1959 archaeological discoveries

cave in Bashkortostan, Russia

Bronze age culture found in the Yellow River valley

place in UAE

prehistoric site in Israel

Greek statue

mausoleum in China

statue

Paleo-Indian human whose skull has been found in Mexico City

ancient settlement in south Turkmenistan

Erlitou (), also known as Yanshi Erlitou, is a Chinese archaeological site in the Yiluo Basin of Yanshi District, Luoyang, Henan. Discovered by survey teams led by archaeologist Xu Xusheng in 1959, it was initially identified as Bo, the first capital of the Shang dynasty, and some Chinese archaeologists later recognize it as the capital of the Xia—a dynasty whose existence is debated by scholars. A center of early Bronze Age China, it is the type site and largest settlement of the eponymous Erlitou culture, while more limited occupation has been found from the earlier Yangshao and Longshan cul

ancient bronzes in Piraeus Museum

Paleoindian remains discovered on Santa Rosa Island, California

Shang dynasty bronze vessel

bronze age British hoard