New Finding①|Artifacts with unique traits from the No. 7 pit

Artifacts with unique traits were uncovered from the No. 7 pit.

New Finding②|Bronze wares in unprecedented shapes in No.8 pit

A great number of bronze wares with big size and unprecedented shapes were found in No.8 pit.

New Finding③|Plenty of small sacrificial pits

Not only a large architectural remain of nearly 86 square meters was found, but also plenty of small sacrificial pits, which might be the location conducting sacrificial practices of the ancient Shu.

New Finding④|Rectangular trenches 

Around the No.8 pit, archaeologists found many rectangular trenches, small circular or rectangular #sacrificial pits.

New Finding⑤|A rectangular terrace, with an area of more than 13,000 square meters

According to archaeologists, it is likely that the Sanxingdui sacrificial area is near a rectangular terrace, with an area of more than 13,000 square meters approximately.

New Finding⑥|The chronology of Sanxingdui anchored around the late Shang Dynasty  

Based on the results of carbon-14 dating on the six sacrificial pits, the chronology of most of the pits was anchored around the late Shang Dynasty, dating back as far as about 3200 to 3000 years.

New Finding⑦|Cattles and wild boars used for sacrificial usage

The staple food of ancient Sanxingdui residents might be rice. Cattles and wild boars might be used for sacrificial usage.

New Expectations For Sanxingdui

Related cultural relics will be unveiled to the public in the Sanxingdui Cultural Relics Conservation and Restoration Center and the new hall of the Sanxingdui Museum in the future.

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