Sanxingdui archaeology has made amazing new discoveries, what treasures have been dug up?

Sanxingdui archaeology has made new discoveries, experts say that many precious cultural relics can be described as unprecedented!

On September 9, 2021, the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology announced that Sanxingdui has new cultural relics unearthed, and in nearly a year of excavation, nearly 2,000 pieces of cultural relics have been unearthed in the newly discovered 6 sacrificial pits such as gold, bronze, jade, and ivory. On September 11, 2021, at the press conference on the phased results of the archaeological excavation of the Sanxingdui site, an important project of "Archaeological China", held by the Sichuan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, the Institute notified the phased results of the archaeological excavation of the No. 1 sacrificial pit, and the new discoveries include a complete ** mask, a bronze altar, a sacred tree pattern jade cong, etc.

The newly discovered 6 sacrificial pits are numbered as No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, No. 7, No. 8 sacrificial pits, up to now, the excavation of No. 4 sacrificial pits has ended, and the excavation of No. 3 sacrificial pits has basically ended, leaving only a small amount of finishing work, No. 5 and No. 6 sacrificial pits can be extracted as a whole due to their small area, transported to the laboratory, cleaned and separated under the constant temperature and humidity conditions of the laboratory, and the No. 8 sacrificial pit has just been cleaned out, and the burial chamber where the cultural relics are buried has just come out. Cultural relics are staggered and layered, and all kinds of large and medium-sized bronzes, ivory, jade and stone tools are placed in the tomb. Among the phased excavation results of the Sanxingdui site announced this time, the complete gold mask unearthed from the No. 3 sacrificial pit is included.

There is also this unknown bronze artifact unearthed in Pit 3.

and 3 bronze kneeling figures unearthed from Pit 4, the size and shape are the same. The portrait is in a kneeling posture, the body is slightly tilted to the left front, the head is slightly chin and twisted to the right side of the body, the hands are held flat in front of the left side of the body in a half-folded shape, the knees are close to the ground, the forefeet of the feet are close to the ground, the center of gravity of the portrait body is in the slot position between the left shoulder and the palms of both hands, and the whole portrait shows a strong sense of weight.

Since May this year, Sanxingdui has excavated a lot of national treasures, among which the intact gold mask, bronze "altar", sacred tree pattern jade cong and so on have attracted widespread attention, as well as bronze such as bronze kneeling figures, which are also very archaeological value.

Archaeologists have found more than 500 new cultural relics in Sanxingdui, including complete gold masks, bronze "altars", sacred tree pattern jade cong, ** bracelets, pottery and other "national treasure" level treasure items.

Bronze, gold, ivory, bronze masks, jade, these are all dug out of the latest pits, which are very valuable for scientific research.

Nearly 2,000 artifacts including gold, bronze, jade, and ivory have been unearthed from the six newly discovered sacrificial pits.

As we all know, the Chinese civilization has been inherited for more than 5,000 years, with the rapid development of modern science and technology and people's exploration of history, more and more cultural relics have been put aside from the heavy dust and rediscovered. The existence of cultural relics reflects the wisdom of ancient ancestors and represents the rich historical precipitation of Chinese culture. Sanxingdui site is located on the south bank of the Yazi River in the northwest of Guanghan City, Sichuan Province, China, 40 kilometers away from Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province in the south, and 7 kilometers away from Guanghan City in the east.

Bronze

In the Sanxingdui civilization site, most of the unearthed cultural relics are bronze devices. It is precisely for this reason that archaeologists conclude that it should be located before and after the Shang Dynasty, after all, during the Shang Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty, bronze accounted for the vast majority and was a symbol of civilization at that time. However, it has also been found that the bronzes unearthed here are more advanced in forging than those of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, which have been established.

In particular, bronze figures, bronze masks, bird-like figures and other items that are two or three meters tall cannot be achieved by simple bronze.

Bronze sun wheels

The bronze sun wheel, which has a history of more than 3,000 years, and its shape resembles a current steering wheel, is now in the Sanxingdui Museum. When the bronze sun wheel was first unearthed, it caused a great sensation and was considered to be the most mysterious of the cultural relics unearthed in Sanxingdui, and there are many theories about his use.

Some believe that it is a shield ornament that makes the shield look more aesthetically pleasing; Some people think that it is just an ordinary decoration in the home and does not mean much; There are also people who believe that the reason why the bronze sun wheel was made was because of the worship of the sun by the ancients, who believed that the sun was the master of all things, but they didn't really understand it.

