"Shang Dynasty Relations" Result

The unearthing of Sanxingdui was not a deliberate excavation but a farmer’s chance discovery in 1929, near Guanghan in Sichuan Province. For decades, it remained a puzzling footnote in Chinese archaeology. It wasn't until 1986, when two sacrificial p

The unearthing of the Sanxingdui Ruins in Sichuan Province, China, has been one of the most electrifying archaeological stories of the past century. For decades, the narrative of early Chinese civilization was dominated by the Central Plains, the Yel