By Natural Philosopher Mike Prestwood
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Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BCE)

Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BCE)

Absolute Years From Now: -2700
Story Reference Date: 03/03/2022

The Xia Dynasty is the first documented government of ancient China. The first to adopt dynastic succession. In modern times, it was regarded as a myth created later by Chinese historians, but 20th-century excavations uncovered sites which corresponded to descriptions in earlier historians’ accounts. This fact is an important lesson on understanding how little survived the test of time. How much we will never know about the true progress of humans over our first 100,000 years. 

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