinating puzzles. In […]
The Cradle of Southern Civilization: Geographic and Cultural Landscape The late Neolithic period in China witnessed remarkable cultural developments along […]
Introduction: Rediscovering Tibet’s Ancient Foundations The archaeological exploration of Tibet’s Neolithic period began relatively late compared to other regions of […]
The Rugged Cradle of Ancient Civilizations Nestled in China’s southwestern hinterlands, the provinces of Guizhou and Yunnan present a dramatic […]
Introduction: Uncovering Southern China’s Neolithic Past Southern China’s Neolithic period (3000–2000 BCE) represents a fascinating chapter in human development, showcasing […]
The Dawn of Discovery: Foreign Explorers and Early Finds The story of prehistoric archaeology in Sichuan and Chongqing begins not […]
Unearthing a Lost Civilization In the 1970s, archaeologists working at ancient sites like Zhuweicheng and Fanchengdui in Jiangxi Province’s Qingjiang […]
Discovery and Early Research (1930s-1950s) The archaeological investigation of Liangzhu Culture began in 1936 when Shi Xingeng from Zhejiang Provincial […]
Introduction: Rediscovering an Ancient Civilization Along the fertile plains of the Yangtze River’s middle reaches, archaeologists have uncovered traces of […]
The Cradle of Chinese Civilization: Geographic and Historical Context The fertile plains between the Yellow River and northern China witnessed […]
Unearthing the Foundations of Northern Neolithic Societies The vast northern regions of China preserve remarkable archaeological evidence of late Neolithic […]
Unveiling the Banshan and Machang Cultures Discovered in the early 20th century by Swedish archaeologist Johan Gunnar Andersson, the Banshan […]
A Revolutionary Discovery in Shandong In the spring of 1928, Chinese archaeology took a monumental leap forward when Wu Jinding […]
Unearthing the Origins of a Bronze Age Society The fertile lands along the middle reaches of the Yellow River, historically […]