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Because archaeologists discovered more than a thousand cultural relics, including gold, jade, bronze and stone objects as well as nearly a ton of ivory. These will serve as the important materials for the study of local geography, climate and environment in ancient times. Many of the relics there look very much like those found at Sanxingdui. Archaeologists now think that the Jinsha Ruins may have been the political and cultural centre of the ancient Shu Kingdom, which moved from Sanxingdui to Chengdu about 3,000 years age. 2.

In the spring of 1929, a farmer in today’s Nanxing Town was working in the fields when his son dug up a round piece of jade. They found a hole filled with more than 400 jade objects. Task 2 Careful Reading

Read the whole passage carefully again and then answer some detailed questions on the screen.

1. Who was the first to discover the Jinsha Ruins and when?

2. Before the Jinsha Ruins was found, archaeologists believed how long the history of Sichuan was?

3. Since 1929, what have been unearthed in Sanxingdui Ruins Site? 4. What do archaeologists hope to discover in the future? Answers: 1. 2. 3.

On February 8, 2001, construction workers from a local company found Before the discoveries in the Jinsha Ruins, it was believed that Sichuan only Since 1929, more that 10,000 relics dating back to between 5,000BC and ivory and jade in the mud when they were building road there. had a history of about 2,300 years.

3,000BC have been discovered. 53 holes were dug up and over 1,200 pieces, including bronze and gold masks, bronze objects and images, jade and ivory had been found, 4. Task 3

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They hope to discover some of the mysterious palaces, tombs of kings and

bronze and jade workshops.