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On the 13th, the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology announced the latest archeological results of the Sanxingdui site in Guanghan City, Sichuan. Six "sacrifice pits" are currently unearthed nearly 13,000 cultural relics. The precious cultural relics that have a peculiar shape have never been seen before, and it is also an empirical of the diversity of Chinese civilization.

This is part of the bronze god altar shot by the "Sacrifice Pit" at No. 8 Sanxingdui Site, Deyang, Sichuan Province. Photo by Wang Xi, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency

The Sanxingdui site is located in Guanghan City, Sichuan Province, with an area of ​​about 12 square kilometers and was first discovered in the 1920s. Since 2020, the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology, Peking University, Sichuan University and other scientific research institutions and universities formed a joint archeological team. It was discovered and discovered next to the "sacrifice pit" No. 1 and 2. Six "sacrifice pits" from No. 8.

At present, the "sacrifice pit" on Sanxingdui No. 3 and 4 has ended the field excavation. The "sacrifice pit" on 5th and 6th is being cleaned out of the indoor cleaning of cultural relics. The cultural relics announced this time are mainly concentrated on the 7th and 8th "sacrifice pit". Among them, the No. 7 "Sacrifice Pit" discovered the turtle -shaped mesh -shaped mesh of the archaeologist called the "Moonlight Treasure Box". Dingzhang dragon shape, small copper phoenix birds, bronze standing people, copper bells, etc.

There are more large bronze wares close to No. 8 "Sacrifice Pit", including golden mask copper head, copper portrait of the top snake, exquisite copper altar, and "machine dog". , Copper Dragon, Copper Portrait of the "Big Back of Skirts", Copper Pig Nose Dragon, Copper ivory Portrait, Copper Templar Covered, Shi Ji, etc. several cultural relics are the first time in the world.

This is a jade artificial shot by the "Sacrifice Pit" at No. 7 Sanxingdui Site, Guanghan City, Deyang Province, Sichuan Province. Photo by Wang Xi, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency

This is a copper mask taken by the "Sacrifice Pit" at No. 8 Sanxingdui Site, Guanghan City, Deyang Province, Sichuan Province. Photo by Wang Xi, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency

This is a copper altar shot by the "Sacrifice Pit" at No. 8 Sanxingdui Site, Guanghan City, Sichuan Province. Photo by Wang Xi, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency

"The peculiar combination of the ancient Shu people is the perfect combination of the ancient Shu people and the exquisite handicraft industry, but the inner world that they imagine is still the harmonious concept of Chinese civilization 'unity of heaven and people, all things symbiosis." Ran Honglin, director of the Sanxingdui Archaeological Institute, said.

In addition to the cultural relics visible to the naked eye, archeologists also found silk, bamboo, reeds, soybeans, and ox and wild boars through modern technology. Around the eight "sacrifice pits", it was also found ash ditch, building foundation, and small sacrifice pits. The unearthed gold wares, collar copper, kneeling stone tiger, kneeling stone people, turquoise and ivory and other precious cultural relics.

The protection and restoration of unearthed cultural relics is also underway. The construction of the Sanxingdui Museum with an area of ​​66 acres is expected to be completed in 2023. After the completion, the public can meet the cultural relics in the museum's "open" restoration hall.

This is a small bronze portrait shot by the "Sacrifice Pit" at No. 8 Sanxingdui Site, Deyang, Sichuan Province. Photo by Wang Xi, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency

This is a golden mask residual filming shot by the "Sacrifice Pit" at No. 8 Sanxingdui Site, Deyang, Sichuan Province. Xinhua News Agency reporter Shen Bohan Photo

This is the bronze god beast shot by the "Sacrifice Pit" at No. 8 Sanxingdui Site, Guanghan City, Deyang Province, Sichuan Province. Photo by Wang Xi, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency

This is the component (top) and other bronze objects on the No. 2 god tree and other bronze objects taken by the Sanxingdui Site No. 8 of Sanxingdui Site, Deyang, Sichuan Province. Xinhua News Agency reporter Shen Bohan Photo

Source: Xinhua News Agency

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