Imperial tombs of the Western Xia Like other imperial tombs, Western Xia mausoleums were composed of two architectural units, the mausoleum gardens above ground and underground palaces.

Even on the large tombs of the Xia (21st-16th centuries BC) and Shang (16th-11th centuries BC) dynasties no huge mounds or other outward indicators have been discovered. After more than 300 years ...

The Royal Tomb of Nimrud were first discovered in April of 1989 by an expedition of the Iraqi Department of Antiquities and Heritage. The Tomb was located in the North-West Palace of the Ancient city ...

The tomb, and perhaps the ape, may have belonged to Lady Xia, the grandmother of China's first emperor, Qin Shihuang, who ordered the building of the Great Wall of China and the Terracotta Warriors.

Archaeologists discovered three 1,800-year-old tombs from ancient China. The design of the tombs resembles that of a ...

The discovery of the relics site of a major city dating back about 3,700 years marks a major breakthrough in archaeological ...

About 3,000 years ago, a Chinese woman had her foot cut off. The amputation was conducted as punishment for committing a ...

Most people expect to find animals from across the world at a zoo, but archaeologists have discovered almost 150 ancient tombs buried in the grounds of one. Historians believe the burial grounds ...

The most famed collection of such elaborate tombs—the Valley of the Kings—lies on the Nile's west bank near Luxor. During Egypt's New Kingdom (1539-1075 B.C.), the valley became a royal burial ...

The four actors, led by Liu Jinzhou (Zhao Da), set out on a dangerous quest to rescue their master, who has disappeared from the tomb of the Wolf King of Western Xia ...

Its spectacular fan vaulted ceiling and the King's imposing tomb, with gilt bronze effigies of him and his queen Elizabeth of York, continue to inspire awe and wonder 500 years on. James I is buried ...

Kevin Smith’s ‘The 4:30 Movie’ is Both Sweet-Natured and Tacky. A semi-autographical coming-of-age ...