Top Chinese archaeological finds of 2021 unveiled(1/18)

Undated file photo shows relics found at the site of an ancient tomb from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) belonging to royals in Zhangshu City, east China's Jiangxi Province.

The Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences has announced its list of China's six most important archaeological discoveries of 2021.

Undated file photo shows a golden mask found at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province.Undated file photo shows a relic found at the Neolithic jade workshop remains in Nanyang City, central China's Henan Province.

Undated file photo shows a relic found at the Neolithic jade workshop remains in Nanyang City, central China's Henan Province.

Undated file photo shows relics found at the Neolithic jade workshop remains in Nanyang City, central China's Henan Province.

Undated file photo shows a relic found at the Paleolithic ruin sites in Daocheng County, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

Undated file photo shows a relic found at the site of an ancient tomb from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) belonging to nobles in Yunmeng County, central China's Hubei Province.

Undated file photo shows a relic found at the site of an ancient tomb from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) belonging to royals in Zhangshu City, east China's Jiangxi Province.

Undated file photo shows relics found in different layers of the Paleolithic ruin sites in Daocheng County, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

Undated file photo shows a relic found at the site of an ancient tomb from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) belonging to royals in Zhangshu City, east China's Jiangxi Province.

Undated file photo shows relics found at the site of an ancient tomb from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) belonging to nobles in Yunmeng County, central China's Hubei Province.

Undated file photo shows the Paleolithic ruin sites in Daocheng County, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

Undated file photo shows relics found at the tomb complex of the royal families of Tuyuhun in Wuwei City, northwest China's Gansu Province.

Undated file photo shows relics found at the tomb complex of the royal families of Tuyuhun in Wuwei City, northwest China's Gansu Province.

Undated file photo shows a relic found at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

Undated file photo shows a relic found at the tomb complex of the royal families of Tuyuhun in Wuwei City, northwest China's Gansu Province.

Undated file photo shows the Neolithic jade workshop remains in Nanyang City, central China's Henan Province.

Undated file photo shows the No. 8 sacrificial pit of the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

Undated file photo shows a relic found at the site of an ancient tomb from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) belonging to nobles in Yunmeng County, central China's Hubei Province.