Editing Yinxu (section)

==Excavation sites==
At 30 square kilometers, Yinxu is the largest archaeological site in China. Excavations have uncovered over 80 rammed-earth foundation sites including palaces, shrines, tombs and workshops. From these remains archaeologists have been able to confirm that this was the spiritual and cultural center of the Shang dynasty.

[[File:Tomb Fu Hao YinXu.jpg|Burial pit at Tomb of Lady Fu Hao|thumb|right|230px]]
The best preserved of the Shang dynasty royal tombs unearthed at Yinxu is the [[Tomb of Fu Hao]]. The extraordinary [[Fu Hao|Lady Hao]] was a military leader and the wife of Shang King [[Wu Ding]]. The tomb was discovered in 1976 by [[Zheng Zhenxiang]] and has been dated to 1250&nbsp;BCE. It was completely undisturbed, having escaped the looting that had damaged the other tombs on the site, and in addition to the remains of the Queen the tomb was discovered to contain six dog skeletons, 16 human slave skeletons, and numerous grave goods of huge archaeological value. The tomb was thoroughly excavated and extensively restored and is now open to the public. The exhibition hall also features chariot pits where the earliest samples of animal-driven carts discovered by Chinese archaeology are on display.