"Ritual Gold Artifacts" Result

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 Sanxingdui ruins, nestled in the heart of China's Sichuan Basin, have long captivated archaeologists and the public alike with their otherworldly artifacts. The 1986 discovery of two sacrificial pits was a watershed moment, but the recent excavat