Unraided crypts are hard to come by. And yet in 1968, soldiers stumbled upon the imperial family tombs of a Han dynasty prince and princess–fully intact. Their tombs, filled with grave goods ...

The world’s earliest known steel “acupuncture needles,” dating back roughly 2,000 years, have been unearthed in China. It’s ...

Two Lavish Ancient Jade Burial Suits Were Among Over 10,000 Cultural Relics Found Within The Tombs Of A Western Han Dynasty King And His Wife ...

When the Han Dynasty princess Dou Wan died some 2,000 years ago, her corpse was encased within 2,160 small plates of solid jade. Carefully strung together with 700 grams’ worth of gold thread ...

So it’s life and afterlife that await museum visitors, and a glimpse into the Han dynasty, which flourished at the same time as the Roman Empire. Jade suit, unearthed from Tomb 2, Dayun Mountain ...

Dreams of the Kings: A Jade Suit for Eternity, Treasures of the Han Dynasty from Xuzhou presents an array of artifacts originating from royal tombs dating from the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE ...

What it is: A type of ceremonial suit constructed of jade pieces and worn by royal members of China's Han dynasty (ruled from 206 B.C. to A.D. 220), as well as later rulers and elites, when they ...

BRONZE dildos and jade butt plugs dating back 2,000 years have been uncovered by archaeologists in China. Ancient sex toys were discovered in the tombs of aristocrats from the ancient Han dynasty ...

During the days of China's Han dynasty, when a ruler died his corpse was carefully packed with jade "plugs." These were believed to guarantee immortality for the deceased. Smithsonian magazine | 3:33 ...

As Rome expanded across the Mediterranean, Han dynasty rulers were consolidating their hold on the vast territory of China. Together, these two empires ruled over half the world’s population and ...

According to the archaeological leader of the project, Huang Wei, a number of tombs were discovered dating from the Han Dynasty to the Six Dynasties, a period that stretches from 206 B.C. to 589 A.D.