She is called China's Sleeping Beauty as the 2,200-year-old lady looks nearly as good as when she was buried after she died at the age of about 50, in China's Western Han Dynasty (206BC-AD25).

More than 2,100 years ago, a high-ranking official in China’s Western Han Dynasty was buried in a huge tomb filled with treasures. Since then, the tomb has remained untouched, its contents well ...

Whereas Han Dynasty scales reached a size of about 1.57 to 3.94 inches wide, the refined armor scales in Liu He’s tomb were unusually small at .39 inches wide and .02 inches thick, putting the ...

Experts believe it offers new insights into the dynasty’s social hierarchy, burial rituals, and even urban layouts during a period of expanding imperial power. Editor: Apurva. (Header image: Layout of ...

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.