The excavation site of the Sanxingdui site in Sichuan Province, inland China, where a huge bronze mask that seems to be more than 3000 years old was excavated, has recently been reported to foreign media before the investigation is completed in the fall. It has been published.
Full-scale archaeological excavation began in the 1980s at the Sanxingdui site in Deyang, Sichuan, China, and huge bronze masks, figures, and tree-shaped objects that are believed to be more than 3,000 years old have been excavated. doing.
Near the place where many excavated items were found, new excavation work has been underway since September, and the situation was released to some foreign media on the 21st.
The excavation site is protected by a covered structure, and researchers on cranes installed in each work area can check the preservation state and confirm the position from directly above the excavated items that appeared from the ground. I was doing it.
In this excavation survey, more than 13,000 items such as human head statues and bird-shaped objects have been found so far.
The artifacts excavated from the ruins are believed to have been used in ceremonies, and the characteristic bronze masks such as those with large eyes and ears and those with protruding eyes are unique among those found in archaeological sites throughout China. It means that it is strong.
The excavation work is expected to be completed around October, and the excavated items will be open to the public at a facility constructed near the ruins, along with the restoration.