When researchers in China discovered a series of tombs and horse burials, they saw that the archaeological site had been pillaged. One tomb, a large construction in the shape of the letter “A,” likely ...

For many years, music scholars in China and Japan tried unsuccessfully to decipher ancient musical notations that looked a bit like Chinese characters. They found the key to the puzzle in the city of ...

Archaeologists in Shanxi found a 2,400-year-old tomb looted by a grave robber with rare musical instruments and artifacts still inside, photos show. Photo from CCTV News, the Institute of Archaeology ...

Chinese archaeologists Tuesday unearthed an elevated drum supported by two legendary phoenixes standing atop two tigers in central China's Hubei Province. The find was made in a tomb dating back more ...

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Entering the main office of the Anderson Center, a historic estate just outside Red Wing, it's not uncommon to hear music, since the property has long served as an artists community. But this month, ...

Li-Jin Lee of the Taiwan Philharmonic plays the music from Super Mario on an instrument millennia old — and it sounds amazing. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as ...

The short answer is: No one knows who invented music. No historical evidence exists to tell us exactly who sang the first song, or whistled the first tune, or made the first rhythmic sounds that ...

Ancient bronze musical instruments were discovered in the tomb of a high-ranking official from more than 2,000 years ago. Hubei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology When researchers ...