On the cultural relics unearthed from Sanxingdui site this time
1. Ivory: According to relevant reports, in this excavation, more than 100 ivory products were found in pits 2 and 3 of Sanxingdui site. Although ivory has been damaged to some extent because of its age, you can still see very beautiful patterns on it. The discovery of these ivory products will provide an important basis for scientists to study the geographical environment, climate conditions, biological samples and other information in ancient Shu areas.
2. Gold mask: The staff found a large number of gold products in pit 5. Although the cultural relics were restored, people were pleasantly surprised to find that it was a rare gold mask. Although only half of it is left, its exquisite production technology and unique shape are still amazing. This gold mask is about 23 cm wide, 30 cm high and weighs nearly 500 grams.
3. Silk: How did the staff find silk products in another No.4 pit? The discovery of silk proves that there was silk in Sichuan as early as 3000 years ago.
In addition, unearthed cultural relics include bird-shaped gold ornaments, gold foils, copper heads with painted eyes, bronze sacred trees, exquisite tooth carvings, pottery, jade cong, jade stone tools and other cultural relics.
Significance of Sanxingdui Civilization Excavation
Before the excavation of Sanxingdui site, archaeologists in China had been carrying out archaeological excavations intermittently for decades. Many precious cultural relics have been unearthed, which provides an important basis for us to study and understand that splendid history and civilization.
The excavation of Sanxingdui site further confirmed the existence of the ancient Shu State. Unearthed cultural relics, including Neolithic jade and stone tools, Shang and Zhou bronzes, let us know that Sanxingdui's civilization lasted at least nearly two thousand years, and the existence of the ancient Shu kingdom was pushed back to five thousand years ago.
The existence of Sanxingdui civilization further confirms the importance of civilization in the Yangtze River basin. These unearthed cultural relics show no less civilized achievements than the Yellow River Basin. This also confirms that the Yangtze River basin is also one of the important birthplaces of Chinese culture.
Sanxingdui civilization further proves that the ancient Shu land has a deep connection with the Central Plains. Previously, historians always thought that the ancient Shu civilization was independent of the Central Plains, but this time it shows that the ancient Shu civilization is closely related to the Central Plains civilization.