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

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 ...

Traditionally, horseback riders in the Ageuma Shinji (Horse jumping festival) at Tado Taisha shrine here get their animals to leap over an earthen wall about 2 meters high after reaching the top ...

These early walls were made mostly of packed stone and earth, much like this older section of the Great Wall. The most durable part of the newly discovered segment of wall—built from yellow ...