QuestionsSanxingdui and its sacrificial pitsWhere were the Sanxingdui bronzes made, and where did their metal come from?Answer
Answer · Sanxingdui and its sacrificial pits
Heads, masks and trees were cast locally; the zun and lei vessels were made in the middle or lower Yangtze…
Heads, masks and trees were cast locally; the zun and lei vessels were made in the middle or lower Yangtze and brought in.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Distinct core recipes for vessels and non-vessels; non-vessel cores match local materials.
What would rule it out
- Discovery of a local workshop casting zun and lei with matching cores.
Evidence 1 for · none against
The questions it answers
Most likelyHeads, masks and trees were cast locally; the zun and lei vessels were made in the middle or lower Yangtze…
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Heads, masks and trees were cast locally; the zun and lei vessels were made in the middle or lower Yangtze… [Answer ANS0D739ZKP4JM4]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D739ZKP4JM4
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