Throughout the centuries, powerful rulers have looked beyond the physical world for guidance and strength. Kings and emperors ...

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. The study, ...

The face of a Chinese emperor who lived around 1,500 years ago has been reconstructed by a team of researchers, revealing the appearance of the ancient ruler. The facial reconstruction of the emperor ...

It appears to offer proof that the tomb belongs to Han Emperor Liu Zhi. The date on this stone vessel is compelling evidence that the tomb is the final resting place of Han Emperor Liu Zhi. It ...

The first emperor of China was consumed by an obsessive quest for immortality. New archaeological findings reveal that Qin Shihuang, who marked the beginning of the Qin dynasty when he took power in ...

Archaeologists found the 2,100-year-old tea leaves in the tomb of a Han dynasty emperor, suggesting tea was highly valued. But was the emperor... Tea is often referred to one of the world's oldest ...

The facial reconstruction of Emperor Wu, an ancient Chinese ruler of the Northern Zhou dynasty. Since then, ancient DNA research techniques have advanced and the team from this new study was able to ...

(CNN) — Ancient DNA recovered from the remains of a sixth century Chinese emperor who ruled during the country’s dark ages has shed some light on what the leader may have looked like. (CNN) — Ancient ...

In the tomb of the grandmother of an ancient Chinese emperor, an international team of scientists has discovered the skull of a species of gibbon that looks unlike any gibbon alive today. The ape, ...

British researchers have identified a gibbon found in an ancient Chinese tomb as a never-before seen, now-extinct genus and species. British researchers have identified a gibbon found in an ancient ...