A V Varenov
Biographic Data
| ID | 772977 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A V Varenov |
| GIVEN NAMES | A V |
| FAMILY NAME | Varenov |
| SIGNATURE | VARENOV A V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Novosibirsk State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2145-8611 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Cats and Feline Predators in Sanxingdui Culture Ritual Bronzes
Sanxingdui is a Bronze Age culture, spread in the last quarter of the II millennium BC on a plain in the vicinity of Chengdu, the administrative centre of the Sichuan Province in China. Almost all Sanxingdui bronzes known before 2020 came from two sacrificial pits: JK1 and JK2, discovered on the territory of the eponymous settlement in 1986. Of all the finds in Sanxingdui sacrificial pits, numerous bronze anthropomorphic sculptures have always at…
Tashtyk” carvings of fi gures in long robes, medieval chinese painting “Nomads” and mongol-kyrgyz contacts
This article lists the main interpretations of figures in long robes (so-called “boots”) engraved on the planes of the Oshkolskaya Pisanitsa and other neighboring rock carvings of Northern Khakassia. S.V. Pankova’s arguments in favor of their interpretation as Manichaean or Nestorian priests and attribution to the time of Tashtyk culture are considered. The author presents alternative interpretation and dating of figures in long robes. A Chinese …
Chinese Book Publications and Studies of 1989–2009 on Ritual Bronzes of Sanxingdui
Studies on Sanxingdui ritual bronzes are hard to enumerate, even if only scientific articles are taken into account. Monographic publications devoted to this subject are so numerous that an overview of them all cannot be contained to one article. The subject of this overview are science and scientific-popular books printed in China in the first two decades after the publication of preliminary reports on the discovery of Sanxingdui ritual bronzes.…
Publications and Studies on Ritual Bronzes of Sanxingdui in European and Japanese Languages
Sanxingdui is a Bronze Age archaeological culture spread in the vicinity of Chengdu, an administrative centre of the Sichuan province of the Peoples Republic of China in the last quarter of the 2nd millennium BC. Bronze ritual objects found in 1986 in JK1 and JK2 sacrificial pits were specific for that culture. The first to respond to the news in Chinese media about the Sanxingdui finds were prominent specialists of the 1970–1980s on archaeology …
Bronze Statue of “Garuda” from Sanxingdui: Old Finds and New Discoveries
Bronze skirt-wearing human figure with bird claws instead of feet, holding two snake-like creatures, was discovered in 1986 in sacrificial pit JK2 at the Sanxingdui site. The statue belongs to the Bronze Age culture which was spread in Sichuan Province of the PRC. Structural features of this statue indicate that it was made in the same period as bronze masks of A and C types, and “spirit trees” No. 2 and 1. The statue may be interpreted with anci…
Bronze spoked wheels from Sanxingdui and ancient indian myths about Garuda
The article presents a review and analysis of bronze wheels with fi ve spokes each and anthropomorphic statue of the Bronze Age Sanxingdui culture spread in the Sichuan province of the PRC. The author calls “statues” life-size human figures with a height of at least 50 cm (but not their parts, such as heads), assembled from pre-cast parts. He suggests calling the smaller sculptures, cast at one time, “statuettes” . The design features of bronze a…
The Image of the “Lord of the Underworld” in Sanxingdui Ritual Bronzes
A bronze fantasy beast and human figure in a zoomorphic headdress were discovered in 1986 at the JK2 sacrificial pit of the Sanxingdui site. It belongs to the Bronze Age culture spread in the Sichuan province of the PRC. Peculiarities of construction and methods of production of the bronze anthropomorphic statue from Sanxingdui were the same as A and C type bronze masks and bronze “spirit trees” no. 2 and no. 1, meaning they all belonged to the s…
Bronze Anthropomorphic Figurines from the Sacrificial Pits of Sanxingdui
This work gives a description of bronze figurines from the second sacrificial pit of Sanxingdui and their classification according to the affinity to different categories of ritual bronzes whose details they initially were. The classification helped to attribute small anthropomorphic images to one of the, earlier isolated by the author, stages of the technological evolution of Sanxingdui art of bronze casting from the JK2 sacrificial pit. Therefo…
