Sanxingdui: Who Controlled the Shu Calendar of the Sun?

Sanxingdui lies west of Guanghan in Sichuan, China; the ancient urban site covers about 600 hectares and had become a centre of the Shu state by about 1800 BCE. Around 1200 BCE, its temples were buried, and many ritual objects were broken and placed in large pits.

Sanxingdui lies west of Guanghan in Sichuan, China; the ancient urban site covers about 600 hectares and had become a centre of the Shu state by about 1800 BCE. Around 1200 BCE, its temples were buried, and many ritual objects were broken and placed in large pits.

Sanxingdui lies west of Guanghan in Sichuan, China; the ancient urban site covers about 600 hectares and had become a centre of the Shu state by about 1800 BCE. Around 1200 BCE, its temples were buried, and many ritual objects were broken and placed in large pits.

Sanxingdui lies west of Guanghan in Sichuan, China; the ancient urban site covers about 600 hectares and had become a centre of the Shu state by about 1800 BCE. Around 1200 BCE, its temples were buried, and many ritual objects were broken and placed in large pits.