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Experts Hail 'Major Archaeological Discovery' in China
Brief news article in People's Daily describes the excavation of bronze ware in a Shanxi Province village.
http://english.people.com.cn/200301/30/eng20030130_110963.shtml
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Ancient musical instruments unearthed in E. China
From People's Daily, after nearly two years'excavation, archeologists have found a huge underground storeroom for musical instruments at a tomb of state of Yue in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province.
http://english.people.com.cn/200504/11/eng20050411_180482.html
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First intensive investigation of early agriculture in Liangchengzhen suggests rice was prevalent
Several thousand crop and weed seeds were recovered by the team at the 4000 year-old Liangchengzhen site, a regional political center in Shandong.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-04/uocp-fii040605.php
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Genetic testing reveals awkward truth about Xinjiang’s famous mummies
From Khaleej Times, after years of controversy and political intrigue, archaeologists using genetic testing have proven that Caucasians roamed the Tarim Basin 1,000 years before East Asian people arrived.
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/todaysfeatures/2005/April/todaysfeatures_April37.xml&section=todaysfeatures
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Chinese Made First Use of Diamond
From the BBC, Stone Age craftsmen in China were polishing objects using diamond 2,000 years before anyone else had the same idea.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4555235.stm
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Neolithic Oral Health
Photo gallery on dental wear and oral health in the Neolithic of northern China (Shaanxi and Henan).
http://qcpages.qc.edu/ANTHRO/pechenkina/Chinaoralhealth.html
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Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution in China
Introduces the fossil evidence for human evolution in China. Papers and images.
http://chineseprehistory.com
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Spiral Ring Reveals Ancient Complex Machines
From New Scientist, distinctive spiral patterns carved into a small jade ring show that China was using complex machines more than 2500 years ago.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn5103
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