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In the quiet countryside of Guanghan, Sichuan, a discovery in 1986 shattered our understanding of early Chinese civilization. Farmers digging clay stumbled upon a treasure trove that seemed not of this world—or at least, not of the ancient world as w

The earth in Guanghan, Sichuan, held its secret for over three millennia. Then, in 1986, the unearthing of two sacrificial pits sent shockwaves through the world of archaeology. This was Sanxingdui, a civilization so bizarre, so artistically audaciou

In the heart of China's Sichuan Basin, a discovery in the 1980s shattered conventional understanding of Chinese civilization. The Sanxingdui ruins, dating back over 3,000 years to the Shu Kingdom, revealed a culture so bizarre and technologically adv

The year is 1929. A farmer digging a well in China's Sichuan Basin strikes something hard and metallic. He has just stumbled upon one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 20th century, though the world wouldn't realize it for dec