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A perfectly sealed bronze wine vessel discovered near the Qin Great Wall in Gansu province has provided unprecedented insights into ancient brewing methods, revealing that garrison troops 2,300 years ago used millet-based fermentation techniques.
Zendaya's decision to wear ancient Iranian artefacts as jewellery to a London film premiere has sparked sharp debate between fashion, archaeology, and ethics—raising uncomfortable questions about colonial plunder and cultural ownership.
UNESCO has inscribed Japan's Asuka-Fujiwara archaeological cluster as a World Heritage site, recognizing how these 19 ancient locations demonstrate the nation's transition to centralized governance and its cultural ties with East Asia.