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The eight pits of the sacrificial area: photo

PhotographCC BY 3.0Filled about 3200–3000 BP; Pits 1 and 2 excavated 1986, Pits 3 to 8 from 2019 to 2022Copy of The eight pits of the sacrificial area
The eight pits of the sacrificial area: photo
The eight pits of the sacrificial area: photo

An archaeologist at work in one of the new pits.

China News Service (中国新闻网), 1986. CC BY 3.0

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PhotoChina News Service (中国新闻网) · commons.wikimedia.org · 2022-04-21 · CC BY 3.01 step from the original

Where it is kept

NanchongWanzhouSuiningMianyangGuangyuanYaanRongzhag1Sanxingdui200 kmChongqingNanchongLuzhouLeshan1200 km
Sanxingdui · Bronze Age walled settlement and sacrificial area

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The eight pits of the sacrificial area: photo [Copy CPY0D73A5YT557W]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0D73A5YT557W
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