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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Ancient-china ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Climate disasters caused societal upheaval 3,000 years ago in China, study of 'oracle bones' hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some civilizations in inland China underwent dramatic changes and population drops 3,000 years ago. Now, researchers are using oracle bones, archaeological evidence and climate modeling to find out why. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HaQXQ8LnthHkSxv8kBtmwP-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A rubbing (left) of a Chinese oracle bone piece revealing an inscription that translates to &quot;Will there be a disaster?&quot; The character for &quot;disaster&quot; resembles a series of waves. Another rubbing (right) of a Chinese oracle bone piece revealing an inscription on the left side that translates to &quot;Is this rain auspicious?&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two black and white illustrations of inscribed oracle bones]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient China: Facts, news, features and articles about the most powerful ancient civilizations in the world ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Discover the latest news, features and articles about ancient China's rulers, philosophy, and the Great Wall of China. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Margherita Bassi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kBZA9k5TiE3GwrehfFLMv3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[an aerial image of the Great Wall of China on a foggy day]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an aerial image of the Great Wall of China on a foggy day]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lotus shoes: Tiny footwear for Chinese women whose feet were bound as children ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lotus shoes are tiny footwear associated with foot-binding, a beauty practice that lasted for at least a millennium in China. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HPb47J3Vmg96rWMLyk8Q5T-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A shoe for a woman with bound feet, made in China in the 1930s. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a person with a dark glove holds a very small heeled shoe]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Male human heads found in a 'skull pit' in an ancient Chinese city hint at sex-specific sacrifice rituals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A genetic study of 80 skulls found at a Stone Age city in China has revealed that the sacrificed people were mostly men, in contrast to previous assumptions. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TS6KKEeByMMw2ssKC7tH3D-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An ancient carved stone at the site of Shimao in China.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a large rock carved with a face stands in front of archaeological ruins of a wall]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient 'hanging coffin' people in China finally identified — and their descendants still live there today ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ People buried in "hanging coffins" thousands of years ago in China and Southeast Asia have finally been identified through DNA research. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:03:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:34:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kRkzswuLGefTMoMh2TZTr6-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Photographs of hanging coffins at archaeological sites in China&#039;s southern Yunnan province. The wooden coffins were pegged onto cliffs or deposited in mountain caves. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photographs of hanging coffins at archaeological sites in China&#039;s southern Yunnan province.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ People in China lived alongside 'chicken-killing tigers' long before domestic cats arrived  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Leopard cats were living alongside people in ancient China for more than 3,500 years before domestic cats arrived from Europe via the Silk Road. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:03:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:59:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Simms ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yskDpzoQsZxCN3oKAogW7a-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Leopard cats (&lt;em&gt;Prionailurus bengalensis&lt;/em&gt;) lived alongside people in China for thousands of years before domestic cats arrived with Silk Road merchants.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close Up of a Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 5,000-year-old skeleton masks and skull cups made from human bones discovered in China ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists in China found a collection of human bones that showed signs of being "worked" like any other natural material. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:19:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:58:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NY9MC96EDqBd7uWjjBAX4E-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Archaeologists discovered four mask-like facial skulls at a Neolithic site in China.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Skulls made into a mask (left), skull made into a cup (right).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's oldest mummies were smoke-dried 10,000 years ago in China and Southeast Asia, researchers find ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The world's oldest evidence for purposeful human mummification comes from Southeast Asia, where people smoke-dried their ancestors' corpses 10,000 years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 20:36:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:57:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8iKyN5v8JVtpGWnfxKduV5-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Yousuke Kaifu and Hirofumi Matsumura]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The remains of a middle-aged man who was mummified and buried more than 9,000 years ago in Guangxi, China.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a tightly crouched human skeleton in the ground]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Women likely ruled in Stone Age China, DNA analysis of 4,500-year-old skeletons reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Genetic analysis of 60 people buried in a Stone Age cemetery has revealed two clans headed by women that spanned 10 generations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:51:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2oyHTZ9TJ3KRsUGUierHpT-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Stone Age site of Fujia in eastern China produced two cemeteries and pottery.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two human burials, a series of four pots, and a map showing the location of two cemeteries in Neolithic China]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newly discovered 'ghost' lineage linked to ancient mystery population in Tibet, DNA study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A study of more than 100 genomes from people who lived in ancient China has unmasked a "ghost" in their midst. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 19:10:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:49:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qMTAeUK69bCoS76xYhRiFS-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The burial of Xingyi_EN, a woman who died in the Early Neolithic period in Yunnan Province, China.