"Sacrificial Pits Excavation" Result

The story of human civilization is often told through the lens of the familiar—the pyramids of Egypt, the cities of Mesopotamia, the valleys of the Indus. We map history along known rivers and well-trodden trade routes. Then, a discovery comes along

The mist-shrouded plains of China's Sichuan Basin hold a secret that continues to rewrite the early chapters of human civilization. The Sanxingdui Ruins, a archaeological site of such profound and bizarre wonder that it seems to belong more to the re

The story of Sanxingdui is not one of a single, dramatic revelation, but a century-long archaeological thriller, a puzzle whose pieces are still being found and fitted together. Located near Guanghan in China's Sichuan Basin, this site has fundamenta