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Sanxingdui relics: Bronze altar replicated from 100 broken pieces

A replica of the altar displayed at the Sanxingdui Museum, Sichuan province, Southwest China.[Photo/CFP] The 3,000-year-old Sanxingdui ruins site in Southwest China's Sichuan province has yielded some ...
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Sacrificial altar among 13,000 relics unearthed at Sanxingdui archaeological site in China

A turtleshell-shaped box and a sacrificial altar are among a treasure trove of 13,000 relics dating back over 3,000 years discovered by archaeologists in southwest China. The relics – many made of ...
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Archaeologists Have Uncovered 13,000 Utterly Remarkable Shang Dynasty Relics in China, Many of Them Used in Sacrificial Rites

Archaeologists discovered 13,000 cultural relics during an excavation of the ancient site of Sanxingdui, near the city of Chengdu in China. The relics date from the Shang Dynasty (1600 B.C.E.-1046 B.C ...
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Large stone altar from Bronze Age discovered in Xinjiang

Archaeologists in Xinjiang discover a Bronze Age stone altar dedicated to worship of the sun divinity that is probably the largest and best preserved of its kind. [CNS Photo] Archaeologists in ...