2025-10-21
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New archaeological findings have revealed a significant number of painted bronze artifacts at the San Xingdui ruins in southwest China's Sichuan province.
This amazing discovery has extended the timeline for the emergence of painted bronze items in China by nearly a thousand years.
The findings were unveiled at the 2025 San Xing Dui Forum recently held in Deyang City of Sichuan by the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute.
Spanning 12 square kilometers,
The San Xing Dui ruins are believed to be the remnants of the Shu Kingdom,
dating back 4,500 to 3,000 years.
About 3,000 years ago,
the people of San Xing Dui cast alloys of copper tin and lead into various images,
including giant sacred trees, massive masks, and imposing deities.
The latest research indicated that these bronze artifacts were adorned with brilliant colors over their golden surfaces.
Ancient bronze artifacts often have a greenish hue,
which is actually the result of corrosion that occurs after being buried underground for thousands of years.
This greenish tint obscures their original appearance.
which was a dazzling shade of gold.
Through technological analysis,
archaeologists have unveiled the color code of Sun Xingdui's bronze artifacts.