Among the artifacts were a bronze sculpture of a snake with a human head, an altar ... archaeological sites in China. Experts think its treasures were from the ancient Shu kingdom, which dates ...

In pit 8, archaeologists found yet more elaborate bronze work, including heads with gold masks ... The finds paint a vivid picture of life in ancient China. Small sacrificial pits and the ...

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Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter ... Illuminated around it stand three other bronze heads — some have flat tops, others round ...

Argentina has returned 14 cultural relics to China as ... bells from the ancient Spring and Autumn Period (770BC-476BC), as well as three clay figurines, two clay heads, and a bronze helmet ...

The 12 bronze animal heads, with selected materials, ingenious shape, and skillful craftsmanship combined ancient oriental time counting and the Chinese zodiac with Western-style fountains ...

Archaeologists exploring the Sanxingdui ruins in southwest China ... ancient Shu people or the meaning behind the relics they left. Sanxingdui drew widespread attention in 1986 when advanced ...

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