三星堆出土陶猪成网红
'Angry birds' figurine found A 3,200-year-old clay figurine, unearthed by Chinese archaeologists in Sichuan province, seems to bear an uncanny resemblance to the green pig from the Angry Birds mobile game. The discovery has left Chinese netizens surprised and delighted in equal measure, with the topic attracting millions of views online. The artifact was discovered during excavations at the site of an ancient settlement, some eight kilometers south of the prehistoric Sanxingdui Ruins in today's Guanghan city. It was part of a collection of pottery, porcelain and stoneware discovered at the location, in an impressive find researchers say will help them better understand the Shu Kingdom, which dates back 2,600 to 4,800 years. "The site reflects an uninterrupted regional development history of nearly 5,000 years," said Xin Zhonghua, an associate researcher with the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute." |