What is the origin of the name of Sanxingdui Site? A brief introduction to Sanxingdui Site.

1. The name Sanxingdui was named by archaeologists according to the three loess mounds in the excavation site, which means it looks like a mound distributed in three stars. Because the ancient culture of Sanxingdui site is widely distributed in Sichuan, and it has a group of special types that are different from any other archaeological culture, the excavators suggest that this archaeological site be named Sanxingdui.

2. Sanxingdui Ancient Site is located on the south bank of the Duck River in the northwest of Guanghan City, Sichuan Province. The site covers an area of about 12 square kilometers and has a history of 5, to 3, years. Sanxingdui is an ancient city, an ancient country and an ancient Shu cultural relic with the largest scope, the longest duration and the richest cultural connotation found in southwest China so far.

3. The bronze statues unearthed in Sanxingdui are usually with high nose and deep eyes, prominent zygomatic face, wide mouth and big ears, and perforated ears, which are different from the traditional sculpture style in China. Some archaeologists said that Sanxingdui civilization may have come from other continents, and some netizens even thought it might have come from alien civilizations.