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Ep. 276 | Sanxingdui and Ancient Shu

The China History Podcast

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The Two Sacrificial Pits of Sanshing Te

The two sacrificial pits of san shing te were discovered. Everything inside had been ritually burned and purposely destroyed by fire and other means. Scientists have wondered, why was everything burned and smashed to smitherines? Anthropologists all have their theories, of course, but no one knows for sure.

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