China's 100 major archaeological discoveries in the 20th century

After three months and three rounds of voting, the results were announced on 29 March 2001 and were published in the journal Kaogu (Archaeology).

[1] In 2002, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Press published the book China's 100 Major Archaeological Discoveries in the 20th Century (二十世纪中国百项考古大发现), with more than 500 pages and 1,512 pictures.

[2] Among all the candidates, the late-Shang dynasty capital Yinxu received the highest number of votes.

[3] More than half of the academic discoveries were made in the Yellow River region, reflecting the traditional view, held by most archaeologists until the 1980s, that the Chinese civilization originated there.

By contrast, other regions such as the Yangtze River valley accounted for two thirds of the accidental discoveries, typically found during construction.