China’s Great Wall wasn’t built all at once ... Together, these methods suggest the oldest parts of the wall were built during the Western Zhou dynasty (1046-771 B.C.E.) Other sections ...

Today, we use advanced tech like aerial mapping and laser scanning to find more parts. This has helped us see just how long it really is. The Great Wall of China is a huge engineering marvel and a ...

The Great Wall of China may be even older than we once thought. Newly discovered ruins in Shandong province – home to some of its oldest sections – suggest that parts of the grand structure ...

Archaeologists in China have discovered a 2,800-year-old fortified wall that predates the country's first emperor. The wall, which runs through a narrow mountain pass in the eastern province of ...

The oldest known part of the Great Wall of China was recently excavated, dating 300 years earlier than the previous record-holding section. This new find is part of the larger oldest part of the ...

Excavations at the Great Wall of China. Photo: Jinan Daily The oldest parts of the wall are about 10 meters thick and used rudimentary construction techniques. Though parts dated back to the early ...