Archaeological find in Sanxingdui casts new light on ancient rituals
2 years, 6 months ago

Archaeological find in Sanxingdui casts new light on ancient rituals

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A human figure with a serpent-like body and a ritual vessel known as zun on its head is among the relics that were recently unearthed at the Sanxingdui site in Guanghan, Sichuan province. An exquisite and exotic-looking bronze statue recently excavated from the Sanxingdui site in Guanghan, Sichuan province, may offer tantalizing clues to decoding the mysterious religious rituals surrounding the famous 3,000-year-old archaeological site, scientific experts said. A human figure with a serpent-like body and a ritual vessel known as a zun on its head, was unearthed from the No 8 "sacrificial pit" from Sanxingdui. Ran, from the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute, said many broken parts may also be "puzzles" waiting to be put together by the scientists.

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The Mystical Fusion of Sanxingdui: Unveiling the Cultural Tapestry of a Lost Civilization
2 months, 1 week ago

The Mystical Fusion of Sanxingdui: Unveiling the Cultural Tapestry of a Lost Civilization

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The article explores the intricate process of how Sanxingdui's bronze vessels were integrated into the Chinese civilization. It highlights the fusion of cultures and the blending of traditions through the incorporation of two bronze vessels into the design. The article also sheds light on the cultural exchange between China and Sanxingdui, showcasing the mutual influence and appreciation between the two …

双语新闻播报（July 29）
4 months, 3 weeks ago

双语新闻播报（July 29）

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> Sanxingdui ancient city showed signs of urban planning 三星堆考古新发现实证3000年前城市规划 The photo taken on July 21, 2024 shows jadeware discovered at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan city, Southwest China's Sichuan province. New archaeological evidence unearthed at the Sanxingdui Ancient City site suggests that the city had consistent foundations throughout and clear urban planning more than 3,000 years ago. 四川省文物考古研究院表示，虽然城墙部分区段在历史上已经遭到破坏，但考古学家根据对现存城墙的勘探，仍复原出城址的基本格局。 …

Newly restored artifacts displayed at the Sanxingdui Museum
5 months ago

Newly restored artifacts displayed at the Sanxingdui Museum

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Tourists visit the Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan city, Southwest China's Sichuan province on July 24. GUANGHAN -- An exhibition named "Craftsmanship and Ingenuity - Showcase of Preservation and Restoration Achievements of Newly Excavated Cultural Relics from the Sangxingdui Site" opened here on Tuesday. Discovered in the late 1920s in the city of Guanghan, Southwest China's Sichuan province, the Sanxingdui Ruins …

A gripping mystery
7 months, 3 weeks ago

A gripping mystery

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The grand bronze standing man represents one of Sanxingdui's biggest myths. This is an inevitable question for anyone who has ever looked up to the famous bronze standing man, unearthed from a pit in Sanxingdui, an archaeological site located in Guanghan city, southwestern China's Sichuan province. During its heyday between 1600 and 1100 BC, Sanxingdui was capital to the ancient …

A gripping mystery
7 months, 3 weeks ago

A gripping mystery

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Elephant tusks lying inside a pit at Sanxingdui. "Jade zhang had been offered by the Sanxingdui people as a form of sacrifice to the mountains," says Hu, pointing to one unearthed from the site that bears the repeating pattern of man and mountain, the latter having a forked zhang erected at its foot. "Given the grand, standing figure's presumed role …

A gripping mystery
7 months, 3 weeks ago

A gripping mystery

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By Zhao Xu | China Daily | Updated: 2024-05-02 09:37 The grand bronze standing man represents one of Sanxingdui's biggest myths. This is an inevitable question for anyone who has ever looked up to the famous bronze standing man, unearthed from a pit in Sanxingdui, an archaeological site located in Guanghan city, southwestern China's Sichuan province. During its heyday between …

A gripping mystery
7 months, 3 weeks ago

A gripping mystery

China Daily  

The grand bronze standing man represents one of Sanxingdui's biggest myths. This is an inevitable question for anyone who has ever looked up to the famous bronze standing man, unearthed from a pit in Sanxingdui, an archaeological site located in Guanghan city, southwestern China's Sichuan province. During its heyday between 1600 and 1100 BC, Sanxingdui was capital to the ancient …

A gripping mystery
7 months, 3 weeks ago

A gripping mystery

China Daily  

The grand bronze standing man represents one of Sanxingdui's biggest myths. This is an inevitable question for anyone who has ever looked up to the famous bronze standing man, unearthed from a pit in Sanxingdui, an archaeological site located in Guanghan city, southwestern China's Sichuan province. During its heyday between 1600 and 1100 BC, Sanxingdui was capital to the ancient …

