Archaeologists found a mythical beast with four wings during an excavation in 2022 at the Sanxingdui Ruins in Sichuan Province. The never-before-seen bronze beast is the first relic with wings discovered at the site. / CFP

Archaeologists found a mythical beast with four wings during an excavation in 2022 at the Sanxingdui Ruins in Sichuan Province. The never-before-seen bronze beast is the first relic with wings discovered at the site. / CFP

A 95-centimeter-tall bronze beast statue was unearthed by archeologists at the No. 8 sacrificial pit of the Sanxingdui Ruins site on June 1, 2022. As the biggest sacrificial pit discovered so far, the No. 8 pit is where the most cultural artifacts have been unearthed. /CFP

A 95-centimeter-tall bronze beast statue was unearthed by archeologists at the No. 8 sacrificial pit of the Sanxingdui Ruins site on June 1, 2022. As the biggest sacrificial pit discovered so far, the No. 8 pit is where the most cultural artifacts have been unearthed. /CFP

A bronze altar was unearthed by archeologists at the No. 8 sacrificial pit of the Sanxingdui Ruins site on June 1, 2022. As the biggest sacrificial pit discovered so far, the No. 8 pit is where the most cultural artifacts have been unearthed. /CFP

A bronze altar was unearthed by archeologists at the No. 8 sacrificial pit of the Sanxingdui Ruins site on June 1, 2022. As the biggest sacrificial pit discovered so far, the No. 8 pit is where the most cultural artifacts have been unearthed. /CFP

Archeologists work at the No. 8 sacrificial pit of the Sanxingdui ruin site on July 5, 2022. As the biggest sacrificial pit discovered so far, No. 8 pit is where the most cultural artifacts have been unearthed, including gold masks, bronze statues, ivory artifacts, and a bronze altar, among other large items. /CFP

Archeologists work at the No. 8 sacrificial pit of the Sanxingdui ruin site on July 5, 2022. As the biggest sacrificial pit discovered so far, No. 8 pit is where the most cultural artifacts have been unearthed, including gold masks, bronze statues, ivory artifacts, and a bronze altar, among other large items. /CFP

Archeologists work at the No. 8 sacrificial pit of the Sanxingdui Ruins site on July 5, 2022. As the biggest sacrificial pit discovered so far, No. 8 pit is where the most cultural artifacts have been unearthed, including gold masks, bronze statues, ivory artifacts, and a bronze altar, among other large items. /CFP

Archeologists work at the No. 8 sacrificial pit of the Sanxingdui Ruins site on July 5, 2022. As the biggest sacrificial pit discovered so far, No. 8 pit is where the most cultural artifacts have been unearthed, including gold masks, bronze statues, ivory artifacts, and a bronze altar, among other large items. /CFP

Archaeologists were seen carefully excavating relics from the ruins sites in 2022. /CFP

Archaeologists were seen carefully excavating relics from the ruins sites in 2022. /CFP

The Sanxingdui Ruins, located in Guanghan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, are known as one of the world’s greatest archaeological findings of the 20th century. The first Sanxingdui relics were discovered by a farmer in 1929 and excavation has continued ever since. The bug-eyed head sculptures and mysterious gold masks, along with a big collection of unearthed bronze relics have excited many archaeologists and enthusiasts over the years.