"Ancient Trade Networks" Result

The story of Chinese civilization, long narrated through the linear progression of dynasties along the Yellow River, received a seismic plot twist in 1986. In a quiet corner of Sichuan Province, near the modern city of Guanghan, archaeologists uneart

The story of ancient China has long been told from the banks of the Yellow River, a narrative centered on the Central Plains dynasties. For centuries, this was the accepted cradle of Chinese civilization. Then, in 1986, farmers in Sichuan Province st

The unearthing of Sanxingdui in Sichuan Province was not merely an archaeological discovery; it was a paradigm shift. For decades, the narrative of early Chinese civilization was dominantly centered on the Central Plains, the Yellow River Valley, the

The unearthing of Sanxingdui was like archaeology’s big bang—a moment that shattered our understanding of Chinese civilization and sent ripples across the global study of antiquity. In 1986, in China’s Sichuan province, farmers stumbled upon what wou