More than just a pretty face
8 months ago

More than just a pretty face

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A bronze head with gold foil mask, unearthed from the archaeological site of Sanxingdui. In the public imagination of the Chinese, the words Sanxingdui are the equivalent of a myth: What they see in exhibitions focusing on this major Bronze Age civilization, including a current one at the newly opened Shanghai Museum East, doesn't seem to align very well with …

More than just a pretty face
8 months ago

More than just a pretty face

China Daily  

A bronze head with gold foil mask, unearthed from the archaeological site of Sanxingdui. In the public imagination of the Chinese, the words Sanxingdui are the equivalent of a myth: What they see in exhibitions focusing on this major Bronze Age civilization, including a current one at the newly opened Shanghai Museum East, doesn't seem to align very well with …

More than just a pretty face
8 months ago

More than just a pretty face

China Daily  

A bronze head with gold foil mask, unearthed from the archaeological site of Sanxingdui. In the public imagination of the Chinese, the words Sanxingdui are the equivalent of a myth: What they see in exhibitions focusing on this major Bronze Age civilization, including a current one at the newly opened Shanghai Museum East, doesn't seem to align very well with …

A Neolithic site in Jiangsu tells new stories
11 months ago

A Neolithic site in Jiangsu tells new stories

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A ritual object with a stone yue axe and two decorated parts found at the site. Similar artifacts have been found in the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, but the one from Sanxingcun is even older, says Institute of Archaeology researcher Li Xinwei. Carved bone boards with patterns of concentric circles …

A visit to Sanxingdui Museum
11 months, 1 week ago

A visit to Sanxingdui Museum

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The exhibition, Hello Sanxingdui, brings to people an immersive experience of the booming days of Sanxingdui culture. Inside the Sanxingdui Museum, a large quantity of ancient artifacts and relics unearthed in the recent past have been well preserved. As we were surfing the well-managed and intricately preserved artifacts inside the museum, like many visitors we were also amazed to see …

Gazing at Sanxingdui exhibition to be held in Hong Kong
1 year, 3 months ago

Gazing at Sanxingdui exhibition to be held in Hong Kong

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A bronze mask is displayed at the Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan city, Southwest China's Sichuan province. A new exhibition, Gazing at Sanxingdui: New Archaeological Discoveries in Sichuan, will be held at the Hong Kong Palace Museum from September 27, 2023 to January 8, 2024 to offer people an opportunity to appreciate many of the precious relics unearthed at the Sanxingdui …

New Sanxingdui Museum building starts trial operation in SW China's Sichuan
1 year, 4 months ago

New Sanxingdui Museum building starts trial operation in SW China's Sichuan

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A total of more than 1,500 pieces or sets of relics, including pottery, bronze, jade and gold wares are showcased in the new building of the Sanxingdui Museum, which has an exhibition area of 22,000 square meters. The new building of the Sanxingdui Museum in Southwest China's Sichuan province started trial operation on Thursday, with nearly 600 relics unearthed from …

New Sanxingdui Museum building starts trial operation in SW China's Sichuan
1 year, 4 months ago

New Sanxingdui Museum building starts trial operation in SW China's Sichuan

China Daily  

A total of more than 1,500 pieces or sets of relics, including pottery, bronze, jade and gold wares are showcased in the new building of the Sanxingdui Museum, which has an exhibition area of 22,000 square meters. The new building of the Sanxingdui Museum in Southwest China's Sichuan province started trial operation on Thursday, with nearly 600 relics unearthed from …

Searching for answers to the riddles of history
2 years, 3 months ago

Searching for answers to the riddles of history

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An eye-shaped bronze ware featured in the TV show, The Mystery of China, represents the mysterious aura of the Sanxingdui site in Guanghan, Sichuan province. The Mystery of China, a 12-part program co-produced by streaming media platform Youku and Henan TV, features six intriguing archaeological sites across the country. From the 3,000-year-old Sanxingdui site to the Yinxu Ruins in Anyang, …

Archaeological find in Sanxingdui casts new light on ancient rituals
2 years, 6 months ago

Archaeological find in Sanxingdui casts new light on ancient rituals

China Daily  

A human figure with a serpent-like body and a ritual vessel known as zun on its head is among the relics that were recently unearthed at the Sanxingdui site in Guanghan, Sichuan province. An exquisite and exotic-looking bronze statue recently excavated from the Sanxingdui site in Guanghan, Sichuan province, may offer tantalizing clues to decoding the mysterious religious rituals surrounding …

