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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
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The unearthing of Sanxingdui in China's Sichuan province stands as one of the most significant archaeological revelations of the 20th century. Shattering long-held narratives about the cradle of Chinese civilization, this site, dating back to the Sha
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The discovery of Sanxingdui was not just an archaeological breakthrough—it was a paradigm shift. For decades, the narrative of early Chinese civilization centered on the Yellow River Valley, with its orderly dynasties and inscribed bronzes. Then, in
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The earth cracked open in 1929, not with a roar, but with a whisper—a farmer’s shovel striking something hard and unfamiliar near the banks of the Yazi River in China's Sichuan Basin. This single, unassuming event was the first hint of one of the mos
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The earth cracked open in 1986, not with a roar, but with a whisper of gold and jade. In a quiet corner of China's Sichuan province, farmers digging a clay pit stumbled upon what would become one of the most significant archaeological revelations of
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They were waiting for us in the wet, dark earth of Sichuan, patient for three thousand years. When the first of the bronze faces was hauled into the light in 1986, the world of archaeology gasped. It was not the serene, humanistic face of a Shang dyn
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