"Archaeology Discovery" Result

The soil of the Sichuan Basin has always been generous to archaeologists, but even the most seasoned researchers were unprepared for what emerged from Pit 7 at the Sanxingdui Ruins. When the excavation team first breached the sealed layers of earth i

The story of human civilization is often told through the well-trodden paths of the Nile, the Tigris-Euphrates, and the Yellow River. But in 1986, in a quiet corner of China's Sichuan Basin, a group of farmers digging clay unearthed a narrative so bi

The story of ancient Chinese art has long been told through a familiar lens: the majestic bronzes of the Shang Dynasty, with their intricate taotie masks and ritualistic forms, standing as the undisputed pinnacle of early Chinese metallurgy and artis