This is an exciting year for archaeology in Asia! As I have discussed earlier, new discoveries have transformed our understanding of the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC). Now, new research presented in ...
Archaeological discoveries in China, including fire traces from 50,000 years ago and the grid-planned capital of the Xia ...
LUOYANG, China, Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At the heart of China's Central Plains lies the Erlitou site, widely believed to be the capital of the Xia Dynasty — the first dynasty in Chinese history.
A four-courtyard style palace complex dating back to the Xia Dynasty (2070BC-1600BC), China's earliest known dynasty, has been unearthed in Xinmi, Central China's Henan Province, shedding new light on ...
Researchers have provided geological evidence for China's 'Great Flood,' a disastrous event on the Yellow River from which the Xia dynasty is thought to have been born. The flood occurred in roughly ...
Archaeologists previously thought the Chinese Xia dynasty mythological, but new evidence suggests otherwise. A new study coauthored by EAPS Professor Darryl Granger, which was published in Science, ...