Sanxingdui relics offer glimpse of early Chinese civilization
2 years, 6 months ago

Sanxingdui relics offer glimpse of early Chinese civilization

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Archaeologists examine a sacrificial pit at the Sanxingdui site in Guanghan, Sichuan province, in May. Cultural relics that are more than 3 millennia old and feature previously unknown shapes were recently found during an archaeological excavation in the Sanxingdui site in Sichuan province, and they appear to be a mysterious yet key part of ancient Chinese civilization. Ran Honglin, a …

Sanxingdui relics offer glimpse of early Chinese civilization
2 years, 6 months ago

Sanxingdui relics offer glimpse of early Chinese civilization

China Daily  

Archaeologists examine a sacrificial pit at the Sanxingdui site in Guanghan, Sichuan province, in May. Cultural relics that are more than 3 millennia old and feature previously unknown shapes were recently found during an archaeological excavation in the Sanxingdui site in Sichuan province, and they appear to be a mysterious yet key part of ancient Chinese civilization. Ran Honglin, a …

Sanxingdui site a seemingly limitless archaeological treasure trove
2 years, 6 months ago

Sanxingdui site a seemingly limitless archaeological treasure trove

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Photo taken on March 29, 2022 shows an exhibit at the Sanxingdui museum in Guanghan, Southwest China's Sichuan province. Myriad millennia-old cultural relics shedding light on a mysterious yet key part of ancient Chinese civilization have been found during an ongoing archaeological excavation on Sanxingdui site in Sichuan province. According to Ran Honglin, a leading archaeologist for the project, 3,155 …

Sanxingdui site a seemingly limitless archaeological treasure trove
2 years, 6 months ago

Sanxingdui site a seemingly limitless archaeological treasure trove

China Daily  

Photo taken on March 29, 2022 shows an exhibit at the Sanxingdui museum in Guanghan, Southwest China's Sichuan province. Myriad millennia-old cultural relics shedding light on a mysterious yet key part of ancient Chinese civilization have been found during an ongoing archaeological excavation on Sanxingdui site in Sichuan province. According to Ran Honglin, a leading archaeologist for the project, 3,155 …

'Cloud dialogue' on Sanxingdui Ruins held for foreign teenagers
2 years, 6 months ago

'Cloud dialogue' on Sanxingdui Ruins held for foreign teenagers

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The biggest bronze mask ever excavated from Sanxingdui site in Guanghan, Sichuan province, was showcased at the Spring Festival gala of China Central Television on Jan 31, the eve of Lunar New Year. Named "Night at Sanxingdui Museum," the online event was jointly held on Monday by the Department of International Chinese Education of Southwest Jiaotong University in Sichuan province, …

'Cloud dialogue' on Sanxingdui Ruins held for foreign teenagers
2 years, 6 months ago

'Cloud dialogue' on Sanxingdui Ruins held for foreign teenagers

China Daily  

The biggest bronze mask ever excavated from Sanxingdui site in Guanghan, Sichuan province, was showcased at the Spring Festival gala of China Central Television on Jan 31, the eve of Lunar New Year. Named "Night at Sanxingdui Museum," the online event was jointly held on Monday by the Department of International Chinese Education of Southwest Jiaotong University in Sichuan province, …

Bronze Hall of Sanxingdui Museum reopens
2 years, 9 months ago

Bronze Hall of Sanxingdui Museum reopens

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A bronze mask displayed at Sanxingdui Museum. After about six months of upgrading, the Bronze Hall of Sanxingdui Museum in Southwest China's Sichuan province reopened on Monday, with an exhibition area of about 4,000 square meters for 107 pieces of cultural relics. The museum is situated in the northeast of the state-protected Sanxingdui Site along the bank of the Yazi …

Bronze Hall of Sanxingdui Museum reopens
2 years, 9 months ago

Bronze Hall of Sanxingdui Museum reopens

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A bronze mask displayed at Sanxingdui Museum. After about six months of upgrading, the Bronze Hall of Sanxingdui Museum in Southwest China's Sichuan province reopened on Monday, with an exhibition area of about 4,000 square meters for 107 pieces of cultural relics. The museum is situated in the northeast of the state-protected Sanxingdui Site along the bank of the Yazi …

