Emperor Wu was credited with unifying northern China in a particularly chaotic time. Researchers recovered ancient DNA from his remains, which included a nearly intact skull. After analyzing the ...

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The Byzantine Empire maintained an intriguing relationship with ancient China, thus sending ambassadors there.

Here, series presenter Rana Mitter tells the story of Wu Zetian, the female Emperor. Only one woman has ever sat on China’s throne as Emperor in her own right. That woman was Wu Zetian (624-705 ...

What did an ancient Chinese emperor from 1,500 years ago look like? A team of researchers reconstructed the face of Chinese Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou using DNA extracted from his remains.

In 1974, farmers in Shaanxi, China, uncovered the terracotta army guarding Qin Shi Huang’s tomb—a burial site of China’s first emperor ... remains sealed, an ancient mystery protected ...

Photographed at Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental ... Cheng is researching herbal treatments based on ancient Chinese formulas, including a cancer treatment that is currently in drug ...