Sanxingdui

  • News HeadlinesGold masks and jewelry found in Sanxingdui burial mound in China
    November 28, 2022

    Gold masks and jewelry found in Sanxingdui burial mound in China

    (ORDO NEWS) — Many ancient artifacts have been discovered on the territory of the Sanxingdui (“Three Stars Mound”) archaeological site. Sanxingdui is located in Guanghan County, Sichuan Province. It was built by a Bronze Age culture and discovered in 1928 when a farmer found a large cache of jade relics while digging an irrigation ditch. In the 1980s, sacrificial pits 1 and 2 were discovered there, containing many valuable items.…

  • News HeadlinesUnique sized bronze statue of the beast found in the ruins of Sanxingdui
    September 6, 2022

    Unique-sized bronze statue of the beast found in the ruins of Sanxingdui

    (ORDO NEWS) — Chinese archaeologists have unearthed the largest animal bronze ever seen – a mythical beast one meter high, one meter long and weighing more than 300 grams – from the ruins of Sanxingdui in southwest China‘s Sichuan province, the Global Times reported. The bronze statue looks like a mythical beast with a large mouth, thin waist and four hooves. It should be noted that a human figure in…

  • News HeadlinesA strange bronze idol was discovered by archaeologists near the Sanxingdui monument 1
    September 1, 2022

    A strange bronze idol was discovered by archaeologists near the Sanxingdui monument

    (ORDO NEWS) — Archaeologists during the excavation of sacrificial pit No. 8 at the Sanxingdui Bronze Age site in southwestern China discovered a statue of an unusual beast made of bronze. It is not only the largest zoomorphic sculpture found here, but also the most complete. The beast itself has only one ear broken off, and the figure is missing another small element, according to The History Blog. The found…

  • News HeadlinesBronze statue 1 meter high found in Sanxingdui Chinese ruins
    June 22, 2022

    Bronze statue 1 meter high found in Sanxingdui Chinese ruins

    (ORDO NEWS) — Chinese archaeologists have discovered a bronze statue 1 meter high at the site of the ancient ruins of Sanxingdui in southwest China‘s Sichuan province. The Research Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology of Sichuan Province held a press conference at the Sanxingdui Museum to announce the results of the archaeological excavation at the site of Sanxingdui, a major “Archaeological China” project. All the relics of the Shang…