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These giant masks will leave you speechless
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Among the relics discovered at Sanxingdui were three incredible bronze masks, each the size of a piano. Who do they depict? And why do they have such exaggerated features? Experts believe the masks may have been used in ancestor worship.

Sanxingdui was a Bronze Age city that flourished 3,000-5,000 years ago in Southwest China. Sanxingdui was the capital of the State of Shu and is one of modern China's greatest archaeological finds.

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