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Erlitou Site Museum of the Xia Capital
The museum presents the Erlitou archaeological culture and a large planned settlement dating to the early second millennium BCE. Turquoise work, bronze production, elite compounds, roads and rammed-earth foundations support discussion of craft specialisation and early state formation. The association with the historically recorded Xia dynasty remains an interpretive question, so visitors should separate excavated evidence from later textual identification.
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Getting there
The museum is in Yanshi District, well east of central Luoyang. Use scheduled public transport or an authorised vehicle and confirm the last return before visiting.
Practical notes
Reserve and check whether the archaeological park or only museum galleries are accessible. Begin with the chronology and treat reconstructions as hypotheses supported by evidence, not direct photographs of ancient life.