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.
The staple food of ancient Sanxingdui residents might be rice. Cattles and wild boars might be used for sacrificial usage.
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.
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.
Around the No.8 pit, archaeologists found many rectangular trenches, small circular or rectangular #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.
A great number of bronze wares with big size and unprecedented shapes were found in No.8 pit.
Artifacts with unique traits were uncovered from the No. 7 pit.