Izazi-mlando azi okuncane ngesimo sasendulo saseShu, yize okutholakele kukhombisa ukuthi kungenzeka kwakukhona phakathi nekhulu le-12 nele-11 BCE.
Abavubukuli baseChina benze okutholakele okukhulu endaweni eyinganekwane yamanxiwa eSanxingdui eningizimu-ntshonalanga nesifundazwe saseChina iSichuan engasiza ekukhanyiseni imvelaphi yamasiko esizwe samaShayina. Phakathi kwalabo abatholakala kunemigodi emisha yokunikela emisha eyisithupha nezinto ezingaphezu kuka-500 ezisukela eminyakeni engaba ngu-3,000 XNUMX edlule, okugqame kakhulu ngesifihla-buso sobuso segolide.
Kusuka kumamitha skwele ayi-3.5 kuye kwayi-19 (37 kuya ku-204 square feet), imigodi eyisithupha yemihlatshelo, eyatholakala phakathi kukaNovemba 2019 noMeyi 2020, imile njengonxande, ngokusho kwesimemezelo seNational Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA).
Isifihla-buso siqukethe cishe i-84% yegolide, elinganiselwa ku-28 cm. ukuphakama no-23 cm. ububanzi, futhi isisindo esingama-280 amagremu, ngokusho kolimi lwesiNgisi olubikwa nsuku zonke. Kepha ngokusho kukaLei Yu, inhloko yethimba lokumba indawo yaseSanxingdui, imaski yonke ibizoba nesisindo esingaphezu kwengxenye yekhilogremu. Uma kutholakala isifihla-buso esinjengalesi, bekungeke kube yinto yegolide enkulu kunazo zonke futhi esinda kakhulu kusukela kuleso sikhathi esatholakala eChina, kodwa into yegolide esindayo kakhulu etholwe kusukela kuleso sikhathi noma kuphi. Izinsalela zemaski zazingezinye zezinto zobuciko ezingaphezu kuka-500 ezitholakala kunqolobane yesiza.
"Ukutholwa okunjalo kuzosisiza siqonde ukuthi kungani iSichuan yaba ngumthombo obalulekile wezimpahla zomgwaqo iSilika ngemuva kweNkathi YaseNtshonalanga Han (206 BCE-25 CE)," kusho omunye uchwepheshe.
ISanxingdui kukholelwa kakhulu ukuthi bekuyinhliziyo yezwe lasendulo laseShu. Izazi-mlando azi okuncane ngalesi sifundazwe, yize okutholakele kukhombisa ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi saba khona kusukela ngekhulu le-12 kuya kwele-11 BCE.
Kodwa-ke, okutholwe kule ndawo kunikeze izazi-mlando umongo odingeka kakhulu maqondana nentuthuko yaleli zwe. Lokhu okutholakele kusikisela ukuthi isiko lakwaShu belingahluka ngokukhethekile, okusho ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi lakhula ngokuzimela ngaphandle kwethonya elivela emiphakathini eyayichuma e-Yellow River Valley.
Isiza saseSanxingdui yisona esikhulu kunazo zonke ezake zatholakala eSichuan Basin, futhi kucatshangwa ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi saqala emuva esikhathini seXia Dynasty (2070 BCE-1600 BCE). Kutholwe ngengozi ngawo-1920 lapho umlimi wendawo ethola izinto zobuciko eziningana. Kusukela lapho, sekutholwe angaphezu kuka-50,000 XNUMX. Indawo yokumba eSanxingdui iyingxenye yohlu lokuzama ukufakwa njengeNdawo yamaGugu omhlaba ye-UNESCO.