Geometric Research on Sanxingdui Cultural Relic
2023 International Mathematics Molding Contest for Higher Education
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The Sanxingdui Ancient Site has a history of 3000 to 5000 years and is currently
the largest, longest lasting, and most culturally rich ancient city, ancient country, and
ancient Shu cultural site discovered in the southwest region. Sanxingdui is known as
one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of mankind in the 20th century, which
shows that the Yangtze River basin, like the Yellow River basin, is the mother body of
Chinese civilization, and is known as the "source of Yangtze civilization".
The unearthed cultural relics are precious human cultural heritage, belonging to
one of the most historical, scientific, cultural, artistic, and ornamental cultural heritage
groups in China. Among these ancient Shu treasures, there are a 2.62-meter-high
bronze Daliren, a 1.38-meter-wide bronze mask, and a 3.95-meter-high bronze divine
tree, all of which can be regarded as unique and unparalleled treasures. The gold
artifacts represented by the golden staff and the jade artifacts represented by the edge
zhang with full patterns are also rare treasures that have never been seen before.
Figure 1. Mask unearthed from Sanxingdui.
Please establish a mathematical model, collect relevant data, and answer the
following questions: