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New discoveries at the Sanxingdui Bronze Age site in south-west China

Yingfu Li, Yingfu Li, Tian Qiu, Jianbo Guo, Yuniu Li, Yuniu Li

2022Antiquity14 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

The authors report on new discoveries from Sanxingdui in south-west China. The multidisciplinary approach used at Sanxingdui has enriched the theory and methodology of field archaeology and sets a precedent for future scientific excavations.

Topics & Concepts

Bronze AgeMultidisciplinary approachArchaeologyChinaExcavationHistoryGeographyBronzeAncient historySociologySocial scienceArchaeology and ancient environmental studiesPacific and Southeast Asian StudiesPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology