Finally, in 1980, an archeological team dispatched by the Sichuan provincial government began a systematic excavation at Sanxingdui to protect the area's many archeological sites from further damage.
終於在一九八○年，四川省文物研究所考古隊進駐三星堆，決定搶救這個遺址群，開始有計畫的挖掘。