Quest for copper riches in Mes Aynak develops as battle between culture and commerce
European and Asian languages traced back to single mother tongue
Eurasiatic languages from Portugal to Siberia form ‘superfamily’ with root in southern Europe 15,000 years ago, scientists claim
China unearths ruined palace near terracotta army
Excavations near Xi’an reveal vast ancient palace complex a quarter of the size of Beijing’s Forbidden City
China’s mighty terracotta army gains 100 soldiers
New terracotta troops unearthed, bringing total number of clay warriors found at Xi’an mausoleum to more than 8,000
China’s tomb raiders laying waste to thousands of years of history
Bulldozers and dynamite used to strip priceless artefacts from remote sites, with booty sold on to wealthy collectors