Sanxingdui is an important site in ancient Chinese civilization, located in Sanxing Town, Guanghan City, Sichuan Province, with a history of about 5,000 years. The Sanxingdui site is one of the important discoveries of Chinese archaeological excavations and is known as "the first ancient civilization in the East".
However, since the 80s of the last century, some problems have gradually emerged, resulting in the excavation of the Sanxingdui site was forced to stop. So, why didn't Sanxingdui dare to dig it anymore?
First, the theft of cultural relics is serious
The theft of cultural relics is one of the most serious problems facing the Sanxingdui site. Since the archaeological excavations that began in the 80s of the last century, there have been many incidents of theft of cultural relics. These stolen artifacts are often precious bronzes, jade, pottery, etc., which are extremely valuable. Because the Sanxingdui site is located in a remote mountainous area, the transportation is inconvenient, and the public security situation is not very good, and the phenomenon of cultural relics theft is more prominent.
In order to protect the cultural relics in the Sanxingdui site, China has taken a variety of measures. For example, the security force has been increased, surveillance equipment has been installed, patrols and inspections have been strengthened. But these measures did not completely solve the problem, and the theft of cultural relics still exists. Due to the high risk of theft of cultural relics, archaeologists had to stop the excavation of Sanxingdui.
Second, the awareness of cultural relics protection has been raised
In recent years, China has paid more and more attention to the protection of cultural relics, and the awareness of cultural relics protection has become more and more popular. In this context, it becomes especially important for archaeologists to protect artifacts. Not only do they have to protect the excavated artifacts as much as possible, but they also want to avoid harming the undiscovered artifacts as much as possible.
In this case, the excavation of the Sanxingdui site has become particularly cautious. Archaeologists are afraid to dig lightly because they fear that the excavation will lead to more losses. Today, with the increasing awareness of cultural relics protection, archaeologists must be more cautious about the issue of cultural relics protection.
Third, the technical means are not advanced enough
For archaeological work, the sophistication of technical means is very important. In the case that the technical means are not advanced enough, the excavation work can easily cause the loss of cultural relics, which is very dangerous for the protection of cultural relics.
In the excavation of the Sanxingdui site, the lack of technical means has also become a problem. Although modern archaeological technology has been very advanced, there is still a lot of room for improvement in technical means for a historic site like Sanxingdui. Therefore, archaeologists do not dare to carry out excavation work lightly, but need to study the site more deeply and improve the technical means in order to better protect the cultural relics.
Fourth, social and environmental factors
In addition to the above factors, social and environmental factors are also one of the reasons why the Sanxingdui site does not dare to dig again. Due to the importance of the Sanxingdui site, it attracts many archaeologists and tourists to visit and study. But with the development of society and the increase of population, the area where Sanxingdui is located has also undergone great changes.
Guanghan City, where Sanxingdui is located, has become a bustling city, and the surrounding environment has also undergone great changes. The expansion and construction of the city have brought great difficulties to the protection of the Sanxingdui site. For example, noise and pollution in the city can affect the environment around the site, as can the construction of buildings and roads.
In addition, the development of tourism has also become a problem. Although the development of tourism can make a great contribution to the local economy, it also brings great challenges to the preservation of cultural heritage. The arrival of a large number of tourists can have an impact on the environment around the site and also increase the risk of theft.
Therefore, for the conservation work of Sanxingdui, it is necessary to balance the relationship between protection and openness, and formulate reasonable tourism planning and protection measures.
To sum up, why Sanxingdui does not dare to dig anymore is mainly because of the serious theft of cultural relics, the improvement of awareness of cultural relics protection, the lack of advanced technical means and social environmental factors. These issues need to be better addressed in order to better protect this important cultural heritage of Sanxingdui.
In the future work, we need to pay more attention to the protection of cultural relics, strengthen the investment in archaeological work and cultural relics protection, and improve the technical level and protection awareness in order to better protect Sanxingdui.