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An archaeological survey in China revealed a long-inhabited Neolithic settlement, from the earliest rice farming through later cultural phases

Archaeological discoveries often surface as fragments, leaving researchers to reconstruct stories from scattered traces. The Xiatang site in Zhejiang Province offers something far rarer. Excavations ...
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New DNA Evidence Reveals Female-Led Society in Ancient China

Scientists in China have discovered one of the oldest known matrilineal societies—where family lines and inheritance are traced through a community’s women, not its men. Archaeologists unearthed the ...
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Study suggests pigs may have been domesticated in China as early as Neolithic period

Research by archaeologists from Chinese and US institutes suggests that pigs were already domesticated in southern China around 8,000 years ago. The team, which included researchers from Dartmouth ...
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5,000-year-old skeleton masks and skull cups made from human bones discovered in China

Archaeologists in China found a collection of human bones that showed signs of being "worked" like any other natural material. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
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The neolithic age in northern China

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