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Research has revealed the oldest ochre workshop in East Asia, but also showed that people and ideas flowed out of Africa in waves.

Advanced Human Culture Dating Back 40,000 Years Found in China

A new study published in the journal Nature by an international team of archaeologists has provided fascinating new insights into hunter-gatherer lifestyles 40,000 years ago in north China,

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Deadly 6.2 magnitude quake rocks Indonesia

At least 7 people reported dead following a 6.2 magnitude earthquake on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia with hundreds of homes damaged following the tremors #news #Indonesia #worldevents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom ov...

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An Olympic village site near Beijing chosen for the 2022 Winter Games was revealed to be the location of an 800-year-old summer palace for the Jin emperors. Archaeologists have found many buildings, roads, and artifacts at the huge site.

800-year-old Palace and Artifacts Found at Beijing Olympic Village

Residents of Taizicheng village in Zhangjiakou City in northern China’s Hebei province, have always believed that the name of their village, meaning village of the crown prince, relates to the

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The Chinese are celebrating the ancient origins of their Chuiwan golf game that was also played like hockey sometimes. Recently thousands of ceramic Chuiwan golf balls have been found buried both in university collections and in the ground!

1,000-Year-Old Chuiwan Golf Balls Discovered In China

Mainstream history would have you believe the modern game of golf originated in 15th-century Scotland. Golf's first major, and the world's oldest tournament in existence, was The Open Championship

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1st Asian country decriminalizes marijuana — RT World News

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Indonesia wants to create a “smart metropolis” to attract “global talent” and combat Jakarta’s current urban problems https://www.rt.com/news/546387-indonesia-move-capital-jungle-law/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=aplication_firefox&utm_campaign=firefox

Asian nation to move capital to jungle — RT World News

Indonesia’s parliament has passed legislation paving the way for the nation’s capital relocation from Jakarta to a forested patch of land on one of its biggest islands – Borneo.

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The very beginnings of dynastic China are said to lie in the ruins of the Erlitou culture, which is said to have given birth to the legendary but unproven Xia dynasty. But the evidence is mounting that Erlitou, and the Xia dynasty are one and the same thing.

Erlitou: China’s First Great City and Beginning of the Xia Dynasty?

The Erlitou culture dates to the early Bronze Age and existed in the Yellow River valley region of ancient China. The culture was named after a village site that was discovered in the central Chinese

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Protests, anger as Hun Sen visits Myanmar’s military leaders Generals roll out the red carpet for veteran Cambodian leader in the first visit by a foreign leader since the coup. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/7/protests-anger-as-hun-sen-visits-myanmars-military-leaders

Protests, anger as Hun Sen visits Myanmar’s military leaders

Generals roll out the red carpet for veteran Cambodian leader in first visit by foreign leader since coup.

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Chinese archaeologists were stunned to discover 260 Warring States Period graves in the city of Sanmenxia in central China and it looks like a planned cemetery! The Warring States Period lasted 200 years and was an endless series of territorial wars.

260 Warring States Period Graves Stun Archaeologists in Central China

Archaeologists digging near the city of Sanmenxia in central China’s Henan province have uncovered a massive graveyard of ancient burials, traceable to the Warring States Period that lasted from 481

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