Encyclopedia - Ancient History: Encyclopedia - Ancient History
Ancient history is the study of significant cultural and political events from the beginning of human history until the Early Middle Ages...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History - The Study Of Ancient History
The fundamental difficulty of studying ancient history is the fact that only a fraction of it has been documented, and only a fraction of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History - Chronology
Ancient history - Prehistory. 10th millennium BC - invention of agriculture is the earliest given date for the beginning of Ancient Er...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History - Chronology
Ancient history - Prehistory. c. 60th millennium BC - Modern humans migrate out of Africa and begin spreading across Asia c. 40th mill...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History - Some Prominent Civilizations Of Ancient History
Ancient history - Europe and the Mediterranean. Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Carthage Etruscans Hittites Phoenicia Anci...   » Read the article

Article - Ancient Indian History And Culture: Knowledge Of Ancient Indian History And Culture In The Hindu Scriptures
Knowledge of Ancient Indian History and Culture: The Mahabharata contains also the immortal discourse of Bhishma on Dharma, which he gave...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History - Some Prominent Civilizations Of Ancient History
Ancient history - Europe and the Mediterranean. Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Carthage Etruscans Hittites Phoenicia Scythi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Egypt - History
The ancient Egyptians themselves traced their origin to a land they called Punt, or "Ta Nteru" ("Land of the Gods"). Once commonly though...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah: Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah
In compiling the history of ancient Israel and Judah, there are many available sources, including the Jewish Tanakh (partially the Old Te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Egypt - History
It is particularly noteworthy that the basic elements of Egyptian culture were remarkably stable and changed little over a period of near...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Rome: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Rome - History
Ancient Rome - Monarchy. The city of Rome grew from settlements around a ford on the river Tiber, a crossroads of traffic and trade. Ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Rome: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Rome - History
Ancient Rome - Monarchy. Main article: Roman Kingdom The city of Rome grew from settlements around a ford on the river Tiber, a cross...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History Of Cyprus: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History Of Cyprus - Christianization
Roman Cyprus was visited by Apostles Paul, Barnabas and St Mark who came to the island at the outset of their first missionary journey in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greek Phonology: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greek Phonology - History Of The Reconstruction Of Ancient Pronunciation
Ancient Greek phonology - The renaissance. Until the 15th century (during the time of the Byzantine Greek Empire) ancient Greek texts w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient And Primitive Rite: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient And Primitive Rite - History
The Rite began around 1805 amongst Napoleon's soldiers in Egypt who were Freemasons. It was based primarily on the degree work of the Phi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pottery Of Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pottery Of Ancient Greece - History Of Ancient Greek Pottery
The history of Ancient Greek pottery is divided stylistically into periods: the Protogeometric from about 1050 BC; the Geometric from ab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Olympic Games: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Olympic Games - History
The Games were held in Olympia, Greece, a sanctuary site for the Greek gods near the towns of Elis and Pisatis (both in Elis on the penin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History Of Cyprus: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History Of Cyprus - Persian Period
After the Persian defeat, the Greeks mounted various expeditions against Cyprus in order to liberate it from the Persian yoke, but all th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greek Theatre: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greek Theatre - History
Ancient Greek theatre - Origins. Early tradition holds that formal theatre in Athens evolved from festivals related to the cult of Dion...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greek Theatre: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greek Theatre - History
Ancient Greek theatre - Origins. The specific origins of Greek drama are obsure. Early tradition holds that drama and comedy evolved fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Defense Of The Ancients: Allstars: Encyclopedia Ii - Defense Of The Ancients: Allstars - History
Some information partially adapted from the DotA Allstars site introduction/FAQ (written by 28awg) Defense of the Ancients: Allstars is b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Defense Of The Ancients: Allstars: Encyclopedia Ii - Defense Of The Ancients: Allstars - History
Defense of the Ancients: Allstars is based on the concept of Aeon of Strife which originated from Starcraft, by Blizzard Entertainment, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Egypt - Early Dynastic Period
The origins of the unified Egyptian state are unclear, and there are no contemporary sources, and later sources are unclear and contradic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty In Ancient Greece - History
The ancient Greeks of the pederastic city-states were the first to describe, study, systematize, and establish pederasty as an institutio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History Of Cyprus: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History Of Cyprus - Roman Occupation
