Archaeologists discovered a lot of artefacts dating back over 3000 finely crafted in the Tam Tinh Doi site. (Photo via Sohu)
According to the South China Morning Post, on March 20, Chinese archaeologists discovered inside the Tam Tinh Doi site in the town of Guangyuan, Sichuan province, a lot of strange artefacts exquisitely crafted. dating back over 3000 years.
According to some assessments, these artifacts belong to a highly developed civilization that has existed for thousands of years, but has not been recorded in history so far.
Golden maskOne of the notable artifacts discovered was a mask of pure gold, dating from about 3000 to 1200 BC, according to the South China Morning Post.
The mask of pure gold is controversial about the existence of aliens in ancient China. (Photo via SCMP)
According to different opinions, this mask is completely unlike any mask found before, so there have even been many opinions that it belongs to aliens. Does this also mean that “the Tam Tinh Doi site belongs to an extraterrestrial civilization?”, a netizen asked.
However, this has been denied by Chinese officials and state media, who assert that this is a Chinese site. Another speculation by archaeologists is that this may be an object used by monks in ancient religious ceremonies.
In addition, archaeologists also found some of the world’s oldest and largest bronze artifacts at the Tam Tinh Doi site, including the “tree of life” up to 4m high.
Ivory treasureSacrificial pit No. 3 of Tam Tinh Doi site has a length of 5.8m; width 2.5m; Estimated depth 2m. As of March 21, the hole has been excavated down to 1.8m. When excavating this sacrificial pit, experts suddenly discovered more than 100 ancient ivory tusks underneath the mud.Less than 5m from the 3rd sacrifice pit is the 4th sacrifice pit with an area of about 9m2, covered with a thick layer of ash. After sweeping away the ash layer, archaeologists also found more than 30 ivory pieces, with an average length of 1.2m each. However, the ivory in burial pit No. 4 was not intact, but turned gray, it seemed that they had been burned.
In the 5th sacrifice pit, ivory fragments were also found, some with intricate carvings of clouds and thunder on the surface.
The concentrated appearance of large quantities of ivory made experts quickly think of another archaeological site called Kim Sa, just 50km from Tam Tinh Doi. In 2001, at Kim Sa site, tons of concentrated ivory were unearthed (including 100 complete tusks and many fragments) – which is extremely rare in the history of world archeology.
It is speculated that both Kim Sa and Tam Tinh Doi sites may have belonged to the same ancient civilization 3000 years ago, and such a large concentration of ivory must have been related to the custom of sacrifice. something of this civilization.Ancient civilization in China that we don’t know yet?The newly unearthed artifacts are evidence of a mysterious civilization with a prosperous economy and advanced technology that once existed.
China began large-scale excavation at the San Tinh Doi site from 2019. To date, the country has found more than 500 artifacts made of gold, copper, jade, and ivory, dating back more than 3,000. year.
Antiquities in Sichuan have no connection to the later culture of China. Archaeologists have so far not been able to decipher the symbols on the artifact.
The quality and craftsmanship of these artifacts far exceeds those made at the same time in other regions of China, including in the Zhongyuan region, the cradle of the Shang Dynasty around the Yellow River Delta.
Not only that, a number of similar artifacts have been found in the area around the Yangtze River and Southeast Asian countries. This shows that the mysterious civilization was engaged in “trade with many other regions”.