FfFfFfFF 58,120 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Archaeologists have discovered six sacrificial pits containing about 500 artifacts, including gold and bronze masks, in the ancient Chinese city of Sanxingdui, according to news reports. The site is located about 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) southwest of Beijing, Xinhua, China's state-run press agency, reported. The artifacts date back around 3,000 years, to a time when the ancient kingdom of Shu ruled this part of China. In addition to the masks, the archaeologists uncovered bronze artifacts with dragon and cow engravings, miniature ivory sculptures, silk, carbonized rice (rice that has turned into carbon) and tree seeds, Xinhua reported. "Surprisingly, we have unearthed some never-heard-of-before bronze ware items," Lei Yu, an archaeologist with the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute, told Xinhua. "For instance, some large and delicate bronze ware items have bizarre-looking dragon or cow designs on them." https://www.livescience.com/ancient-china-city-treasure-artifacts-saxingdui.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa 18,819 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 The quality of these sculptures is terrific. Amazing craftmanship Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilbit 1,596 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 So beautiful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 125,703 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Those masks look really cool! Like something out of a video game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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