🎉 Got a minute? Let’s dive into some epic archaeology news from Deyang, Sichuan on the Chinese mainland! At the 2025 Sanxingdui Forum, a crew from the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology teamed up with Peking University to drop some mind-blowing new data.
They used radiocarbon dating—a clever method that checks carbon leftovers in ancient materials to estimate their age—and pinpointed Pits 3, 4, 6, and 8 at Sanxingdui with 95.4% certainty between 1201 BC and 1012 BC. That timeframe slots these sacrificial pits right into the late Shang Dynasty era. ⏳🏺
Why should you care? Sanxingdui’s bronze masks, jade artifacts, and giant statues have been puzzling everyone since their discovery. With this exact dating, we can better understand how ancient Sichuan linked up with other Bronze Age powerhouses—imagine trading jade and ideas long before the Indus Valley empire peaked.
For you history buffs, culture creators, and tech enthusiasts building VR reenactments or just geeking out on ancient mysteries, this announcement is a game-changer. Keep your feed locked for more updates as researchers dig deeper into Asia’s Bronze Age story! 🌏🔍
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New findings: Exact dating of Sanxingdui sacrificial pits announced
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