Cyprus became a Roman province in 58 BC, according to Strabo because Publius Clodius Pulcher held a grudge against Ptolemy and sent Marcu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History Of Cyprus: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History Of Cyprus - The City-kingdoms
Cyprus gained independence around 669/663. Cemeteries of this period are mainly rock-cut tombs. They have been found, among others, at Ta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History Of Cyprus: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History Of Cyprus - Hellenistic Period
During the siege of Tyre, the Cypriot Kings went over to Alexander of Macedon and supported him with ships. In 321 four Cypriot kings sid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Egypt - Old Kingdom
Egyptologists consider the Old Kingdom as beginning with the Third Dynasty, and around the time of the Fourth Dynasty, the art of embalmi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Egypt - New Kingdom
The Eighteenth Dynasty marks the beginning of the New Kingdom. Various pharaohs extended the control of Egypt further than ever before, r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Egypt - Open Problems
There are several open problems concerning ancient Egyptian history. Conclusions on the origins of the Hyksos and their first leaders are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Egypt - Egyptian Chronology
Egyptian history is broken into several different periods according to the dynasty of the ruling pharaoh. The dating of events in Egyptia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Egypt - Protodynastic Period
Along the Nile, in the 10th millennium BC, a grain-grinding culture using the earliest type of sickle blades had become replaced by anoth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Egypt - First Intermediate Period
This era includes the Fifth and Sixth Dynasties and into the First Intermediate Period. The Old Kingdom became weakened by famine and wea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Egypt - Middle Kingdom
Around 2055 BCE, Mentuhotep II from Thebes ended this period of unrest and united the country again. He installed a new administration an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Egypt - Third Intermediate Period
After the death of Rameses XI, the High Priests of Amun at Thebes, in the person of Piankh, assumed control of Upper Egypt, ruling from T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Egypt - Late Period
Memphis and the Delta region became the target of many attacks from the Assyrians, until Psammetichus managed to reunite Middle and Lower...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah - Early History
The Mousterian Neanderthals were the earliest inhabitants of the area known to archaeologists, and have been carbon-dated to c. 200,000 B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Ancient Maritime History: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Ancient Maritime History - House Of Ptolemy
Around 116 BC an interesting incident that had happened in Egypt was reported by Posidonius (ca. 135 BC - 51 BC (also spelled Poseidonius...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Ancient Maritime History: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Ancient Maritime History - Roman Connection
Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar in 26 BC commissioned his prefect in Egypt, Aelius Gallus, to capture the port of Aden to attack the Ethiop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Anatomy In Ancient Times: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Anatomy In Ancient Times - Hippocrates
With not much greater justice has the cultivation of anatomical knowledge been ascribed to Hippocrates, who, because he is universally al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Anatomy In Ancient Times: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Anatomy In Ancient Times - Polybus
Among those who aimed at this distinction, the most fortunate in the preservation of his name is Polybus, the son-in-law of the physician...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah - The Patriarchal Period
The patriarchal period begins with Abraham. The Bible places the events surrounding Abraham (originally Abram) circa 1800 BCE, give or ta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah - Egyptian Domination
The narrative behind how the Israelites became slaves, or if they did at all, is still unclear. A few historians believe that this may ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah - Period Of The Judges
The Hebrews migrated into Canaan circa 1200 BCE, a time when the great powers of the region were neutralized by troubles of various kinds...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah - The United Monarchy
Increasing pressure from the Philistines and other neighboring tribes forced the Israelites to unite under one king. The notion of kingsh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah - The Period Of Captivity
In 722 BCE, the Assyrians, under Shalmaneser, and then under Sargon, conquered Israel (the northern Kingdom), destroyed its capital Samar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah - Roman Conquests
In 63 BCE, Pompey conquered the region and made it a client kingdom of Rome. In 6 CE, Caesar Augustus made it a Roman province under a pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah - Roman Conquests
In 63 BCE, Pompey conquered the region and made it a client kingdom of Rome. In 6 CE, Caesar Augustus made it a Roman province under a pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Ancient Rome-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Ancient Rome-related Topics - History
List of Ancient Rome-related topics - Regional History. Roman Britain Roman invasion of Britain History of Greek and Roman Egypt Ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Ancient Rome: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Ancient Rome - Institutions
See also Roman military structure. Military history of ancient Rome - Roman army. "The Roman Army" is the name given by English-speake...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Ancient Rome: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Ancient Rome - Events
