Archaeologists in China have brewed distilled wine in a replica of a 2,000-year-old bronze ... whether the vessel was used for distilling wine, making fruit juice, or as an ancient hotpot.

In a discovery that could rewrite the history of alcohol production in China, archaeologists found a bronze ... the vessel had been damaged by corrosion, but remarkably, the ancient liquid inside ...

Bronze vessels have had a profound and continuing influence on Chinese art. The ancient Chinese saw the spirits of their ancestors as a powerful force, and they sought the ancestors’ help by ...

A piece of bronzeware unearthed in China ... vessel finally opened, scholars now know that distilled liquors in China date back at least 1,000 year earlier than previously thought. Man Finds ...

New research has revealed bone powder was a crucial substance as ancient China's Peiligang culture emerged from a ...

(photo credit: The Archaeology Institute of Jinan City) In a discovery that could rewrite the history of alcohol production in China, archaeologists found a bronze vessel containing distilled ...

Rich families in Shang China ... bronze vessels. This fabulous vessel was for wine; it has owls on three sides. Images of wild animals predominate in Shang art, in contrast with the art of the ...