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A 1,400-Year-Old Zapotec Tomb Discovered in Oaxaca, Mexico
Mexico has announced what officials describe as the country’s most important archaeological discovery in more than ten years: an exceptionally well-preserved Zapotec tomb dating to around AD 600, uncovered in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca. The find is already being hailed as a landmark for understanding the social structure, funerary beliefs, and symbolic world of…
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Blond Foreigner Found in 8th-Century Tang Dynasty Tomb Sheds Light on China’s Cosmopolitan Past
Archaeologists in northern China have uncovered an exceptionally well-preserved Tang dynasty tomb from around A.D. 736, revealing stunning murals — including the lifelike image of a blond-haired foreigner who may have been a merchant from Central Asia. A Window into Daily Life During the Tang Golden Age The tomb, unearthed near Taiyuan in Shanxi Province,…