Chinese archaeologists unearthed a rarely seen bronze head with a gold mask at the famed and mysterious Sanxingdui Ruins site in China's southwestern Sichuan Province on Thursday. The latest find, relatively well preserved and with intricate details, was excavated from the No. 8 sacrificial pit at the site. As both bronze and gold were considered rare metals, archaeologists believe that the owners of the artifact were wealthy and powerful. | CGTN
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Chinese archaeologists unearthed a rarely seen bronze head with a gold mask at the famed and mysterious Sanxingdui Ruins site in China's southwestern Sichuan Province on Thursday. The latest find, relatively well preserved and with intricate details, was excavated from the No. 8 sacrificial pit at the site. As both bronze and gold were considered rare metals, archaeologists believe that the owners of the artifact were wealthy and powerful. | CGTN
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Bronze Head with Gold Mask Unearthed at Sanxingdui Ruins Site
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Bronze Head with Gold Mask Unearthed at Sanxingdui Ruins Site
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A grid-like bronze and jade object shaped like a turtle's shell are among the recent discoveries at the famous Sanxingdui Ruins in southwest China's Sichuan. The new finds were mostly excavated from the No.7 and No.8 sacrificial pits, bringing the total number of items unearthed at the site’s six pits to nearly 13,000, according to the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute. #History #BRICS | China Plus Culture
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A grid-like bronze and jade object shaped like a turtle's shell are among the recent discoveries at the famous Sanxingdui Ruins in southwest China's Sichuan. The new finds were mostly excavated from the No.7 and No.8 sacrificial pits, bringing the total number of items unearthed at the site’s six pits to nearly 13,000, according to the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute. #History #BRICS | China Plus Culture
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The largest bronze mask discovered at Sanxingdui Ruins
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Get a closer look at newly excavated relics from the world-renowned Sanxingdui Ruins in SW China. A popular highlight of the collection, a digital restoration of a 2.88-meter-tall bronze sacred tree received the most attention. AI technology-powered animation illustrates how the magnificent sculpture was restored from over 30 fragments found across different burial pits. Archaeologists prioritized digital restoration over physical repair to minimize potential damage to the artifact fragments. #c
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A bronze artifact weighing over 100 kilograms, which is believed to be a drinking vessel, was unearthed at the Sanxingdui archaeological site in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Sunday. The relic, about 70 centimeters in length, is the biggest artifact discovered at the site to date. The ruins belong to the ancient Shu Kingdom, which existed over 3,000 years ago. A fresh round of excavations at the sacrificial pits are currently underway – 34 years after the first one. #SanxingduiDiscovery
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Restoration work underway on largest-ever bronze mask unearthed in China’s Sanxingdui ruins
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China announces new major discoveries at Sanxingdui Ruins. What's the mystery behind the broken golden mask? | Xinhua Culture&Travel
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Discoveries at the legendary Sanxingdui ruins in SW China show that the region's ancient Shu state civilization shared similarities with the Maya: archaeologist | China Xinhua Sci-Tech
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A gold mask was unearthed from the No.5 sacrificial pit at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in southwest China's Sichuan Province on March 20. Let's take a look at how archaeologists restored it in this behind-the-scenes video. #SanxingduiDiscovery | CGTN
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The Sanxingdui Ruins are considered one of the greatest archaeological finds of humankind in the 20th century. Located in Guanghan in southwest China's Sichuan Province, the ruins are believed to be the remnants of the ancient Shu Kingdom, dating back over four thousand years. For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-10-15/Sanxingdui-Ruins-shed-light-on-China-s-cultural-origins--1e9dsFODbiM/index.html | CGTN
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New major discoveries at the legendary Sanxingdui Ruins site in southwest China help shed light on the cultural origins of the Chinese nation. Find out what archaeologists have to say. #GLOBALink | China Xinhua News
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Over 1,000 significant relics have been unearthed from new sacrificial pits at the legendary Sanxingdui Ruins site in Sichuan, China. Find out what impresses expats who visit the site. #GLOBALink | China Xinhua News
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Why do the Sanxingdui bronze artifacts look so modern? | China Documentary
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【Sanxingdui In The Time】Discoveries From a 3,000-Year-Old Civilization
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Chinese Archaeologists Discover Unprecedented Bronze Figure at Sanxingdui Ruins
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When Sanxingdui was uncovered, it wasn’t revealed—it was found broken. Relics emerged shattered, deliberately fragmented, as if someone had tried to erase a story rather than abandon it. The great bronze tree alone was recovered in more than 2,400 pieces. Nine birds still cling to its branches, yet its crown is missing. What stands today rises nearly four meters—but it was once closer to five, reaching higher than we can now see. The figures themselves feel unfamiliar. Towering faces with wide,
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