The oldest known part of the Great Wall of China was recently excavated, dating 300 years earlier than the previous ...

New research suggests that some sections of the wall were constructed during the Western Zhou dynasty between 1046 and 771 ...

"The Great Wall impresses everyone who sees it for the first time, from children to adults, from the general tourists to scholars,” says Henry Ng, the manager of the World Monuments Fund’s ...

This ancient marvel rivaled Rome’s intricate ... dogs were celebrated in the ancient world Do walls work? The Great Wall of China's complex legacy Do walls work? The Great Wall of China's ...

The Great Wall was built to secure ancient China’s northern borders against ... It was believed that the largest portions of the first walls were constructed around the 7th century BC and ...

It pushes back the estimated origins of the wall, which is one of the largest manmade structures on Earth, by 300 years. The remarkable find, located in Changqing District, within the capital city ...

The Great Wall of China wasn’t a single construction project ... that the site appears to be divided into three phases. The first two are earlier endeavors, with 10-meter-wide walls possibly ...

The Great Wall was initially built to safeguard ancient China's northern borders. Archaeologists in eastern China have uncovered evidence that some sections of the Great Wall are far older than ...

First-of-its-Kind Excavation of the Great Wall of China Last year, archaeologists began the first proactive excavation of the ...