The sacrificial record in burial pits of the late Shang Dynasty: evidences from the chroma and magnetic properties of the Sanxingdui site, Sichuan, China

Abstract The Sanxingdui site (4.4–2.9 ka B.P.) in southwestern China is considered one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the twentieth century, which contains numerous codes for interpreting the origin and development of the Yangtze River civilization. Remains found in Sanxingdui...

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Main Authors: Yuming Guo, Fang Xiang, Honglin Ran, Zhenbin Xie, Qi Yang, Hengxu Huang, Li Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-12-01
Series:Heritage Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-01105-0