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A human skeleton lies in the ground, arms and legs flexed into almost a fetal position]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Overkill' injuries on Bronze Age skeletons reveal fierce feuding in ancient China ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A unique Bronze Age cemetery in China has revealed a high frequency of injuries suggestive of intense, violent interactions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 16:50:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:41:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eG2tgygUdprjCfX7VdH8Nf-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Elizabeth Berger]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researcher Jenna Dittmar studies a human skull found in a Bronze Age cemetery in China.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A white woman with blonde hair in a ponytail looks at a human skull on a table]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The most shameful form of execution': Han warriors found dismembered in 2,100-year-old mass grave in Mongolia ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Genetic analysis of skeletons in a mass grave in Mongolia has revealed they were soldiers in the Han-Xiongnu Wars more than two millennia ago. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y7MdKyehtQ9zveHgGtDnpn-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Several skeletons of Han soldiers recovered from a mass grave in Mongolia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Five human skeletons arranged in a sort of semi-circle, partially excavated from brown dirt]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2,200-year-old grave in China contains 'Red Princess of the Silk Road' whose teeth were painted with a toxic substance ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists in China have discovered a unique burial of a woman whose teeth had been painted with cinnabar, with a toxic red substance that contains mercury. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Soumya Sagar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ndLRp3oAsVKz5ZogodXpEg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The &quot;Red Princess of the Silk Road,&quot; found in a burial in northwestern China, had teeth that were painted with cinnabar, a toxic red substance.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of a skull with red-stained teeth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jade burial suit: 2,000-year-old 'immortality' armor worn by Chinese royalty ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The jade burial suit was made using thousands of pieces of jade held together with gold thread. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gieUT7u7nQoLrwuA4QsC74-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The jade burial suit was used by Han Dynasty ruler Liu Sheng. Here it is on display at the Capital Museum in Beijing.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A burial suit comprised of thousands of pieces of jade on display at a museum.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Grave robbers looted lavish 1,800-year-old tombs in China — but missed this one ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists think the people in the tombs, dated to the Han dynasty, were all from the same wealthy family. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gfCZRZ8jNLSzk9P6K7epQP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Some of the artifacts placed as grave goods inside the tombs include (top) an iron sword blade, which was found in the untouched tomb, and (bottom) several bronze mirrors.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An iron sword blade and several bronze mirrors.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lavish 2,200-year-old tomb unearthed in China may be that of ancient king ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's not known who was buried in the tomb, but one expert says it was probably the Chu state ruler. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6SYS3d3PXFfAvKjSVutts4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Wuwangdun tomb is especially notable for its many &quot;lacquerware&quot; artifacts, which were made by coating wooden objects with a decorative mix of tree resins and waxes called lacquer.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[&quot;lacquerware&quot; artifact]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2,000-year-old 'celestial calendar' discovered in ancient Chinese tomb ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/2000-year-old-celestial-calendar-discovered-in-ancient-chinese-tomb</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's the first time written slips linked to the ancient calendar have been found in a tomb. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DotK5taqpabnCXUVGzSu6D-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Each of the wooden slips is marked with Chinese characters that relate to the traditional Tiangan Dizhi astronomical calendar. Perforations on their edges suggest they were once tied together.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Wooden slips marked with Chinese characters that relate to the traditional Tiangan Dizhi astronomical calendar.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient princesses helped build vast warrior empire that prompted China to erect the Great Wall ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Analysis of ancient DNA and grave goods from burials suggest that princesses helped to build a "massive empire" stretching from Kazakhstan to Mongolia. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VFv3x3dAJhxwAecM6W3tRa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist reconstruction of life among the Xiongnu imperial elite, who received rich burials in their multiethnic empire on the Mongolian steppe.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist reconstruction of life among the Xiongnu imperial elite by Galmandakh Amarsanaa. Shows people in colorful clothing in what appears to be a large cloth tent. One woman is cooking something in a pot over a fire while others sit nearby in a circle eating]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What happened to the lost Pirate Republic?  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/all-about-history-issue-116</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Inside All About History 116: Discover how a band of outlaws tried to build a nation in paradise. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:57:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:02:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jonathan.gordon@futurenet.com (Jonathan Gordon) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Gordon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4FJpjJxRE3hs7RzoyYHJLM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Some of the most notorious pirates of the Caribbean team up to form a community in Nassau]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Pirates of the lost republic]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 6 sacrificial pits filled with artifacts reveal rituals of ancient Chinese kingdom ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists have discovered six sacrificial pits containing about 500 artifacts, including gold and bronze masks, in the ancient Chinese city of Sanxingdui. