Tag: East Asia
Massive trove of ancient coins dug up in Japan’s Gunma Prefecture
Archaeologists uncovered an estimated 100,000 ancient coins, some of which are of Chinese origin and are more than 2,000 years old.
The coins were tied together...
Genome sequencing project reveals new secrets about cat evolution
Researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) and an interdisciplinary team of collaborators have uncovered new information about...
Ancient skull unearthed in China challenges Human Family Tree
In an intriguing archaeological discovery, a 300,000-year-old skull found in eastern China has left scientists puzzled, as it doesn't neatly fit into any known...
Unveiling Japan’s ancient practice of cranial modification: The case of the Hirota people in Tanegashima
A team of biological anthropologists and archaeologists from Kyushu University and the University of Montana have broken new ground in our understanding on the...
China’s oldest water pipes were a communal effort
A system of ancient ceramic water pipes, the oldest ever unearthed in China, shows that neolithic people were capable of complex engineering feats without...
Systematic use of coal as fuel source found at 3,700 year-old Chinese site
A group of archaeologists from China and the U.K., working together with several institutions, have made a significant discovery about the ancient use of...