Mythological Animals Of Sanxingdui? Fantastic bronzes from the Bronze Age? Unbelievable gold masks? How did ancient people do such fantastic bronze and gold objects and sculptures? Behold the outstanding prehistoric metallurgy! Judging from the large amounts of broken-up and burnt religious artifacts discovered in the 8 rectangular sacrificial pits at Sanxingdui, the particular area where the pits are situated is likely to be the very site of an ancestors-worship-temple for the Sanxingduians living nearby.