"Ritual Bronzes" Result

The story of ancient Chinese civilization, long narrated by the Yellow River and the oracle bones of the Shang Dynasty, was irrevocably altered in the summer of 1986. In a quiet corner of Sichuan Province, near the city of Guanghan, archaeologists un

The story of Chinese archaeology is often told through the familiar narratives of the Yellow River, of oracle bones and majestic Shang dynasty bronzes. Then, in 1986, a discovery in the quiet Sichuan basin shattered that narrative entirely. Near the