XII International Scientific Conference “Ancient Cultures of Mongolia, Baikal and Southern Siberia, and Northern China”
A report on the XII International scientific conference “Ancient Cultures of Mongolia, Baikal and Southern Siberia, and Northern China” held in Irkutsk by Irkutsk State University from September 25 to September 30 2023 is presented. Brief descriptions of the papers presented are given
Three Medieval Chinese Paintings about Girls Leaving for Foreign Lands and Their Historical Background
The article deals with three Chinese paintings, created in the 13 th century. All three scrolls depict different personages living at different times, however the general plot remains the same: an enforced departure of a girl to a foreign land. Zhang Yu’s painting “Wenji returns to Han” tells of an Eastern Han poetess Cai Yan (Cai Wenji), who was a Xiongnu captive for 12 years, redeemed at the beginning of the 3 rd century AD by a famous Chinese …
Medieval Chinese Painting “Nomads” and the Problem of its Attribution
The objective of this article is to check the reliability of the attribution of the medieval Chinese painting “Fanqi tu” (“Nomads”) to Hu Huan (Hu Huai), an artist living at the end of 9 th – beginning of the 10 th century. In order to achieve this objective, two tasks must be undertaken: 1) compare “Fanqi tu” with other paintings by Hu Huan, and 2) widen the range of comparisons by including paintings of the renwu genre of other artists close to…
Medieval Chinese Painting «Nomads», Boqtag and Rock Carvings of Human Figures in Long Robes from Khakasia in South Siberia
The author recollects his first 'in-person' acquaintance with petroglyphs of South Siberia under the tutorship of his teacher V. E. Larichev. The main interpretations of figures in long robes (so-called «boots») engraved on planes of Oshkol pisanitsa and other adjacent rock art sites of Northern Khakassia are enumerated. Arguments by S. V. Pankova in favour of their interpretation as Manichean or Buddhist priests and their attribution to Tashtyk …
A Summary Research on the Rock Art of East Asia. Rev.: Rock Art in East Asia: A Thematic Study
This review is devoted to a brief discussion of the book ‘Rock Art in East Asia’, published in 2019. The general structure of the book is presented. The review reveals principles of preparing and summarizing data on the rock art of the regions comprising East and South-East Asia, set forth by the editors of the volume. The high quality of the work based on this approach concerning singular sites such as those in Korea, Japan and the Russian Far E…
Book Publications and Research of Petrogyphs of Northern Regions of China in the Last Quarter of the 20th Century
In China, rock art is spread mainly in the border regions – carvings and engravings in the north of the country and paintings in the south. Before the beginning of the 21st century, research books and albums of petroglyphs were published in four administrative units at provincial level in the north-west of the county: Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Qinghai. Petroglyphs of Inner Mongolia were studied and published by Gai Shanlin, Liang Zhen…
XI International Scientific Conference “Ancient Cultures of Mongolia, Baikal and South Siberia, Northern China”
A report on the XI International scientific conference “Ancient Cultures of Mongolia, Baikal and South Siberia, Northern China” held in Abakan by Khakas State University from September 8 to September 12 2021 is presented. Brief descriptions of the papers presented are given
Semantics of stylized deer in the rock art and scenes with chthonic predators in China
В очередном выпуске «Археологических вестей» ИИМК РАН публикуются избранные материалы, представленные участниками конференции «Древние культуры Центральной Азии и Санкт-Петербург -2», прошедшей в г.Санкт-Петербурге в декабре 2018 г.Конференция была приурочена к 90-летию со дня рождения А. Д. Грача -выдающегося отечественного археолога, крупного исследователя древностей Центральной Азии и основателя двух направлений в рамках ленинградской археолог…
A Journey to the North-West in Search of Rock Art. Part 2. A Ningxia Sequel
A report on the scientific journey to the Ningxia-Hui Autonomous Region of the PRC in July 2019 is presented. During the journey the authors consulted Chinese rock art specialists, visited the Historical Museum of the Ningxia Province, Museum of Western Xia (Xi Xia), Helankou Rock Art Museum and the Helankou and Damaidi rock art sites in Helan and Zhongwei counties of the Ningxia-Hui Autonomous Region. Brief descriptions of the rock art sites and…
