Generations of Chinese archaeologists     1     (make) fruitful findings in the past century. These findings range from the discovery of the Yangshao village site in Henan province in 1921,     2     (mark ) the birth of modern Chinese archaeology, to the Sanxingdui site in Sichuan province.

The most     3     (signifcance) findings are recognized on the list of the top 100 archaeological discoveries of China in the past 100 years. The list     4     (announce) by the National Cultural Heritage Administration at the opening ceremony of the third Chinese Archaeology Congress in Sanmenxia in 2021.

In     5     (add)to the Yangshao site, which dates back more than 5,000 years, and the Sanxingdui bronze civilization site from about 3,000 years ago, many names familiar     6     the general public were included on the list. Among them is the mausoleum(陵墓) of China’s first emperor, Qinshihuang,     7     (know) worldwide as the home of the Terracotta Warriors.

Wang Wei, president of the Archaeological Society of China and chief expert in the Centennial History of Chinese Archaeology (1921-2021),     8     major project of the National Social Science Foundation, said, “The past century has told us that Chinese archaeology has to stick to our own characteristics and become     9     (deep) rooted in the reality of our country.” “These discoveries solved puzzles in their respective fields,     10     had wide influence at home and abroad,” Wang added.

Located in Guanghan city of Southwest China’s Sichuan province and covering an area of 12 square kilometers, Sanxingdui Site is the remains of the ancient Shu culture, which dates back     1     4, 800-2600 years ago, and is considered to be one of the     2     (great) archaeological (考古的) discoveries in the 20^th century. This particular discovery is a strong proof of the     3     (exist) of the ancient Shu State and the integrative pattern of the multi-cultures of the Chinese nation.

In fact, as a cultural site, Sanxingdui had come into the notice of archaeologists as early as in the 1930s, and     4     (exploration) were made soon. It all began     5     a farmer called Yan Daocheng dug out a number of treasures     6     (accidental) in the spring of 1929. In the summer of 1986, thousands of rare treasures were unearthed from two large newly-discovered sacrificial pits (祭祀坑). The unearthed objects are unique in shape and superior in techniques,    7     (confirm) the extraordinary creativity of the ancient Shu people and their desires     8     (understand) the universe.

After sleeping for 3, 000 years, their awakening has shocked the world. When our eyes     9     (catch) by the creations of the ancient Shu ancestors, it is     10     encounter with a civilization lost for 3, 000 years.