[Explanation] On October 29, the Tianfu Forum of Chinese Culture-Sanxingdui Culture and Bronze Civilization Symposium was held in Guanghan City, Sichuan Province.

Dozens of top scholars from the domestic archaeological and historical circles gathered in Guanghan to discuss the theme of "Sanxingdui Culture and Bronze Civilization", unveiling the historical veil of the ancient Shu civilization.

  At the forum, experts discussed the research of Sanxingdui culture and bronze civilization, conducted extensive discussions at different levels, and delivered keynote speeches to help build a theoretical system for the study of Sanxingdui culture and bronze civilization.

Lei Yu, head of the Sanxingdui Site Workstation of the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, revealed in his on-site speech that as of September this year, a total of 15,109 numbered cultural relics have been unearthed from 6 sacrificial pits at the Sanxingdui site, including 4,060 nearly complete artifacts.

at the same time.

After archaeological research, it is found that the alternation of the Sanxingdui site and the Jinsha site as the capital of the ancient Shu Kingdom is also worth rethinking.

  [Concurrent] Lei Yu, Director of the Sanxingdui Site Workstation of Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

  Sanxingdui (the site) has been the capital of the (ancient Shu Kingdom) for a longer time than we thought, and it is very likely that it has been side by side with Jinsha (the splendor of the site) for a period of time.

If that's the case, if that's the case, I think it adds a very dramatic factor to our study of the history of ancient Shu.

Why there are two capitals, there must be something big happened. I used to think that it was a seamless connection. Now it seems that there may be alternating decades or even hundreds of years. This is very story.

  [Explanation] Through golden rods, golden masks, bronze figures, bronze sacred trees, silk fabrics... In these typical artifacts of Sanxingdui culture, Duan Yu, director of Sanxingdui Culture and Bronze Civilization Research Center of Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences, told the scene about the divine power behind Sanxingdui cultural relics , the story of kingship.

  [Concurrent] Duan Yu, Director of Sanxingdui Culture and Bronze Civilization Research Center, Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences

  Then combine the golden staff of Sanxingdui, the bronze statues, and some other sacred trees together, and it represents a large-scale religious sacrifice scene.

Then this scene should be a manifestation of a theocracy.

Because other than that, we didn't find more weapons, things for combat, then obviously it's a thing of a state of mind, then it's a kind of theocracy rather than the supremacy of kingship.

  [Explanation] Lei Yu said that the six sacrificial archaeological excavations have come to an end, and the next step will be to expand the excavation area, add new excavation sites, and continue to explore and study Sanxingdui culture in depth.

  [Concurrent] Lei Yu, Director of the Sanxingdui Site Workstation of Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

  The sacrificial area is still being excavated, looking for some relics related to the new pit in addition to the new pit.

In addition, to the north of Ma Mu River, near the Yan's yard, and the Rensheng cemetery, new excavations are also underway, and now they have begun.

  Reporter Lu Yang reported from Guanghan, Sichuan.

Responsible editor: [Ji Xiang]