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2021 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yETgmEBfqjoG9sDiCJdrZK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Archaeologists excavate one of the six newly discovered pits at the site of Sanxingdui in China.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A broken gold mask unearthed from a sacrificial pit at the Sanxingdui Ruins site, shown here on March 20, 2021, in Guanghan, Sichuan Province of China.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ $35 yard sale bowl sells for over $700,000 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A $35 bowl sold at a yard sale was estimated to be worth up to $500,000. It sold for over $700,000. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:54:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:29:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2SjrdhxS7eG2sKWeR2iDkV-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A rare 15th-century Chinese bowl bought for $35 at a yard sale was just sold for over $700,000.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A rare 15th-century Chinese bowl bought for $35 at a yard sale was just sold for over $700,000.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2,200-year-old Chinese text may be oldest surviving anatomical atlas ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ These ancient Chinese texts on human anatomy are as old, if not older, than their Greek counterparts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 11:00:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AhpkHBChX34EkcEQqERh64-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ancient texts written on silk and found inside the tombs at Mawangdui, China, may represent the oldest surviving anatomical atlas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This Chinese text may be the oldest known atlas of the human body.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hundreds of Tiny Terracotta Warriors Found Guarding 2,100-Year-Old Chinese Site ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/64071-mini-terracotta-army-discovered-china.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ They look like a miniaturized version of the Terracotta Army guarding the first emperor of China. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2018 11:58:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:54:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AdpSwJ6MfoEcttxTdBDHTT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 2,100-year-old pit containing a mini &quot;Terracotta Army&quot; has been discovered in China.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[mini-warriors]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Archaeologists Were Surprised to Find This Gibbon in a Royal Chinese Tomb ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ About 2,300 years ago, the grandmother of China's first emperor received an elaborate burial outfitted with a macabre menagerie of buried animals — notably, the remains of an ancient, extinct gibbon that was previously unknown to science. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HhsC68vMafqus3iegxPxqe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Archaeologists discovered the skull of &lt;i&gt;Junzi imperialis&lt;/i&gt;, a previously unknown genus and species of extinct gibbon, in an ancient Chinese tomb. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Extinct gibbon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Silk Road Travelers' Ancient Knowledge May Have Irrigated Desert ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ More than 1,700 years ago, ancient farmers in China transformed one of Earth's driest deserts into farmland, possibly by using ancient knowledge of irrigation passed along by Silk Road travelers, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4G3zn6NwYHBSVqVkBBymSH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A bird&#039;s-eye view of the ancient irrigation system archaeologists found in the foothills of Xinjiang, China.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[MGK Landscape]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Photos: Rare Ancient Banknote Dates Back to China's Ming Dynasty ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rare banknote that dates back to China's Ming Dynasty was found inside an antique wooden sculpture. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2016 11:46:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7Fm2sjYzYMR4VJE6xyqNcY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stashed Cash: Rare Ming Dynasty Banknote Found Inside Chinese Sculpture ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Art experts in Australia have found a rare paper banknote from the Ming Dynasty of Imperial China hidden inside an antique wooden sculpture that was being prepared for auction. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y2GK3nyPwHUzT2gjXLcZhW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The rare Ming Dynasty paper banknote was hidden in the wooden sculpture of a Chinese religious figure more than 600 years ago.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ming banknote]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2,500-Year-Old Burial Hints at Ancient Cannabis Use ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ About 2,500 years ago, mourners buried a man in an elaborate grave, and covered his chest with a shroud made of 13 Cannabis plants, according to a new study. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2016 10:24:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:19:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MxwZRcFWxAXykSpdWGoHMZ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Hongen Jiang et al. Economic Botany. 2016. ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jiayi&#039;s tomb, M231, contained a skeleton with funeral objects and &lt;i&gt;Cannabis&lt;/i&gt; plants laid over the corpse.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Burial with cannabis]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient Chinese Tomb Reveals Vivid Murals & Poetry (Photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 1,000-year-old tomb covered with murals has been discovered in Datong City, in northern China, archaeologists say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:58:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7nU75mXz4JBXxcn4THKmr3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Secrets of Chinese Terra-Cotta Warrior Weapons Revealed ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Weapons found among China's terra-cotta warriors were made by cells of craftspeople working with identical molds, new research suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2014 18:17:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:37:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/32wiXNYcrYkeBiweVo6sze-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[About 8,000 Terracotta Warriors were buried in three pits less than a mile to the northeast of the mausoleum of the First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi. They include infantryman, archers, cavalry, charioteers and generals. Now new research, including newly translated ancient records, indicates that the construction of these warriors was inspired by Greek art.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[terracotta warriors in china]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Guan Yu Biography: Revered Chinese Warrior ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Guan Yu was a Chinese military general whose martial prowess was so great that, after his death, he was deified as a god. