Archaeologists Found a 5,000-Year-Old Tomb That May Be a Gateway to a Prehistoric Kingdom

Archaeologists Found a 5,000-Year-Old Tomb That May Be a Gateway to a Prehistoric Kingdom

Excavations in central China uncovered a 5,000-year-old tomb filled with artifacts from the Dawenkou Culture. Was the owner a prehistoric king?

Archaeologists Unearth 5,000-Year-Old Tomb That Could Be a Gateway to a Prehistoric Kingdom

A 5,000-year-old tomb unearthed in central China’s Henan province is providing archaeologists with new evidence of a prehistoric kingdom, challenging long-held assumptions about the region’s role in early Chinese civilization. The discovery, made in the city of Yongcheng at the Wangzhuang ruins site, includes a burial chamber filled with hundreds of artifacts and architectural details that suggest it may have been the grave of a king. Measuring …