(ii) The artefacts found at the Sanxingdui Ruins date back 4,500 years. (iii) The box containing a green jade was found in a sacrificial pit. (iv) More than 4,000 of the artefacts uncovered at the ...

Archaeologists exploring the Sanxingdui ruins in southwest China have reported unearthing over 10,000 relics and artifacts, including gold masks, from two newly discovered pits in recent years.

The Sanxingdui or "three star mound" site was first discovered in the 1920s. The ancient city is believed to have been at the ...

Excavations have also revealed the urban infrastructure of the Sanxingdui site. To the south of the workshop, a three-tier ...

Chinese archaeologists say they have discovered silk at the Sanxingdui ruins for the first time, and they believe the treasured textile was used 3,000 years ago in rituals to “communicate ...

In 1956, Sichuan Museum investigated Sanxingdui. In 1958, Sichuan Museum, the History Department of Sichuan University together investigated the ruins, and found a lot of relics with ancient Shu ...

A staff member displays a bronze relic at a research institute of Sanxingdui ruins in Guanghan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 16, 2024. The second phase of the conservation and ...

The Sanxingdui ruins were discovered by accident by a farmer in 1929. To date, more than 50,000 relics have been unearthed at the site, which is around 60km (37 miles) from the city of Chengdu.

spanning the Sanxingdui ruins and the Terracotta Army, to the Yungang Grottoes and the Nanhai One (a merchant ship that sank during the Southern Song dynasty). The interdisciplinary approach and ...

The Sanxingdui site attracted global attention ... terrace covering an area of over 6,000 sq m was discovered. The ruins of a wood and bamboo structure measuring 200 sq m were found on the terrace ...