8月24日，三星堆遗址祭祀区内考古发掘提取工作正在进行中，8号坑内成功提取出大神兽等一批文物，其中包括一件1米多长青铜神兽，重达近300斤，为目前之最。

On August 24, the archaeological excavation and extraction work within the Sanxingdui archaeology site was underway, and a number of cultural relics, including a 1-meter-long bronze beast, weighing nearly 300 catties, have been successfully extracted from No.8 sacrificial pit, which is currently the largest beast.

除了“大个头”的立人青铜神兽，8号坑还提取了三星堆截至目前发现的唯一一件镂空凤鸟。

In addition to the giant bronze standing beast, the only openwork phoenix bird has also been extracted from No.8 pit.

立人青铜神兽

大口、立耳、卷发、细腰、长尾、小粗腿……这只神兽可以说“壮”得一枝独秀。

Big mouth, standing ears, curly hair, thin waist, long tail, and thick legs… This beast looks "strong".

记者此前了解到，这件巨型青铜神兽与此前3号坑发现的“机器狗”形制相同，大小不一。此前，在8号坑新发现的明星文物“青铜神坛”最顶层，也有一只这样的神兽。或许，在三星堆人眼中，神兽是非常重要的祭祀角色。

The reporter has learned that this giant bronze beast and the "machine dog" which was previously found in No.3 pit are of the same shape, but different size. Before then, in No.8 pit, at the top of the newly discovered artifacts "bronze altar", there was also a beast like this. Perhaps, in the eyes of the people of Sanxingdui, the beast was a very important ritual role.

最为特别的是，这个“大个头”头顶上有犄角，犄角上还站了一个身穿长袍，身形较瘦的人。据考古学者推测，他或许正在驾驭这只大神兽。

The most special thing is that this beast has horns on the top of the head, and on the horns stands a thin man in a long robe. According to archaeologists, this man is probably driving the giant beast.

神兽胸口还刻有一棵神树。“这棵树是直接铸造在上面的，能看出来三星堆人对神树的崇拜，或者已把神树当作一种神灵的存在。”赵昊说。这是三星堆遗址从未出现过的新器型!

The chest of the beast is also engraved with a sacred tree. "The tree was cast directly on it, and it can be seen that the people of Sanxingdui worshipped the sacred tree, or had treated it as a kind of divine presence." Zhao Hao said. This is a new artifact type that has never been seen in the Sanxingdui archaeology site!

镂空凤鸟

8月23日，考古队员提取了“凤鸟柱头”，这是三星堆目前发现的最大、最完整的一件鸟形青铜器，紧挨“凤鸟柱头”，是一件造型精美的“镂空凤鸟”。

On August 23, archaeologists extracted the "chapiter phoenix bird", which is the largest and most complete piece of bird-shaped bronze found in Sanxingdui, and next to it is a beautiful "openwork phoenix bird".

赵昊介绍，“镂空凤鸟”的形象比较特殊，它的翅膀很长，比身体长出很多。此外，和此前的一些鸟形青铜器不同的是，这件整体全身都是镂空的。虽然现场看到有一些地方已经残损，但是仍然可以看出，这是一件非常精美的器物。

Zhao Hao introduced that the shape of the "openwork phoenix bird" is special. Its wings are very long, even much longer than the body. In addition, unlike some previous bird-shaped bronzes, the whole body of this phoenix bird is openwork. Although there are some areas that have been mutilated, it's still a very beautiful artifact.

目前，三星堆3、4、5、6号坑已经封坑，5、6号坑进入实验室考古，7号坑进入收尾阶段，8号坑已提取6000多件有编号文物，三星堆祭祀坑已提取总计近1.4万有编号文物。

So far, No.3, 4, 5 and 6 pit have been sealed. No.5 and 6 pit have entered the laboratory archaeology. No.7 pit has entered the finishing stage. No.8 pit has extracted more than 6,000 pieces of numbered artifacts, and a total of nearly 14,000 numbered artifacts have been extracted in the Sanxingdui archaeology site.

三星堆遗址本轮田野考古发掘工作将于9月底收官，接下来将由田野全面转向室内，开启修复、整理和研究工作。

The current field archaeological excavations in the Sanxingdui archaeology site will wrap up at the end of September, followed by a full shift from the field to the interior to start restoration, collection and research work.