Expert on Mayan culture sees similarities in Sanxingdui relics
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Updated: 2021-04-12 08:30
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The Sanxingdui Museum witnesses a sharp increase in visitors during the recent Qingming Festival, after its latest discoveries at six newly unearthed sacrificial pits in Guanghan, Sichuan province.[Photo/Xinhua]
Discoveries at the famous Sanxingdui ruins in Southwest China show that the region's ancient Shu state civilization shared similarities with the Maya, according to the director of the Chichen Itza archaeological site, Marco Antonio Santos.
The Sanxingdui ruins, located in the city of Guanghan, about 60 kilometers from Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, belonged to the Shu Kingdom that existed at least 4,800 years ago and lasted more than 2,000 years.