Horsemen in Three-Horned Headdresses at Chinese Rock-Art Sites and Their Siberian and Central Asian Affinities
Six horsemen and one standing man carved at the Wujiachuan rock-art site in the Gansu Province of China are wearing headdresses resembling a crown with three ‘horns’. The standing figure from Wujiachuan can also be perceived as a seated one if its very long, downward ‘arms’ are to be considered as the outline of a wide-brimmed robe, and the carved lines within it are the ‘real’ arms folded on the chest or on the stomach. This interpretation corre…
X International Scientific Conference “Ancient Cultures of Mongolia, Baikal Siberia and Northern China”
A report on the X International scientific conference “Ancient Cultures of Mongolia, Baikal Siberia and Northern China” held in Beijing by the People’s University of China (Zhongguo Renmin Daxue) from October 19 to October 22 2019 is presented. Brief descriptions of the papers presented are given
In Memoriam Gai Shanlin (1935–2020) – A Prominent Chinese Rock Art Researcher
Gai Shanlin (盖山林), of Manchu origin, was a native of Xingtang County, Hebei Province in China. He was born on 10 September 1935, and received higher education in Lanzhou city in 1960. Since 1962, Gai Shanlin was employed at the Inner Mongolian Archaeology of Cultural Heritage Research Institute. He was a prominent rock art researcher, considered to be No. 1 in China. Gai Shanlin was the first who discovered, described and published materials of t…
Bronze Human Statues From Sanxingdui and Ritual Garments of Ancient Shu Kingdom
The article presents a review and analysis of bronze anthropomorphic statues specific for the Bronze Age Sanxingdui culture spread in the Sichuan province of the PRC. The author refers to full-size human figures at least 50 cm tall (but not their parts, e.g. heads) assembled from pre-cast details, as “statues”. Smaller items cast in one go are referred to as “figurines”. All statues were found in the sacrificial pit JK2 at the Sanxingdui site. Th…
Field Research at the Wujiachuan Rock Art Site in Jingyuan County of Gansu Province, China, in the Summer of 2019
A Journey to the North-West in Search of Rock Art
A report on the scientific journey to Gansu province of the PRC in July 2019 is presented. During the journey the authors had consultations with the Chinese rock art specialists, visited the Historical museum of Gansu province, the Museum of North-Western University and the Wujiachuan rock art site in Jingyuan county of Gansu province. Brief descriptions of the rock art site and museum collections are given
Stag stone style” petroglyphs and “demonic dogs” from China
On the Exact Dating of Tiger Images in the Helan Mountains and the “Stag Stone Style” Deer
О ТОЧНОМ ДАТИРОВАНИИ ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЙ ТИГРОВ В ГОРАХ ХЭЛАНЬШАНЬИ ОЛЕНЯХ В «СТИЛЕ ОЛЕННЫХ КАМНЕЙ»
X International Scientific Conference “Ancient Cultures of Mongolia, Baikal Siberia and Northern China”
A report on the X International scientific conference “Ancient Cultures of Mongolia, Baikal Siberia and Northern China” held in Beijing by the People’s University of China (Zhongguo Renmin Daxue) from October 19 to October 22 2019 is presented. Brief descriptions of the papers presented are given
Bronze Anthropomorphic Figurines from the Sacrificial Pits of Sanxingdui
This work gives a description of bronze figurines from the second sacrificial pit of Sanxingdui and their classification according to the affinity to different categories of ritual bronzes whose details they initially were. The classification helped to attribute small anthropomorphic images to one of the, earlier isolated by the author, stages of the technological evolution of Sanxingdui art of bronze casting from the JK2 sacrificial pit. Therefo…
Medieval Chinese Painting «Nomads», Boqtag and Rock Carvings of Human Figures in Long Robes from Khakasia in South Siberia
The author recollects his first 'in-person' acquaintance with petroglyphs of South Siberia under the tutorship of his teacher V. E. Larichev. The main interpretations of figures in long robes (so-called «boots») engraved on planes of Oshkol pisanitsa and other adjacent rock art sites of Northern Khakassia are enumerated. Arguments by S. V. Pankova in favour of their interpretation as Manichean or Buddhist priests and their attribution to Tashtyk …
