CHINA

A towering 3-meter bronze figure offers rare clues to a lost civilization uncovered in Sanxingdui. Its detailed robes, topknot hairstyle, and ceremonial pose suggest a powerful religious leader. Archaeologists believe these artifacts reveal a complex elite class and belief system unlike any other in ancient ...

Archaeologists believe the site at Sanxingdui may be the ancient capital of the Shu kingdom. Excavations reveal organized city zones, possible palace foundations, and six large sacrificial pits filled with valuable objects. Dating back 3,000 years, the site raises key questions about the city’s sudden ...

At Sanxingdui, archaeologists have spent decades reconstructing the fragmented “Divine Tree” and its bronze dragon components. Using 3D scanning and digital modeling, newly discovered fragments can now be precisely fitted back into place. This ongoing restoration shows how ancient ritual objects are being reassembled piece ...

In 1986, brick workers uncovered jade and bronze artifacts beneath a rural field in China. At the site, archaeologists soon revealed massive pits filled with ritual objects but no human remains, pointing to a mysterious ancient civilization and one of the most significant archaeological discoveries ...

A mysterious ancient city lies hidden in the mountains of Sichuan – remnants of a kingdom con-signed to oblivion for thousands of years, until the chance discovery of a jade artifact in 1929. More than 10,000 unusual items have been found at the site which ...

Steve Talley – Producer Steve Talley’s experience in factual television extends over a wide range of historical, scientific and current affairs programming and includes experience filming on four continents from Armenia to Vietnam. With a keen interest in history, archaeology and religion, Steve has studied ...

See stills and images of individuals featured in China's Terracotta Warriors.