Bronze standing figure

The bronze giant is the first case of the Shang and Zhou cultural relics unearthed in China, so it is also known as the "Oriental Giant". The facial features of the standing figure are a high nose bridge, thick eyebrows and large eyes, oblique and vertical eyes, large mouths, large ears, a perforation in the earlobe, and a hairline at the back of the head. The statue is thin in stature, with exaggerated arms and hands, and two hands in a hugging shape.

Judging from the costume, the statue wears a hat, a robe on the left side, and an anklebone. Liren statue is a precious material for studying the physique and clothing of Shu people. It is estimated that this statue was cast in the late Shang and early Zhou dynasties, more than 3,000 years ago, and may be the remains of the Shu people sacrificing to the natural gods of heaven, earth, mountains and rivers.

Bronze head, this portrait is the only flat head wearing a crown in Type B of the No. 2 pit, and its top cover is cast separately from the head. The crown worn by the portrait is a hollow pattern flat crown with a high hairline at the back of the head. His face was emaciated, his eyebrows were wrinkled, his expression was solemn and solemn, and his majesty was straightforward.

The gold foil tiger-shaped device is formed by hammering with gold foil, and the tiger pattern in the shape of "eye" is embossed all over the body. The tiger's head is raised, its mouth is opened to roar, its eyes are hollowed, its front feet are extended, its hind feet are squatting, and its tail is rolled up, showing a running shape. The sun-shaped vessel, the configuration of the utensil is round, the central yang part is convex, and the layout form of the five mangs around it is radial, and the mangs are connected with the peripheral halo.

The five round holes in the center of the yang and the five round holes in the halo are all installed and fixed.

Sanxingdui unearthed cultural relics: there are a large number of bronzes, there is a Fusang tree, there are many strange-looking masks, there are standing statues, about meters high, wearing a flower crown, in the shape of the sun.

A bronze standing statue known as the king of bronze statues. Unearthed bronze human face. Unearthed sun god bird jade. More than 5,000 seashells and more than 60 tusks were also unearthed at the Sanxingdui site.

The most famous is the bronze, and the bronze in Sanxingdui is world-famous. There are also stone tools and jade, these two categories are not a few unearthed in Sanxingdui.

There are various bronzes, including human heads, human faces, large bronze standing figures, and kneeling figures. There are also bronze statues of various animals.

On September 9, the press conference on the phased results of the archaeological excavation of the Sanxingdui site, a major project of "Archaeological China", was held in the Sanxingdui Museum, and the important archaeological achievements of the sacrificial area of the Sanxingdui site were announced to the public.

This is a major discovery and achievement of archaeological work. The latest results of this major discovery are as follows:

In March this year, Sanxingdui discovered 6 new "sacrificial pits", which are No. 3 pits, No. 4 pits, No. 5 pits, No. 6 pits, No. 7 pits, and No. 8 pits. After more than 5 months, the archaeological excavation of these six "sacrificial pits" has made important progress. Sanxingdui extracted nearly 10,000 pieces of cultural relics.

In Pit No. 4, which has been excavated, Pit No. 3, which has been basically cleaned up, and Pits 7 and No. 8, where buried cultural relics have been exposed, cultural relics such as huge bronze altars, mythical beasts, complete gold masks, jade cong engraved with the pattern of the sacred tree, jade knives shaped like dinner knives, and bronze statues of Ultraman "hitting the face" have been found.

Bronze. According to the current excavations, the 8 pits show significant differences. There are pits with different ages and stratigraphic relationships, for example, there is an obvious breaking relationship between Pit 6 and Pit 7, that is, Pit 6 breaks Pit 7, which indicates that Pit 6 appeared later than Pit 7. There are also pits with different shape characteristics and sizes, such as No. 5 and No. 6 pits are relatively small, no more than 5 square meters, with a depth of about 1 meter, and the remaining 6 pits are more than 8 square meters, with a depth of about 2 meters, and some can even reach 2 meters.

Golden Mask. A total of 729 pieces of various artifact fragments and specimens were unearthed in the No. 3 pit, of which 478 pieces (groups) were relatively complete relics, mainly bronze, jade, ivory, gold, seashells, etc. For example, the bronze dome kneeling statue is composed of the upper part of the bronze statue and the lower part of the statue.

For example, the bronze top altar statue, the sacred tree pattern jade cong and other utensils are all new discoveries that have never been seen before.

A bronze figure excavated from the No. 3 "sacrificial pit".