Horsemen in Three-Horned Headdresses at Chinese Rock-Art Sites and Their Siberian and Central Asian Affinities
Six horsemen and one standing man carved at the Wujiachuan rock-art site in the Gansu Province of China are wearing headdresses resembling a crown with three ‘horns’. The standing figure from Wujiachuan can also be perceived as a seated one if its very long, downward ‘arms’ are to be considered as the outline of a wide-brimmed robe, and the carved lines within it are the ‘real’ arms folded on the chest or on the stomach. This interpretation corre…
In Memoriam Gai Shanlin (1935–2020) – A Prominent Chinese Rock Art Researcher
Gai Shanlin (盖山林), of Manchu origin, was a native of Xingtang County, Hebei Province in China. He was born on 10 September 1935, and received higher education in Lanzhou city in 1960. Since 1962, Gai Shanlin was employed at the Inner Mongolian Archaeology of Cultural Heritage Research Institute. He was a prominent rock art researcher, considered to be No. 1 in China. Gai Shanlin was the first who discovered, described and published materials of t…
A Journey to the North-West in Search of Rock Art
A report on the scientific journey to Gansu province of the PRC in July 2019 is presented. During the journey the authors had consultations with the Chinese rock art specialists, visited the Historical museum of Gansu province, the Museum of North-Western University and the Wujiachuan rock art site in Jingyuan county of Gansu province. Brief descriptions of the rock art site and museum collections are given
Stag stone style” petroglyphs and “demonic dogs” from China
On the Exact Dating of Tiger Images in the Helan Mountains and the “Stag Stone Style” Deer
О ТОЧНОМ ДАТИРОВАНИИ ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЙ ТИГРОВ В ГОРАХ ХЭЛАНЬШАНЬИ ОЛЕНЯХ В «СТИЛЕ ОЛЕННЫХ КАМНЕЙ»
Wooden artifacts from jiaohe (Yar-Hoto) cemetery in Turfan basin in Xinjiang: Analogies and datings
The ancient city of Jiaohe (Yar-Hoto) is situated 10 km to the west from the city of Turfan, the center of the Xinjiang - Uygur province in the autonomous region of the People’s Republic of China. In the beginning of the 90-s of the 20th century the excavation was made of a burial ground to the north of the city. About 40 wooden pieces were found. Among them are arrows, quivers, knives, wallets, pencil cases, clasps, buckles, figurines, tableware…
Stag stone style” petroglyphs and “demonic dogs” from China
On the Exact Dating of Tiger Images in the Helan Mountains and the “Stag Stone Style” Deer
О ТОЧНОМ ДАТИРОВАНИИ ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЙ ТИГРОВ В ГОРАХ ХЭЛАНЬШАНЬИ ОЛЕНЯХ В «СТИЛЕ ОЛЕННЫХ КАМНЕЙ»
Bronze Human Statues From Sanxingdui and Ritual Garments of Ancient Shu Kingdom
The article presents a review and analysis of bronze anthropomorphic statues specific for the Bronze Age Sanxingdui culture spread in the Sichuan province of the PRC. The author refers to full-size human figures at least 50 cm tall (but not their parts, e.g. heads) assembled from pre-cast details, as “statues”. Smaller items cast in one go are referred to as “figurines”. All statues were found in the sacrificial pit JK2 at the Sanxingdui site. Th…
Field Research at the Wujiachuan Rock Art Site in Jingyuan County of Gansu Province, China, in the Summer of 2019
A Journey to the North-West in Search of Rock Art
A report on the scientific journey to Gansu province of the PRC in July 2019 is presented. During the journey the authors had consultations with the Chinese rock art specialists, visited the Historical museum of Gansu province, the Museum of North-Western University and the Wujiachuan rock art site in Jingyuan county of Gansu province. Brief descriptions of the rock art site and museum collections are given
Semantics of stylized deer in the rock art and scenes with chthonic predators in China
В очередном выпуске «Археологических вестей» ИИМК РАН публикуются избранные материалы, представленные участниками конференции «Древние культуры Центральной Азии и Санкт-Петербург -2», прошедшей в г.Санкт-Петербурге в декабре 2018 г.Конференция была приурочена к 90-летию со дня рождения А. Д. Грача -выдающегося отечественного археолога, крупного исследователя древностей Центральной Азии и основателя двух направлений в рамках ленинградской археолог…
A Journey to the North-West in Search of Rock Art. Part 2. A Ningxia Sequel
