Sanxingdui Ruins were discovered accidentally by a farmer; has since been the site of over 60K relics
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Sanxingdui Ruins is known to be a significant archaeological find of the 20th century. Thousands of Bronze Age artifacts have been unearthed from the site to date and put on display.
Since that first excavation, research and discovery has continued at the site. During the 1980s, the excavation of two pits was conducted, where over 1,000 artifacts were unearthed, according to China Daily. Those finds included figurines, human face masks and more. Ashlyn Messier is a writer for Fox News Digital.
Between 2019 and 2020, six more pits were excavated, according to the source, with more than 500 artifacts uncovered, including seashells, silk, ritual bronze vessels and gold masks.
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