Bronze mask of pit 3.

A total of 79 complete artifacts were unearthed from the relics of Pit 4, including jade, bronze, ivory, pottery, etc. For example, the three bronze figures with their heads twisted and kneeling are the same in size and shape, as if they belong to the same bronze vessel. The figure is realistic, in a kneeling posture, the body is slightly tilted to the left front, the head is slightly chin and twisted to the right side of the body, the hands are held flat in front of the left side of the body in a semi-fold shape, the knees are close to the ground, the front soles of the feet are on the ground, and the back soles are raised.

These three portraits are all new discoveries of Sanxingdui archaeology in terms of modeling and ornamentation.

Pit 4 turned his head and knelt down to sit on the figure.

Pit 4 turned his head and knelt down to sit on the figure.

Pit 4 turned his head and knelt down to sit on the figure.

Following the discovery of a huge gold mask in Sanxingdui Pit No. 5 in March this year, the gold mask was found again in Pit No. 3 this time.

In Pit 3, the crumpled gold mask was restored after exposing the soil, revealing a gold mask about 40 centimeters wide and 27 centimeters high, which is the largest complete gold mask found in Sanxingdui.

The Sanxingdui ancient ruins are located on the south bank of the Yazi River in the northwest of Guanghan City, Sichuan Province, covering an area of 12 square kilometers and having a history of 5,000 to 3,000 years.

The Sanxingdui site is known as one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of mankind in the 20th century and is known as the "source of Yangtze River civilization".

Sanxingdui is an ancient and mysterious place, this place is like a treasure kingdom buried with countless treasures, always bringing surprises to everyone, in the 20s of the last century has been found to have been excavated until now, unearthed a lot of incomprehensible national treasure-level cultural relics, and all beyond the technical limitations of the times.

I know that Sanxingdui was discovered in the 20s of the last century, and it has been excavated until now, and I also know that many cultural relics in Sanxingdui have surpassed the technical limitations of the times at that time, because I watched CCTV documentaries.

The reason for the mystery of Sanxingdui culture is mainly that Sanxingdui culture began three or four thousand years ago, mainly distributed in Sichuan, China. A cultural relics unearthed from an ancient culture in China are incompatible with our Eastern culture and look more like the product of Western culture, so many archaeological history experts are speculating that Sanxingdui culture is an extension of Western culture. It is precisely because the Sanxingdui culture is completely different from our traditional unearthed cultural style that it makes people feel mysterious.

A large number of bronze artifacts have been unearthed in Sanxingdui, and through the current scientific exploration, it can be concluded that the formula of Sanxingdui's bronzes is similar to that of the Shang and Zhou dynasties in China, indicating that the cultures of these two periods have been blended. And the Sanxingdui culture originated in 2800 BC, while the Shang and Zhou cultures originated in 1600 BC, so the Sanxingdui culture is much earlier than the Shang culture. The culture of ancient Egypt originated in 4000 BC.

Therefore, Sanxingdui culture may be inherited from ancient Egyptian culture.

Sanxingdui unearthed culture is very typical of a sun image, which shows the important position of the sun in Sanxingdui culture, which coincides with the culture of worshipping the sun god in ancient Egypt. And other cultures unearthed in Sanxingdui can also make people naturally associate with ancient Egyptian culture, so this makes people speculate more about the origin of Sanxingdui culture and ancient Egyptian culture.

Secondly, the cultural relics unearthed in Sanxingdui have obvious high nose bridge, deep eye sockets, prominent cheekbones, large mouths, exaggerated shapes, three-dimensional facial contours are completely different from the Oriental people's facial features, and are closer to the characters in ancient Egyptian culture. In addition, the Sanxingdui culture also unearthed a large number of shellfish and ivory products, which is very rare for the Sanxingdui culture in the inland. And in the history of China's traditional culture, no culture will use ivory in its own culture, so the ivory unearthed in Sanxingdui makes people feel confused about Sanxingdui culture.

Sanxingdui such a splendid culture has not continued, and has only existed in China for a short period of time. It is precisely because of this mysterious sudden appearance of different cultures that people feel mysterious and curious about Sanxingdui culture.

These are very mysterious artifacts, and they are also very valuable for research, and they have brought a lot of influence to the local area.

It is very mysterious, and some of the things unearthed are quite peculiar, and many things cannot be interpreted according to normal logic.

Sanxingdui is really very mysterious, because there has been no record in history, and Sanxingdui has completely disappeared in history.