Abstract
AbstractAt the Jinsha Site excavated in Sichuan Province in 2001, a large number of precious artifacts were unearthed, including 12 stone human figures. These figures were all sculpted in a kneeling position with a V-shaped hairstyle and their hands tied behind their backs. Some scholars have regarded them as slaves or prisoners of war. In this article, the author considers that such tied figures unearthed from Jinsha and other sites should be understood as shamans. The stone tigers, stone snakes, jade
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