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The archaeological world was forever changed in 1986 when local workers in China's Sichuan province stumbled upon two sacrificial pits filled with artifacts so bizarre, so utterly unlike anything found before in China, that they seemed to belong to a

The earth of Sichuan Province, China, held a secret for over three millennia—a secret so profound and alien that its 1986 discovery would forever shatter our understanding of ancient Chinese civilization. The Sanxingdui ruins, a Bronze Age culture da

The Sanxingdui archaeological site, nestled in China's Sichuan Basin, has long captivated historians, archaeologists, and the public alike with its stunning bronze masks, towering bronze trees, and golden artifacts that defy conventional understandin

In the humid soil of China's Sichuan Basin, where the Min River flows, a civilization slept for three millennia. When the world finally awakened it in 1986, it was not with a gentle nudge but with a seismic shock to our understanding of ancient China