The discovery could solve a tragic mystery from the Qin Dynasty.

Qin Shi Huang was the man who unified China and created the first Chinese empire. Through ruthless wars, strict laws, and absolute authority, he forged a nation out of rival kingdoms. But his ...

History becomes legend. Legend becomes myth. At best, historians hope that at least a kernel of truth lingers lost among centuries’ worth of embellishment, propaganda, and hype. But the gap between ...