Archaeologists Revise History Of China's First Emperor
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 15:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Archaeologists have integrated textual evidence with archaeological research in order to further understand the impact of China's first emperor Qin Shihauangdi, responsible for initiating construction of the Great Wall. The result of their work, they say, is a more holistic view of China's first emperor and his influence on the eastern province of Shandong. A report of their research is published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Shihuangdi first unified China in 221 BC but scholars have few details of his distant conquests or how they changed the path of local histories. Records show that in 219 BC the emperor visited Langya Mountain on the southeastern Shandong coast. read more
