# Heads, masks and trees were cast locally; the zun and lei vessels were made in the middle or lower Yangtze…

> Most likely: Heads, masks and trees were cast locally; the zun and lei vessels were made in the middle or lower Yangtze and brought in.

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# 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.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its 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

[39 casting cores from Pits 1 and 2 form groups by object class; non-vessel cores match local materials,…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/sanxingdui/evidence/EVD0D739ZVG0KQH/39-casting-cores-from-pits-1-and-2-form-groups-by-object)

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## The questions it answers

[Where were the Sanxingdui bronzes made, and where did their metal come from?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/sanxingdui/questions/QST0D739W6A6ACC/where-were-the-sanxingdui-bronzes-made-and-where-did-their)

Most likelyHeads, masks and trees were cast locally; the zun and lei vessels were made in the middle or lower Yangtze…

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