Archaeologists have discovered six sacrificial pits containing about 500 artifacts, including gold and bronze masks, in the ancient Chinese city of Sanxingdui.
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).
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‘Completely unfounded’: Chinese archaeologists refute ‘alien theory’ about Sanxingdui Ruins
By Global Times Published: Apr 20, 2021 05:39 PM
Left: Cultural products inspired by relics discovered at the Sanxingdui Ruins Photos: IC
Chinese archaeologists once again refuted the alien theory floating around the corners of the internet about the ancient Sanxingdui Ruins in Southwest China s Sichuan Province. They note relics that are similar to those found at the Erlitou Site in Central China s Henan Province show the two cultures communicated with each other, but the idea that this is the work of aliens is completely unfounded.
First discovered in 1929, the Sanxingdui Ruins, which dated back to the Bronze Age 3,000 years ago, have been the source of one pleasant surprise after another following decades of digging and archaeological research. Many unearthed statuettes featuring figures with exaggerated appearances have led to some people
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By Global Times Published: Apr 13, 2021 05:53 PM
Combination photo shows Wanzhou District, southwest China s Chongqing Municipality in 2002 (top, file photo provided by Chongqing Three Gorges Migrants Memorial) and on July 19, 2020 (bottom, photo taken by Huang Wei), respectively.
A new series of books focusing on archaeological excavation of the Zhongba ruins, one of the most important sites in Three Gorges Reservoir Region of the Yangtze River, was released on Sunday in Beijing.
The ruins are located in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, Southwest China s Chongqing Municipality whose history dates from the Neolithic Age to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1910), as China News Service reported. The main part of the site is reduced to an island with an area of about 7,000 square meters by long-term erosion of the river, according to Science Press, the press of the books in Beijing.
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