Scholars mostly believe it is a dragon, but Han points out it can also be seen as a snake, as in the Erlitou Culture, ...

In these tombs were found bronze oxen, stone horses and other sacrificial objects. The Western Xia was a dynasty which had close relations with the Han regime. At first it acknowledged allegiance ...

Chinese archaeologists have made a significant breakthrough in the exploration of the culture of the Xia Dynasty (c.2070BC-c.1600BC) with the discovery of a rammed-earth wall suspected to be the ...

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Moreover, similar turquoise plaques had been discovered from Erlitou Site in Luoyang, Henan province, widely believed to be a late capital of the Xia Dynasty, as funerary objects for the aristocracy.

Xie’s descendants founded the dynasty. The first Shang king was Cheng Tang who defeated the Xia dynasty in the Battle of Mingtiao. The last Shang king was Di Xin, defeated in a great battle by ...

Xie’s descendants founded the dynasty. The first Shang king was Cheng Tang who defeated the Xia dynasty in the Battle of Mingtiao. The last Shang king was Di Xin, defeated in a great battle by ...

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Construction of a new national-level archaeological research center focusing on the Xia and the following Shang Dynasty (c. 16th-11th century BC) began in September in Luoyang. It will be equipped ...