Bronze Hall of Sanxingdui Museum reopens
2 years, 9 months ago

Bronze Hall of Sanxingdui Museum reopens

China Daily  

A bronze mask displayed at Sanxingdui Museum. After about six months of upgrading, the Bronze Hall of Sanxingdui Museum in Southwest China's Sichuan province reopened on Monday, with an exhibition area of about 4,000 square meters for 107 pieces of cultural relics. The museum is situated in the northeast of the state-protected Sanxingdui Site along the bank of the Yazi …

Origins of our journey
2 years, 10 months ago

Origins of our journey

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A gold mask on display in the Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, Sichuan province. Exhibition highlights ancient artifacts that shed light on the emergence of Chinese civilization, Huang Zhiling and Tao Xiaoli report in Chengdu. Shen Zaiwang, a senior interpreter with the Sichuan Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, recently paid a visit to the Jinsha Site Museum …

Origins of our journey
2 years, 10 months ago

Origins of our journey

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A gold mask on display in the Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, Sichuan province. Exhibition highlights ancient artifacts that shed light on the emergence of Chinese civilization, Huang Zhiling and Tao Xiaoli report in Chengdu. Shen Zaiwang, a senior interpreter with the Sichuan Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, recently paid a visit to the Jinsha Site Museum …

Sanxingdui Museum, Sichuan province
3 years, 2 months ago

Sanxingdui Museum, Sichuan province

China Daily  

Among the numerous ancient bronzes across the globe, the mysterious bronze wares unearthed from the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Southwest China’s Sichuan province represent early human civilization and are of high research value. Since the first excavation work carried out at the site in 1986, an incredible and immense world of bronzes has been presented to the public, with the …

A visit to the Sanxingdui Museum in Sichuan
3 years, 2 months ago

A visit to the Sanxingdui Museum in Sichuan

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A grand statue of a human figure unearthed from the Sanxingdui site is on display at the Sanxingdui Museum, in Guanghan city, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, on Sept 26, 2021. The Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan city, Southwest China's Sichuan province, is at the northeast corner of the Sanxingdui archaeology site, and a large-scale modern special site museum in China. The …

New finds at Sanxingdui Ruins site shed more light on ancient kingdom's culture
3 years, 3 months ago

New finds at Sanxingdui Ruins site shed more light on ancient kingdom's culture

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A large bronze mask unearthed in May is one of more than 500 relics discovered in recent months at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Sichuan province. A unique bronze artifact from the No 3 pit features a man carrying a bronze vessel known as a zun that has a round rim and a square body, said Ran Honglin, an archaeologist …

Sanxingdui National Archaeological Site Park
3 years, 6 months ago

Sanxingdui National Archaeological Site Park

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Sanxingdui National Archeological Site Park 四川三星堆国家考古遗址公园 Address: 133 Xiangxin Road, Guanghan city, Deyang city, Sichuan province Hours: 8:30 am-6:30 pm General admission: 5 yuan Tel: 5651526 Sacrificial pits at the Sanxingdui site in Guanghan are covered with a steel structure to ensure protection of the archaeological site. Located along the Yazi River of Guanghan city, Sichuan province, the Sanxingdui Site …

China's Sanxingdui Ruins hailed by UNESCO, overseas institutes
3 years, 6 months ago

China's Sanxingdui Ruins hailed by UNESCO, overseas institutes

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Head sculptures of bronze unearthed at the Sanxingdui Ruins site, Southwest China. As more than 1,000 significant relics have been unearthed from new sacrificial pits at the legendary Sanxingdui Ruins site in Southwest China, overseas research institutes, museums and international organizations have congratulated China on its new chapter of archaeological discoveries via video messages. Revered as one of the greatest …

China's Sanxingdui Ruins to apply for UNESCO status
3 years, 6 months ago

China's Sanxingdui Ruins to apply for UNESCO status

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The incomplete gold mask artifact that archaeologists discovered in the No 5 pit at Sanxingdui Ruins in Guanghan, Sichuan province, on Jan 5. CHENGDU -- The legendary Sanxingdui Ruins in Southwest China's Sichuan province, together with the Jinsha Ruins in the provincial capital of Chengdu, will apply for UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status, the provincial government said Friday. The Sanxingdui …

China's Sanxingdui Ruins to apply for UNESCO status
3 years, 6 months ago

China's Sanxingdui Ruins to apply for UNESCO status

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The incomplete gold mask artifact that archaeologists discovered in the No 5 pit at Sanxingdui Ruins in Guanghan, Sichuan province, on Jan 5. CHENGDU -- The legendary Sanxingdui Ruins in Southwest China's Sichuan province, together with the Jinsha Ruins in the provincial capital of Chengdu, will apply for UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status, the provincial government said Friday. The Sanxingdui …

