Past Event
Saturday, August 23, 2008, 2 p.m.
"Sanxingdui and the Ancient Shu Culture of Sichuan"
404 Third Avenue, San Diego, 92101
Age Limit: 10+
Cost: Free - $2
Sanxingdui — described as "one of the greatest archaeological
finds of the 20th Century" — was discovered in 1929 when a farmer digging in a ditch found jade artifacts outside of Chengdu, Sichuan. Professors Joseph W. Ball and Jennifer Taschek will summarize their contributions to a conference in Chengdu examining the anthropology of Shu culture using the Maya, Olmec, and other ancient New World civilizations as model to discover significance of the Sanxingdui discovery. 619-338-9888.