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🇨🇳 China · Ancient village
Yangshao Early–Middle 5000–3000 BCE · Yangshao (Banpo phase) / Yellow River millet farmers
Yangshao culture matriarchal agricultural village (4800–4300 BCE) on Chan River terrace east of Xi'an, 50,000 m² with preserved moat (deepest 6 m), 45 semi-subterranean pit-houses, 6 pottery kilns,…
🇨🇳 China · Pyramid
Qin Dynasty · Qin / Han-precursor
Unopened earthen pyramid mound of Qin Shi Huang (259–210 BCE) with 600 pits, ~8000 terracotta warriors, chariots, weapons protecting subterranean bronze palace described by Sima Qian with mercury…