Shang Dynasty - One of the more novel finds was this deer shaped wine holder, illustrating the high level of Chinese skills in Bronze Age metalworking. The Yellow River in present-day Henan Province emerged as the center of the most advanced and literate cultures of the time and became the seat of the political and military power of the Shang Dynasty (1900–1050 BCE), the earliest archaeologically recorded dynasty in Chinese history. HONGSHAN IS FAR OLDER. -AK