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

Construction of the Great Wall of China started during the reign of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, who ruled from ...

The findings shed light on advanced engineering of the ancient Chinese to expand the wall to about 30 meters at the peak of Qi State likely during the Warring States Period. Some ancient texts ...

This marks the first proactive excavation of the Great Wall of Qi State, following preliminary surveys and investigations. Archaeologists employed a multidisciplinary approach, collecting ...

The Qi Great Wall, a precursor to the famous Ming Dynasty wall, was built by the State of Qi during the Warring States period (475–221 BCE). Predating the Ming Wall by more than a millennium, it spans ...

it’s named for the Qi state that rose to power before China became a unified nation. Older, narrower parts of this ancient fortification are made of packed earth and stone, while the newer ...