A report on the scientific journey to the Ningxia-Hui Autonomous Region of the PRC in July 2019 is presented. During the journey the authors consulted Chinese rock art specialists, visited the Historical Museum of the Ningxia Province, Museum of Western Xia (Xi Xia), Helankou Rock Art Museum and the Helankou and Damaidi rock art sites in Helan and Zhongwei counties of the Ningxia-Hui Autonomous Region. Brief descriptions of the rock art sites and…
Horsemen in Three-Horned Headdresses at Chinese Rock-Art Sites and Their Siberian and Central Asian Affinities
Six horsemen and one standing man carved at the Wujiachuan rock-art site in the Gansu Province of China are wearing headdresses resembling a crown with three ‘horns’. The standing figure from Wujiachuan can also be perceived as a seated one if its very long, downward ‘arms’ are to be considered as the outline of a wide-brimmed robe, and the carved lines within it are the ‘real’ arms folded on the chest or on the stomach. This interpretation corre…
X International Scientific Conference “Ancient Cultures of Mongolia, Baikal Siberia and Northern China”
A report on the X International scientific conference “Ancient Cultures of Mongolia, Baikal Siberia and Northern China” held in Beijing by the People’s University of China (Zhongguo Renmin Daxue) from October 19 to October 22 2019 is presented. Brief descriptions of the papers presented are given
In Memoriam Gai Shanlin (1935–2020) – A Prominent Chinese Rock Art Researcher
Gai Shanlin (盖山林), of Manchu origin, was a native of Xingtang County, Hebei Province in China. He was born on 10 September 1935, and received higher education in Lanzhou city in 1960. Since 1962, Gai Shanlin was employed at the Inner Mongolian Archaeology of Cultural Heritage Research Institute. He was a prominent rock art researcher, considered to be No. 1 in China. Gai Shanlin was the first who discovered, described and published materials of t…
A Summary Research on the Rock Art of East Asia. Rev.: Rock Art in East Asia: A Thematic Study
This review is devoted to a brief discussion of the book ‘Rock Art in East Asia’, published in 2019. The general structure of the book is presented. The review reveals principles of preparing and summarizing data on the rock art of the regions comprising East and South-East Asia, set forth by the editors of the volume. The high quality of the work based on this approach concerning singular sites such as those in Korea, Japan and the Russian Far E…
Book Publications and Research of Petrogyphs of Northern Regions of China in the Last Quarter of the 20th Century
In China, rock art is spread mainly in the border regions – carvings and engravings in the north of the country and paintings in the south. Before the beginning of the 21st century, research books and albums of petroglyphs were published in four administrative units at provincial level in the north-west of the county: Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Qinghai. Petroglyphs of Inner Mongolia were studied and published by Gai Shanlin, Liang Zhen…
XI International Scientific Conference “Ancient Cultures of Mongolia, Baikal and South Siberia, Northern China”
A report on the XI International scientific conference “Ancient Cultures of Mongolia, Baikal and South Siberia, Northern China” held in Abakan by Khakas State University from September 8 to September 12 2021 is presented. Brief descriptions of the papers presented are given
Medieval Chinese Painting “Nomads” and the Problem of its Attribution
The objective of this article is to check the reliability of the attribution of the medieval Chinese painting “Fanqi tu” (“Nomads”) to Hu Huan (Hu Huai), an artist living at the end of 9 th – beginning of the 10 th century. In order to achieve this objective, two tasks must be undertaken: 1) compare “Fanqi tu” with other paintings by Hu Huan, and 2) widen the range of comparisons by including paintings of the renwu genre of other artists close to…
Medieval Chinese Painting «Nomads», Boqtag and Rock Carvings of Human Figures in Long Robes from Khakasia in South Siberia
The author recollects his first 'in-person' acquaintance with petroglyphs of South Siberia under the tutorship of his teacher V. E. Larichev. The main interpretations of figures in long robes (so-called «boots») engraved on planes of Oshkol pisanitsa and other adjacent rock art sites of Northern Khakassia are enumerated. Arguments by S. V. Pankova in favour of their interpretation as Manichean or Buddhist priests and their attribution to Tashtyk …
XII International Scientific Conference “Ancient Cultures of Mongolia, Baikal and Southern Siberia, and Northern China”
