Sanxingdui Ruins:treasure trove of 13000 ancient artefacts sheds light on mysterious Chinese kingdom

Chinese archaeologists have unearthed a trove of mysterious artefacts in the country’s southwest believed to shed light on a culture more than 3,000 years ago that never made it into the official historical record.

The finds were discovered in six sacrificial pits at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Sichuan province and include a bronze box containing a green jade.

The box, with four dragon head handles and a few streamers, was likely wrapped in silk when offered as a sacrifice, according to state news agency Xinhua.

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