They had stumbled onto what would later come to be known as pit # 1. In addition to the jades and pottery that they had been finding all along, they unearthed bronze zun (a type of wine vessel) and bowls made in the Shang dynasty style. The most intriguing discoveries, however, were yet to come--a series of items like none ever seen before.
果然，除了之前常見的玉器、陶器，這個後來訂名為「一號祭祀坑」裡，商代風格的銅尊、銅盤陸續出土，接著一個從未見過的銅人頭像露出容顏；緊接著，頭戴平頂帽、兩頭尖頭盔及面罩的頭像一個個出現，還有真人等高的巨大銅人。