The only reason such a detailed eclipse record survives is that ancient Chinese scholars believed unusual celestial phenomena ...
When archaeologists unearthed small cat bones in China dating back some 5,400 years, they figured cats had been hanging out in early Chinese farming settlements since the Neolithic Period. Now, a ...
What can today's scientists learn about astronomical phenomena from ancient texts?
A new genetic study of the ancient Chinese city of Shimao reveals a strictly patrilineal society that practised ...