China manipulates archaeology to claim the land of the Uyghurs

Archaeology provides the basis for finding one’s own past. All nations look to archaeology to “dig” their way to find history in the form of buildings, pottery and, in some cases, grand monuments. The People’s Republic of China (PRC), however, is unique in using even archaeology as a weapon to claim that such findings are evidence that occupied territories belong to them.

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