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Peking - A phallic carving dating back about 3,000 years has
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 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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Chinese find ancient tombs.(World News)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
; ... bronzes and 3,000 pieces of pottery were recovered from the tombs located near Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, the Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. Some 70 of the tombs belonged to aristocrats of the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC - 771 BC), Xinhua ...
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Cemetery dig yields clues to Western Zhou
China Daily
; XI'AN: A new discovery has created a great stir in Chinese archaeological circles, raising questions that will require further excavations before any kind of definitive answer might be given. After two months of sleuthing, a group of Chinese archaeologists have found what they believe to be a large
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Unearthing secrets of a lost ancient state
China Daily
; It was a mysterious pall that was documented in an old book but had never been discovered. So archaeologists were amazed, a year ago, when the scarlet silk cloth emerged from one of two tombs on the site. Their continuous excavation brought to light a small ancient state that was never recorded in
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Zhou Dynasty relics unearthed in Shaanxi
China Daily
; XI'AN: Relics found in ancient burial pits last month have been hailed as among the greatest archaeological finds of 2005. Articles unearthed from the site in Hancheng city in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province date back to the Zhou Dynasty of about 3,000 years ago. They include more than 600 items
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Tomb from 11th century BC found... by accident
China Daily
; Chinese archaeologists accidentally discovered a cemetery that may include the oldest tomb ever discovered of the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century to 771 BC). This week's find in Qishan County, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province may shed light on the mystifying history of the dynasty. The four
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Xinhua news agency.(Brief Article)
Mining Magazine
; * China's official Xinhua news agency reports that the country will allow foreign companies to invest in exploration in the region of Xinjiang, in the northwest ...
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Ancient mausoleums to come to light
China Daily
; For China's archaeologists, the Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 11th century - 771 BC) represents a golden era rich with cultural wealth as well as archaeological enigmas. One of the most intriguing enigmas is about the mausoleums of the 12 emperors of the 257-year-long dynasty. History suggests these
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New light on Chinese civilization
China Daily
; A week ago a farmer in northwestern China's Shaanxi Province swung his hoe onto the ground and opened up another world - a cave appeared. Well laid-out were 27 inscribed bronze artifacts. The more than 2,000 characters inscribed on them are expected to shed light on the history of the Western Zhou
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 "New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand)")
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Three die in bus fireA rush-hour fire and explosion on a Shanghai bus killed three people and injured at least 12. The cause of the incident was un...
New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand)
; ... comment on a report by the official Xinhua News Agency saying the fire followed an explosion ... contact at an appropriate time, Xinhua news agency said. Tenzin Taklha, an aide to ... people sickened to 5151. The official Xinhua News Agency said the new cases were all in Anhui ...
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Dynasties witness rise and fall of chariots
China Daily
; In Chinese history the burying of horses and chariots was part of a strict sacrificial system. Since the 1930s, Chinese archaeologists have discovered many chariot burial sites mainly in North and central China. Zheng Ruokui, a research fellow with the Archaeology Institute under the Chinese
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