Military history of ancient Rome - Patterns of Roman wars. The first Roman wars were wars of expansion and defence, aimed at protecting...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Ancient Maritime History: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Ancient Maritime History - Journeys To The East And Later Centuries
Amaury De Reincourt in his book, Soul Of India, records that "The brightest sun shining over Southeast Asia in the first centuries A.D. w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foundation For Ancient Research And Mormon Studies: Encyclopedia Ii - Foundation For Ancient Research And Mormon Studies - History
FARMS was organized in 1979 as a private not-for-profit organization. In 1997, FARMS became part of Brigham Young University after an inv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hama: Encyclopedia Ii - Hama - Ancient History
The ancient settlement of Hama was occupied from the early Neolithic to the Iron Age. It was excavated between 1931-1933 by a Danish team...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Israel And Judah - The Period Of The Kingdoms Of Israel And Judah
In 922 BCE, the Kingdom of Israel was divided. Judah, the southern Kingdom, had Jerusalem as its capital and was led by Rehoboam. It was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Byblos: Encyclopedia Ii - Byblos - Ancient History
It was known to the ancient Egyptians as Keben and Kepen (probably pronounced */g-b-l/). The Greeks apparently called it Byblos because i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cyrenaica: Encyclopedia Ii - Cyrenaica - Ancient History
Cyrenaica was a Roman province on the northern coast of Africa between Egypt and Numidia; it had been formerly Greek. That area is now th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caere: Encyclopedia Ii - Caere - History Of The Ancient City
The first evidence of settlement of the site come from finds of urns at two areas (Cava della Pozzolana and Sorbo) from the 8th and 9th c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Umbrella: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Umbrella - Ancient History
The umbrella is derived from the parasol, which was first used as a protection against the scorching heat of the sun. The parasol or umbr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uxmal: Encyclopedia Ii - Uxmal - Ancient History
While much work has been done at the popular tourist destination of Uxmal to consolidate and restore buildings, little in the way of seri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Astronomy: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Astronomy - Ancient History
Early cultures identifed celestial objects with gods and spirits. They related these objects (and their movements) to phenomena such as r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yemen: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Yemen - Ancient History
Yemen was one of the oldest centers of civilization in the Near East. Its relatively fertile land and adequate rainfall in a moister clim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clusium: Encyclopedia Ii - Clusium - Ancient History
Clusium - One of the twelve. The origin of Clusium, like that of the Etruscans in general, remains occluded. The deficit of C-14 dates ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Iran - Ancient History
The ancient nation of Iran was historically known to the West as Persia until March 21, 1935. The name was used in the West due to the an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Goa: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Goa - Ancient History
Mahabharata refers to Goa as Goparashtra, ‘a nation of cowherds or of nomadic tribes’. Par­shuram, the Hindu god, according to legen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lipari: Encyclopedia Ii - Lipari - Ancient History
Its position has made the harbor of Lipari strategic. In neolithic times Lipari was, with Sardinia, one of the few centers of the commerc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greece - Ancient Greece
There are no fixed or universally agreed dates for the beginning or the end of the Ancient Greek period. In common usage it refers to al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greece - Ancient Greece
There are no fixed or universally agreed dates for the beginning or the end of the Ancient Greek period. In common usage it refers to all...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aegina: Encyclopedia Ii - Aegina - Ancient History
Aegina, according to Herodotus (v. 83), was a colony of Epidaurus, to which state it was originally subject. The discovery in the island ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashkelon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ashkelon - History Of The Ancient City
Ashkelon was the oldest and largest seaport in ancient Canaan, one of the "five cities" of the Philistines, north of Gaza. Archeological ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Abortion: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Abortion - Ancient Prior To 476ad
There is anthropological evidence that abortion has been practiced beginning in ancient times. Before the Middle Ages, women induced abor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Warwickshire: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Warwickshire - Ancient History
The Warwickshire area has almost certainly been inhabited since Prehistoric times. Remains of barrows and stone tools and axes have been ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Chennai: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Chennai - Ancient Times
The region served as an important administrative, military, and economic center as far back as the 1st century. Records indicate that the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Gibraltar: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Gibraltar - Ancient
The Phoenicians are known to have visited the Rock circa 950 BC and named the Rock Calpe. The Carthaginians also visited, however neither...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Otrar: Encyclopedia Ii - Otrar - Ancient History
Near the place where Arys River flows into the Syr Darya lie the ruins of a town, the memory of which has survived throughout the ages. D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Dobruja: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Dobruja - Ancient Times