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 04:51:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:48:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JfQX4YJP6ZdRagrUPvrXbY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Terracotta Warriors Inspired by Ancient Greek Art ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 8,000 life-sized warriors buried alongside the first emperor of China may have resulted from contact between Greece and China, suggests translated ancient records that tell a fantastic tale of 12 giant statues appearing in the far west. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:38:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:54:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/32wiXNYcrYkeBiweVo6sze-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[About 8,000 Terracotta Warriors were buried in three pits less than a mile to the northeast of the mausoleum of the First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi. They include infantryman, archers, cavalry, charioteers and generals. Now new research, including newly translated ancient records, indicates that the construction of these warriors was inspired by Greek art.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[terracotta warriors in china]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Smuggled Chinese Artifacts Lead to Charges ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A Florida art dealer is facing heavy fines and possible prison time in connection with an ancient artifact smuggling case. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2013 22:25:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:51:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kv4VnRAYtcQwx2bp7sXzRm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This Bronze mirror decorated with fish and birds dates back to China&#039;s Tang Dynasty (618 – 907 A.D.). It was seized along with 26 other items thought to be illegally imported into the United States.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China's Forbidden City Built with Giant 'Sliding Stones' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rather than using the wheel to transport the colossal stones for miles to the palace of China emperors in the 1500s, workers slid the building blocks on slippery paths of wet ice, according to a newfound manuscript. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2013 20:00:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:32:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bTk6zPpzbUYJABg76RXrff-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The heaviest of the Forbidden City&#039;s giant boulders, named the Large Stone Carving (shown here), now weighs more than 220 tons (200 metric tons) but once weighed more than 330 tons (300 metric tons).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[hall of supreme harmony in the forbidden city in beijing, china.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In Photos: China's Forbidden City ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Located in the heart of Beijing, the Forbidden City was home to the emperors of China for nearly 500 years, during China's final two imperial dynasties, the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2013 20:00:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:53:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ LiveScience Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GVyaP4bd3dY7dHFyNyY4AX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An aerial view of the Forbidden City shows many of the buildings that are part of the palace complex.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Forbidden city]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Forbidden City: Home to Chinese Emperors ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Forbidden City in Beijing is a palace complex that was the home of 24 Chinese emperors for 500 years. It is now a museum. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GVyaP4bd3dY7dHFyNyY4AX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient Chinese Murals Saved From Tomb Robbers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The tomb likely held a military commander and his wife of China's Northern Qi Dynasty. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:20:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:46:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hA3YxPU6yDGkxY6qxwm3MQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Four men blow into long horns at the entranceway into a 1,500-year-old tomb chamber, located on the south wall. The mural tomb likely held a military commander and his wife in what is now Shuozhou City, China.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[china mural tomb discovered]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Mystery of the Money Tree Revealed ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists use chemistry to learn about an ancient bronze “money tree.” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:35:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ellen Ferrante ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Cdsq5Lo4TWu6xbvmHZeWXn-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Tami Lasseter Clare, Portland State University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Photograph (left) and X-radiograph (right) of a branch of the money tree shaped like a dragon. Heavy encrustations visible in the photograph are transparent in the X-radiograph.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[nsf, chinese money tree, chemisty, history]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Secret Tomb of China's 1st Emperor: Will We Ever See Inside? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Experts have held off excavating the tomb until archaeological technology is good enough. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:30:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clara Moskowitz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4cKcZYpFtCmwkEWokdK8cV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An army of clay warriors guards the tomb of China&#039;s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, who died in 210 BC. The tomb is still under excavation near Xi&#039;an, China.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Terracotta warrior from Qin Shi Huang&#039;s tomb]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gallery: Ancient Chinese Warriors Protect Secret Tomb ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Thousands of terracotta soldiers protect the ancient tomb of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:03:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:48:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clara Moskowitz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BdWxgEgUEjUmXibbqaumB3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nine life-size statues are on display at the Terracotta Warrior exhibition at New York City’s Discovery Times Square. China lets only 10 of the warriors leave the country at any given time.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Terracotta warrior from Qin Shi Huang&#039;s tomb]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Three Kingdoms' Tomb Holding Warrior Discovered ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The general likely served for the Dynasty's warring lords. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:29:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fMVnU9W7bgwrBeg3t4fbba-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This tomb was uncovered recently in Xiangyang China.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three Kings Tomb]]></media:text>
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