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Zhanqi village in Huangshan, East China's Anhui Province, is an ancient village with a history spanning over 1,000 years. The ...

A collection of artifacts has been found in one of the largest and most complex Chu-era burials ever found. This cache is ...

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The discovery that scurvy, a debilitating illness caused by vitamin C deficiency, could be treated with citrus fruit ...

The vessel, which dates back to the Shang dynasty, contained a liquid that (upon analysis) was revealed to be distilled ...

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Archaeologists uncovered the largest Majiayao culture settlement in Gansu, China, revealing new insights into a ...

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