Rare figure with wine vessel unveiled
3 years, 6 months ago

Rare figure with wine vessel unveiled

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A bronze figurine holding a wine vessel on the top of head is unveiled at a global promotion activity of the Sanxindui Ruins site at Guanghan in Sichuan province on May 28. A bronze figurine holding a wine vessel on the top of head was unveiled at a global promotion activity of the Sanxindui Ruins site at Guanghan in Sichuan …

Sanxingdui Ruins-themed event to be held in Sichuan
3 years, 6 months ago

Sanxingdui Ruins-themed event to be held in Sichuan

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The Sanxingdui Ruins, dubbed as one of the greatest archeological finds in the 20th century, are believed to be the remnants of the Shu Kingdom dating back at least 4,800 years and lasting over 2,000 years. An event themed on the prehistoric Sanxingdui Ruins will be held on Friday in Southwest China's Sichuan province. The event, scheduled at the Sanxingdui …

Museum showcases vital clues to past
3 years, 8 months ago

Museum showcases vital clues to past

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An archaeologist checks ivory artifacts at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, Sichuan province. TV broadcast fuels interest in numerous artifacts Rising numbers of visitors are heading to Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan, Sichuan province, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The surge in visitors was triggered by a live broadcast of relics excavated from six newly discovered sacrificial pits at the Sanxingdui …

New discoveries at Sanxingdui Ruins may open up future of archaeology
3 years, 8 months ago

New discoveries at Sanxingdui Ruins may open up future of archaeology

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A rare type of bronze vessel zun, which has a round rim and a square body, is among the items newly unearthed from Sanxingdui site. The new archaeological discoveries at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in southwestern China's Sichuan province may open up the future of archaeology in China and even the world, a Japanese expert has said in an interview …

New discoveries at Sanxingdui Ruins may open up future of archaeology
3 years, 8 months ago

New discoveries at Sanxingdui Ruins may open up future of archaeology

China Daily  

A rare type of bronze vessel zun, which has a round rim and a square body, is among the items newly unearthed from Sanxingdui site. The new archaeological discoveries at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in southwestern China's Sichuan province may open up the future of archaeology in China and even the world, a Japanese expert has said in an interview …

A peek behind the masks
3 years, 9 months ago

A peek behind the masks

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A newly found 28-centimeter-high gold mask from No 5 pit at the site. Freshly unearthed treasures from famous archaeological site will help answer questions about mysterious ancient culture, Wang Kaihao reports in Guanghan, Sichuan province. As the chief archaeologist in charge of the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, Sichuan province, dating back more than 3,200 years, Lei thought that the …

A peek behind the masks
3 years, 9 months ago

A peek behind the masks

China Daily  

A newly found 28-centimeter-high gold mask from No 5 pit at the site. Freshly unearthed treasures from famous archaeological site will help answer questions about mysterious ancient culture, Wang Kaihao reports in Guanghan, Sichuan province. As the chief archaeologist in charge of the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, Sichuan province, dating back more than 3,200 years, Lei thought that the …

Sanxingdui discoveries shed light on ancient China
3 years, 9 months ago

Sanxingdui discoveries shed light on ancient China

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A golden mask unearthed in the No 5 sacrificial pit at the ruins. Chinese archaeologists announced the discovery of over 500 cultural relics on Saturday, during an ongoing excavation at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, Sichuan province. "Thanks to the new discoveries, we've basically figured out the layout of the sacrificial zone of the Sanxingdui site," said Lei Yu, …

Sanxingdui discoveries shed light on ancient China
3 years, 9 months ago

Sanxingdui discoveries shed light on ancient China

China Daily  

A golden mask unearthed in the No 5 sacrificial pit at the ruins. Chinese archaeologists announced the discovery of over 500 cultural relics on Saturday, during an ongoing excavation at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, Sichuan province. "Thanks to the new discoveries, we've basically figured out the layout of the sacrificial zone of the Sanxingdui site," said Lei Yu, …

Sanxingdui discoveries shed light on ancient China
3 years, 9 months ago

Sanxingdui discoveries shed light on ancient China

China Daily  

A golden mask unearthed in the No 5 sacrificial pit at the ruins. Chinese archaeologists announced the discovery of over 500 cultural relics on Saturday, during an ongoing excavation at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, Sichuan province. "Thanks to the new discoveries, we've basically figured out the layout of the sacrificial zone of the Sanxingdui site," said Lei Yu, …

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