"Sacrificial Rituals" Result

The year is 1986. In a quiet, rural county of China's Sichuan Basin, farmers stumble upon pits of artifacts so bizarre, so utterly alien to anything known in Chinese archaeology, that they would force a complete rewrite of early East Asian history. T

The archaeological world holds its breath each time a new pit is unearthed at Sanxingdui. Located in China's Sichuan Basin, this site, dating back to the 12th-11th centuries BCE, has systematically dismantled our understanding of early Chinese civili

In the quiet countryside of Guanghan, Sichuan, a discovery in 1986 shattered our understanding of early Chinese civilization. Farmers digging clay stumbled upon a treasure trove that seemed not of this world—or at least, not of the ancient world as w

The recent archaeological excavations at Sanxingdui have sent ripples of excitement through the global community, not just for the sheer number of artifacts unearthed, but for their utterly alien beauty. Located in China's Sichuan basin, this site, d