中国三代考古工作者对二里头遗址进行了持续不断的发掘，发现了大型宫殿基址，大型青铜冶铸作坊、制陶、制骨遗址，与宗教祭祀有关的建筑以及400余座墓葬，出土了成组的青铜礼器和玉器，证明了二里头是中国最早的都城遗址。
Archaeologists from three generations in China have continuously excavated the Erlitou site. They discovered large palace foundations, extensive bronze smelting workshops, pottery and bone crafting sites, buildings related to religious ceremonies, and over 400 tombs. Excavations revealed sets of bronze ritual objects and jade artifacts, confirming Erlitou as the earliest capital site in China.
在这里，考古学家发现了中国最早的城市干道网、最早的宫城、最早的中轴线布局的宫殿建筑群、最早的青铜礼乐器群、最早的青铜近战兵器等等……
Here, archaeologists found China's earliest urban road network, the earliest palace city and buildings with a central axis layout, the earliest bronze ritual music instrument ensemble, the earliest bronze close combat weapons, and more.
半个世纪以来，二里头遗址被考古界称为“一个不断改写中国‘之最’的地方”。
Over the past half-century, the Erlitou site has been acclaimed by the archaeological community as "the place that keeps rewriting China's ‘most’".