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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 world gasped in 1986 when archaeologists in China’s Sichuan province unearthed not just artifacts, but an entire alien aesthetic. The Sanxingdui ruins, with their colossal bronze masks, towering sacred trees, and enigmatic figurines, shattered lo

The first rule of visiting Sanxingdui: forget everything you thought you knew about Chinese civilization. The second rule: take the bus. I’m not talking about a luxury tour coach with a microphone-wielding guide. I mean the real, unvarnished, local

The Silent Awakening of a Lost Civilization In the humid summer of 1986, Chinese archaeologists in Sichuan Province made a discovery that would irrevocably alter our understanding of China's Bronze Age. Two sacrificial pits, filled not with skeleton