The second mystery: What race are the residents of Sanxingdui site? At present, there are different views on, Pu and Ba. Most scholars believe that the sarcophagus burial culture in the upper reaches of Minjiang River is closely related to Sanxingdui, and its main residents may be the Bianqiang family from northwest Sichuan and the upper reaches of Minjiang River.
How did the superb bronze smelting technology and bronze culture of Sanxingdui bronze ware come into being? Is it developed by Sichuan alone, or is it the product of the influence of Central Plains culture, Jingchu culture or foreign cultures such as West Asia and Southeast Asia? What is the political nature and religious form of Sanxingdui ancient Shu State? Is Sanxingdui Ancient Shu a tribal military alliance attached to the Central Plains Dynasty, or a relatively independent early country that established a unified dynasty? Is its religious form nature worship, ancestor worship or deity worship? Or both? The fifth mystery: When did Sanxingdui Ancient Shu Kingdom come into being and why did it suddenly die out? The sixth riddle is the great riddle of the late Shu culture, "Bashu Yu Tu". Do the symbols on the gold staff unearthed in Sanxingdui have words? Is it a family emblem? Is this a painting? Or some kind of religious symbol? It can be said that if the mystery of "Bashu Yu Tu" is solved, it will greatly promote the mystery of Sanxingdui.
What is the age and nature of the two pits where thousands of cultural relics were unearthed? The debate over the ages includes Shang Dynasty, late Shang Dynasty and early Zhou Dynasty, Western Zhou Dynasty, Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period. There are different views on the nature of sacrificial pits, burial pits and utensils pits.