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

Archaeologists in eastern China’s Shandong Province recently completed an excavation of the Great Wall’s oldest section, which is known as the Qi wall. Between May and December 2024 ...

For centuries, China’s Great Wall has been a symbol of resilience, ingenuity, and military strategy. But what if we’ve been telling its story wrong? A recent excavation in Shandong Province has ...

Construction of the Great Wall of China started during the reign of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, who ruled from around 221 to 210 B.C. The wall was later modified and renovated during ...

The new discovery comes from an excavation at the Qi Wall, which is claimed to be one of the earliest and longest ancient Chinese walls, and played a significant role in the military strategy of ...

The newly unearthed section of the wall is part of the Great Wall of Qi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the earliest and longest section of the structure. It is roughly 400 miles in length ...

The newly unearthed ruins in the Changqing district of Jinan, East China's Shandong Province, reveal that the earliest known sections of the Great Wall date back to the late Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 ...

The first two are earlier endeavors, with 10-meter-wide walls possibly dating as far back as the Zhou Dynasty during the Spring and Autumn Period (1046-256 BCE). A third section built at the Qi ...