(CNN) – The remains of an ore mascara are found among a huge lot of artifacts of 3,000 years of antiquity found in an archeological site in the Chinese province of Sichuan.
The ceremonial mascara has a weight of approximately 280 grams and it is estimated that it is 84% gold. It is one of the more than 500 decentralized elements of its “victim cases” recently discovered, according to the National Administration of Cultural Heritage of China.
The halls are located in Sanxingdui, an area of 120 square kilometers covered by the tributaries of the provincial capital of Chengdu. Some experts say that the articles can be found more readily about the ancient state of Shu, a kingdom that governs in the western part of Sichuan has been found in the 316 a. C.
Bronze article recently unveiled a victim pose in the archeological site of Sanxingdui. (Credit: Li He / Xinhua / Sipa USA)
In addition to the mascara of gold, archaeologists discovered bronzes, gold mines and marble, jade and artifact artifacts. The six yacimientos, of the cuales the most large have a huella of 19 metro squares, also produce a madja cage of aun without abrir and a bronze recipient with a pattern in the shape of a bow.
More than 50,000 ancient artifacts have been found in Sanxingdui since the 1920s, when a local farmer accidentally found various relics in the site. A large advance was made in 1986, with the discovery of two ceremonial possessions containing more than 1,000 articles, including elaborated and well-preserved bronze masks.
A decoration of gold was one of the more than 500 articles recently unveiled by the site. (Credit: Folleto / Xinhua / Sipa USA)
If you have a long break in the excavations, you will find a third increase in fines from 2019, which led to the discovery of another five years ago. The experts creen that the poses are used with fines of victimization, which explains why many of the elements that contain rituals are said to be debauched and interracial.
Independent Civilization
It is believed that Sanxingdui was sent in the coronation of Shu’s state, from which historians have been relatively unaffected by the recorded scripts. The descriptions made in the site are referred to as Signs XII and XI a. C., and many of the articles now on display in a museum of the site.
The site has revolutionized the training of experts on how to develop civilization in ancient China. In die particularly, the evidence of a culture Shu unique suggests that the reindeer unfolded Independently of the old societies in the valley of the Amarillo River, which is traditionally considered the city of Chinese civilization.
An archaeologist working on one of the events, the principles of March 2021. (Credit: Shen Bohan / Sinhua / SipaUSA)
The Deputy Director of the National Administration of Cultural Heritage, Song Xinchao, told the Xinhua State Press Agency that the last halls “enrich and deepen our understanding of Sanxingdui culture”.
The removal of sedative fibers and textile residues can also increase Shu’s compression. The leader of the excavation team and leader of the Provincial Institute of Archeology and Cultural Relics of Sichuan, Tang Fei, said at a press conference that the reincarnation indicates that the kingdom was one of the most important origins of ancient customs China », says Xinhua.
A bronze cap and a mask were discovered in Sanxingdui in 1986, showing the first victims of the situation. (Credit: Shen Bohan / Xinhua / Sipa USA)
Although not known as the UNESCO Humanity Heritage, Sanxingdui is on the organization’s tentative list for its possible inclusion in the future. Together with other archaeological sites of Shu, the UN agency accredited as “a representative of the civilization of the Bronze Age of China, Oriental Asia and including the world”.