An exhibition showcasing more than 50 restored artifacts, including bronze, gold, and jade wares unearthed at the Sanxingdui Ruins site, opens on Tuesday in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The items, now housed at the Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan City, represent the results of ongoing archeological protection and restoration. Nearly 90 percent of the artifacts are being displayed to the public for the first time.

Discovered in the late 1920s in the city of Guanghan, the Sanxingdui Ruins are considered one of the world's greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century.

Since 2020, a joint team of archaeologists from Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute, Peking University, Sichuan University, and other research institutions and universities has excavated sacrificial pits No. 3 to No. 8 at the site.

To date, more than 17,000 artifacts have been unearthed from the six pits. More than 4,500 relatively intact artifacts have been identified among the finds. Many of them have various issues, such as rust and fractures.

The exhibition is expected to run till the end of 2024, offering visitors a rare glimpse into the intricate history.