Archaeologists have found more than 1,000 significant relics at the six new pits (坑) of the legendary Sanxingdui Ruins site in southwest China. The excavation of the No. 3 to No. 8 sacrificial pits,     1    began in the second half of last year, is progressing     2    (smooth), said Tang Fei, chief of the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute.

So far, archaeologists     3    (dig) up 534 pieces in the No. 4 pit. From the pit, remains of ancient silk were unearthed     4    the first time at Sanxingdui. Archaeologists also found plants, such as bamboos. The No. 5 pit saw various tiny fragments and beads. There are many round perforated (穿孔的) gold pieces     5    (bury) in this pit, which are probably clothes decorations. Altogether, 146 pieces of relics have been unearthed,     6    (include) gold masks and bird-shaped gold ornaments. Most surprisingly, a well-preserved wooden box with cinnabar (朱砂) coated on the inside     7    (find) in the No. 6 pit, which was the first of     8    (it) kind at Sanxingdui.

The Sanxingdui Ruins, which was accidentally discovered by a farmer     9    he was digging a ditch, are known as one of the greatest archaeological     10    (discover) of mankind in the 20^th century.