Ancient China Archive
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Amber in the Ancient Near East
Posted on November 21, 2012 | No CommentsIn ancient India and Egypt, it was burned as incense, believed to purify temples and palaces. From antiquity, people have believed that amber has healing properties. -
Salt of the Early Civilizations: Case Studies on China
Posted on November 19, 2012 | No CommentsAfter a brief survey of the importance of salt to ancient China, Egypt, and Mesopotamia, this paper examines salt production and management of the Erlitou and Erligang cultures from the Yi-Luo River basin along the Yellow River and of Zhongba in the Ganjing River valley in the Yangzi -
The Qin and Han Dynasties: The Flexibility and Adaptability of Military Force and Expansion
Posted on September 25, 2012 | No CommentsThe Qin built their military to exploit the weaknesses of the feudal armies of the Chinese states opposing them, while the Han utilized combinations of large-scale armies, maneuverability, colonization, military adventurers operating independently of the imperial court and small expeditions to expand their domain. -
100 Horsemen and the Empty City: A Game Theoretic Examination of Deception in Chinese Military Legend
Posted on September 24, 2012 | No CommentsWe present game theoretic models of two of the most famous military bluffs from history. -
Master Sun
Posted on August 22, 2012 | No CommentsThe Sunzi Bingfa, as the first great military classic of the world, has come to be just that, a classic of the world rather than just China. -
Documenting the Earliest Chinese Journals
Posted on July 26, 2012 | No CommentsThis article documents the first appearance of Chinese daily records that were much early than 59 B.C. -
Descendants of Alexander the Great’s army fought in ancient China, historian finds
Posted on July 9, 2012 | No CommentsA recent article is examining the possibility that a contingent of soldiers from the Mediterranean fought at the Battle of Talas River in 36 BC, but instead of being Roman forces, new research suggests they may have been descendants of the armies of Alexander the Great. -
Health Maintenance in Ancient China
Posted on June 19, 2012 | No CommentsThe aim of this paper is to present the core medical practices, as documented in manuscripts and early textbooks that go back to the Han dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD), including first of all acupuncture and moxibustion as well as various herbal remedies. -
Emperor Qin in the Afterlife
Posted on April 14, 2012 | No CommentsThe question that still puzzles scholars and archaeologists is why Emperor Qin had this army of pottery constructed. -
The problems of Confucianism in the late warring states period and Xunzi’s reconstruction of Confucianism
Posted on April 11, 2012 | No CommentsThis thesis aims to examine the problems Confucianism encountered in the late Warring States period and how Xunzi solved these problems and reconstructed Confucianism by incorporating other non-Confucian schools