A report on the XII International scientific conference “Ancient Cultures of Mongolia, Baikal and Southern Siberia, and Northern China” held in Irkutsk by Irkutsk State University from September 25 to September 30 2023 is presented. Brief descriptions of the papers presented are given
Three Medieval Chinese Paintings about Girls Leaving for Foreign Lands and Their Historical Background
The article deals with three Chinese paintings, created in the 13 th century. All three scrolls depict different personages living at different times, however the general plot remains the same: an enforced departure of a girl to a foreign land. Zhang Yu’s painting “Wenji returns to Han” tells of an Eastern Han poetess Cai Yan (Cai Wenji), who was a Xiongnu captive for 12 years, redeemed at the beginning of the 3 rd century AD by a famous Chinese …
Bronze Statue of “Garuda” from Sanxingdui: Old Finds and New Discoveries
Bronze skirt-wearing human figure with bird claws instead of feet, holding two snake-like creatures, was discovered in 1986 in sacrificial pit JK2 at the Sanxingdui site. The statue belongs to the Bronze Age culture which was spread in Sichuan Province of the PRC. Structural features of this statue indicate that it was made in the same period as bronze masks of A and C types, and “spirit trees” No. 2 and 1. The statue may be interpreted with anci…
Bronze spoked wheels from Sanxingdui and ancient indian myths about Garuda
The article presents a review and analysis of bronze wheels with fi ve spokes each and anthropomorphic statue of the Bronze Age Sanxingdui culture spread in the Sichuan province of the PRC. The author calls “statues” life-size human figures with a height of at least 50 cm (but not their parts, such as heads), assembled from pre-cast parts. He suggests calling the smaller sculptures, cast at one time, “statuettes” . The design features of bronze a…
The Image of the “Lord of the Underworld” in Sanxingdui Ritual Bronzes
A bronze fantasy beast and human figure in a zoomorphic headdress were discovered in 1986 at the JK2 sacrificial pit of the Sanxingdui site. It belongs to the Bronze Age culture spread in the Sichuan province of the PRC. Peculiarities of construction and methods of production of the bronze anthropomorphic statue from Sanxingdui were the same as A and C type bronze masks and bronze “spirit trees” no. 2 and no. 1, meaning they all belonged to the s…
Bronze Anthropomorphic Figurines from the Sacrificial Pits of Sanxingdui
This work gives a description of bronze figurines from the second sacrificial pit of Sanxingdui and their classification according to the affinity to different categories of ritual bronzes whose details they initially were. The classification helped to attribute small anthropomorphic images to one of the, earlier isolated by the author, stages of the technological evolution of Sanxingdui art of bronze casting from the JK2 sacrificial pit. Therefo…
Tashtyk” carvings of fi gures in long robes, medieval chinese painting “Nomads” and mongol-kyrgyz contacts
This article lists the main interpretations of figures in long robes (so-called “boots”) engraved on the planes of the Oshkolskaya Pisanitsa and other neighboring rock carvings of Northern Khakassia. S.V. Pankova’s arguments in favor of their interpretation as Manichaean or Nestorian priests and attribution to the time of Tashtyk culture are considered. The author presents alternative interpretation and dating of figures in long robes. A Chinese …
Chinese Book Publications and Studies of 1989–2009 on Ritual Bronzes of Sanxingdui
Studies on Sanxingdui ritual bronzes are hard to enumerate, even if only scientific articles are taken into account. Monographic publications devoted to this subject are so numerous that an overview of them all cannot be contained to one article. The subject of this overview are science and scientific-popular books printed in China in the first two decades after the publication of preliminary reports on the discovery of Sanxingdui ritual bronzes.…
Publications and Studies on Ritual Bronzes of Sanxingdui in European and Japanese Languages
Sanxingdui is a Bronze Age archaeological culture spread in the vicinity of Chengdu, an administrative centre of the Sichuan province of the Peoples Republic of China in the last quarter of the 2nd millennium BC. Bronze ritual objects found in 1986 in JK1 and JK2 sacrificial pits were specific for that culture. The first to respond to the news in Chinese media about the Sanxingdui finds were prominent specialists of the 1970–1980s on archaeology …
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