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Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Saturday, October 22, 2016

Controversial New Theory Suggests Ancient Greeks Helped Build Terracotta Army in China

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Ancient Origins New research suggests that Western explorers reached China more than 1,500 years before Marco Polo’s historic trip to t...
Thursday, August 27, 2015

History Trivia - Battle of Plataea. - Persian forces routed

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August 27  550 BC Confucius, famous wise man of China is believed to have been born around this date. 479 BC Greco-Persian Wars: P...
Thursday, June 4, 2015

History Trivia - process of making Roquefort cheese discovered

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June 4  781 BC – The first historic solar eclipse was recorded in China. 1039 Henry III became Holy Roman Emperor.  1070 the p...
Monday, November 24, 2014

1,700-Year-Old Silk Road Cemetery Contains Mythical Carvings

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by Owen Jarus Live Science A cemetery dating back around 1,700 years has been ...
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

1,000-Year-Old Tomb Reveals Murals, Stars & Poetry

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by Owen Jarus A 1,000-year-old tomb with a ceiling decorated with stars and constellations has been discovered in northern China. Foun...
Friday, August 22, 2014

2,100-year-old king's mausoleum discovered in China

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By Owen Jarus Archaeologists in China have discovered a mausoleum, dating back over 2,100 years, that contains three main tombs, includi...
Friday, June 6, 2014

First 3D Flying-Reptile Eggs Discovered in China

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By Tanya Lewis A three-dimensionally preserved pterosaur egg that was found in the T...

Old chaps? 3,300-year-old trousers found in China may be world's oldest

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Animal-fur menswear found on the bodies of two mummies in Xinjiang province 'almost the same shape as today's trousers' ...
Wednesday, June 4, 2014

History Trivia - first historic solar eclipse recorded in China.

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June 4  781 BC – The first historic solar eclipse was recorded in China. 1039 Henry III became Holy Roman Emperor. 1070 the pr...
Thursday, May 29, 2014

American's Visit to China's Forbidden City Revealed in Old Journal

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By Owen Jarus The Forbidden City (also called Zijin Cheng) is a 72-hectare (178 acr...
Sunday, April 6, 2014

Shepherds Spread Grain Along Silk Road 5,000 Years Ago

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 Kazakh boy holds the reins of two horses in the pasture. Credit: Boy and horses via Shutterstock Tim Wall, Discovery News Nearly 5,...
Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Chinese Jurassic Park yields incredible feathered dino find

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By Tanya Lewis Published March 05, 2014 LiveScience   A fossil bed in China that contains some of the world's most exquisitely...