The eight pits of the sacrificial area: photo
Rectangular pits packed with broken and burned bronzes, gold, jade and ivory; their layout, fill and the order of deposition are the evidence for and against the sacrifice reading.
Bairuilong, 1986. CC BY-SA 4.0
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PhotoBairuilong · commons.wikimedia.org · 2022-09-10 · CC BY-SA 4.01 step from the original
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DocumentRan and colleagues (Sichuan Provincial Institute) · doi.org · 2025 · publisherPrimary source: Newly discovered sacrificial pits at the Sanxingdui site: Insights into Bronze Age ritual remains in Southwest China2 steps from the original
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Where it is kept
Sanxingdui · Bronze Age walled settlement and sacrificial area
Sources 2
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The eight pits of the sacrificial area [Artifact ART0D73A5F61VEP]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D73A5F61VEP
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year = {2026},
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