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Thirty years ago, a discovery was made, here that stunned,

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the world.

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I've been given, special access to, one of china's,

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most extraordinary, archaeological treasures.

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Incredible.

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Could this amazing find, help answer the mystery, of what happened,

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at shamau?

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I've been allowed, privileged access to, an amazing relic,

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of an ancient, Chinese civilization, that I hope,

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could hold clues, to the abandonment of, shamal.

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When I see this, when I'm confronted, with this,

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feel like, I'm in the presence, of something,

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otherworldly.

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This astonishing bronze, mask is evidence, that there was another,

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completely unknown, Chinese civilization, that existed about500 years after shemo.

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This is like, nothing else I have seen, in China,

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and when this was found, this was like, nothing anyone had,

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ever seen in the world.

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It's just one of, a treasure trove, of precious objects,

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found at the site, of an ancient city, called sanang Shun d.

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There are scores of, giant faces, striking bronze heads,

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with golden masks.

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And human like, sculptures, performing,

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mysterious rituals.

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I just can't believe, how many bronze objects, there are and,

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the variety is, extraordinary.

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The world's leading, expert on sang shin de, believes the giant mass,

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depict gods and, the bronze heads, represent the rulers,

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of the city.

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Indu we found, many bronze heads in Sha, xindui,

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but we can divide them, into two types yo,

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some of them have long, braided head yo,

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and some of them don't.

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Her.

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Professor sun believes, these masks, with two distinctive,

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hairstyles, represent the two, different clans who,

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ruled the city, and his theory, could help answer San,

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sh Di's most puzzling, question.

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Just like at chimao, the city seemed to, suddenly disappear.