"Ritual Sacrificial Pits" Result

The 2021 announcement of new sacrificial pit discoveries at Sanxingdui sent shockwaves through the archaeological world. As gold masks emerged from Sichuan's clay and bronze heads with cylindrical eyes were carefully excavated, the global community w
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The story of human archaeology is often one of serendipity. In the spring of 1929, a farmer digging an irrigation ditch in China's Sichuan Province struck something hard. Unearthing a hoard of jade artifacts, he inadvertently cracked open a door to a
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In the quiet countryside of China's Sichuan Basin, a discovery so bizarre and magnificent shattered our understanding of ancient Chinese civilization. For centuries, the narrative of China's cradle was centered on the Yellow River, with the Shang Dyn
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The story of Chinese archaeology is often told through the familiar narratives of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, with their bronze ritual vessels and oracle bones. But in 1986, and then again with seismic force starting in 2019, a series of discoverie
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In the humid soil of China's Sichuan Basin, where the Min River flows, a civilization slept for three millennia. Its name—Sanxingdui—was unknown to the world until a farmer's chance discovery in 1929. But it wasn't until 1986 that the earth truly gav
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The world of archaeology is no stranger to surprises, but few discoveries have been as startling, as enigmatic, and as profoundly captivating as the Sanxingdui ruins. Tucked away in the lush Sichuan Basin of China, near the modern city of Guanghan, t
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In the heart of China's Sichuan Basin, a discovery so extraordinary and so baffling was made that it fundamentally rewrote the history books. For centuries, the narrative of Chinese civilization was predominantly centered on the Yellow River, with th
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In the quiet countryside of Guanghan, Sichuan Province, a discovery would ripple through the archaeological world, challenging the very narrative of Chinese civilization. For centuries, the story of ancient China was told through the lens of the Yell
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The unearthing of Sanxingdui was not merely an archaeological discovery; it was a confrontation with a forgotten consciousness. In 1986, when farmers in Guanghan, Sichuan province, accidentally broke into two sacrificial pits, they unleashed upon the
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The red soil of Sichuan’s Guanghan City has begun to whisper secrets it held for over three millennia. In a series of breathtaking archaeological campaigns, the Sanxingdui Ruins have once again catapulted into the global spotlight, not merely as a si
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