A team of scholars has worked on this volume of the Time-Life series on ancient civilizations. High quality photographs and an accessible account of the archaeological discoveries is given for each of the epochs discussed - the 3000 year-old Shang civilization near Anyang; the Eastern Zhou of Henan; the discoveries in Xi'an especially the famed terra-cotta army; the tombs of Mount Ling near Beijing; and the Changsha discoveries including the 2000 year-old tomb of the Lady Xin. With general articles, bibliography and index.