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The eight pits of the sacrificial area: picture

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: picture
The eight pits of the sacrificial area: picture

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.

China News Service, 1986. CC BY 3.0

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PictureChina News Service · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 3.01 step from the original

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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: picture [Copy CPY0D73A6EE4AMF]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0D73A6EE4AMF
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