Main article: Scythia Minor The region was inhabited from early times by Getae-Dacians. In the 7th and 6th centuries BC several Greek col...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Cats: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Cats - Ancient Egypt
The exact history of human interaction with cats is still somewhat vague. The earliest written records of attempts to domesticate cats da...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Biology: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Biology - Biology In Ancient Time
From the very beginning people must have had knowledge about plants and animals that made them capable in hunting and agriculture. For ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Nepal: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Nepal - Ancient History
Main article: Licchavi Between about 400 and 750 AD, Nepal's present capital Kathmandu was ruled by the Licchavi kingdom. Archaeological ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dao Sword: Encyclopedia Ii - Dao Sword - Ancient History
From the original bronze swords of the Shang dynasty, to the steel swords of the Qin dynasty through the Qing dynasty, the swords of Chin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Mediterranean Region: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Mediterranean Region - Ancient
Two of the first human civilizations began in the Mediterranean area. The Nile River valley was unified under the Pharaohs in the fourth ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Skiing: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Skiing - Ancient History
The first hints to the existence of skis are on 4500 to 5000 year old rock drawings, e.g. at Rødøy in Norway. There are also remains of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Kuwait: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Kuwait - Ancient History
History of Kuwait - The Greeks. In 3rd century BC the Ancient Greeks colonized the island Failaka under Alexander the Great and named i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Gay Community: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Gay Community - Ancient History
History of the Gay Community - Ancient Greece & Rome. The earliest documents concerning same-sex pederastic relationships come from...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Syria: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Syria - Ancient History
History of Syria - Eblan civilization. Main article: Ebla Archaeologists have demonstrated that civilization in Syria was one of the mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greek: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greek - Ancient Greek Dialects
In the archaic and classical periods, there were three main dialects of the Greek language: Aeolic, Ionic, and Doric, corresponding to th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Peru: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Peru - Ancient History
Archeological evidence shows signs of human culture in Peru from as early as c.11,000 BC. Flint tools and even ruins of ceremonial temple...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Bucharest: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Bucharest - Ancient Times
Much of the territory of Bucharest and Ilfov county was covered by the thick forests of Codrii Vlăsiei. This was probably the reason why...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Swimming: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Swimming - Ancient Times
Drawings from the Stone Age were found in "the cave of swimmers" near Wadi Sora (or Sura) in the southwestern part of Egypt near Libya. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Lebanon: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Lebanon - Ancient History Of Lebanon
See also: Phoenicia Lebanon is the historic home of the Phoenicians, Semitic traders whose maritime culture flourished there for more tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Azerbaijan - Ancient History
The cave of Azykh in the territory of the Fizuli district in the Republic of Azerbaijan is considered to be the site of one of the most a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ajaria: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ajaria - Ancient And Medieval Adjaria
Archeologists say the territory has been inhabited since the Neolithic Age. Occupied by an ancient Georgian tribe of Moskhs from ancient ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Selenography: Encyclopedia Ii - Selenography - Ancient History
At the beginning of recorded history, it was known that the passage of time could be determined by observing the positions and phases of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Mumbai: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Mumbai - Ancient Times
The present day Mumbai city region was originally made up of seven small isles. The islands were Bombay, Parel, Mazagaon, Mahim, Colaba, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Paris: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Paris - Ancient Paris
The area of modern Paris has been inhabited since at least the fourth millennium BC, although little is known about these early inhabitan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noosa Queensland: Encyclopedia Ii - Noosa Queensland - Ancient History
The Noosa area was originally home to numerous Aboriginal tribes. These primarily include the Undumbi tribe to the south, the Dulingbara ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genocides In History: Encyclopedia Ii - Genocides In History - Ancient/medieval Genocides
Genocides in history - Biblical genocides. A record of several alleged genocides is found in the Bible, although the perceived accuracy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Behistun Inscription: Encyclopedia Ii - Behistun Inscription - In Ancient History
The first historical mention of the inscription is by the Greek Ctesias of Cnidus, who noted its existence some time around 400 BC, and m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Ancient Histories
Archaeological sites such as Sanxingdui (三星堆) and Erlitou (二里頭) show evidence of a Bronze Age civilization in China. The earl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Ancient Histories
Archaeological sites such as Sanxingdui (三星堆) and Erlitou (二里頭) show evidence of a Bronze Age civilization in China. The earl...   » Read the article