The Sanxingdui site has only been excavated for less than 2,1,000 yuan, so why stop excavation? The Sanxingdui site was discovered in 1929, and the archaeological excavation was officially carried out after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Because the three mounds on the site and the nearby Moon Bay form a three-star moon-catching scene, the archaeologists named it Sanxingdui. According to the carbon 14 policy, the Sanxingdui culture was born in the Neolithic and continued to the end of the Shang Dynasty, with a history of about 4,500 years. The ancient city covers an area of 12 square kilometers. Archaeologists have found significant archaeological results in the sacrificial area of the site, such as 2The 62-meter-high bronze statue of Dali people, with segmented pouring method inlaid columns, the head and eyes are prominent, the ears are raised to attract the wind, the nose is high, the hands are wrapped in front of the chest, and there are many exquisite patterns on the body.
The archaeological community has different opinions about the identity of the bronze standing man, some people say that it is a fictional god of the people of the three-shaped pile, and some people say that it is the high priest of the time. In the same year, there was also a bronze sacred tree, the largest of which was as high as 396 meters, and if the top is not missing, the height may be 5 meters. There are 9 branches in total, each with a short branch sticking out of the middle of the branch, and the short branch has flower buds, fruits, and a vivid bird, and it took archaeologists 10 years to restore it. Thousands of years ago, the people of Sanxingdui were able to have such a superb bronze forging process, which is really amazing. 10 pieces came to 2021, Sanxingdui was full of surprises, and in the newly discovered 6 sacrificial pits, more than 1,000 pieces of various bronzes and jade were unearthed, and there was an ivory weighing more than 100 catties, which shocked the archaeological community. But it also brought so many mysteries that the excavation work was stopped. Why is Sanxingdui probably not a product of human civilization?
In fact, in the past, archaeologists could judge that it was a dynastic tomb based on the structure or burial objects in the ancient tomb, and sometimes even confirm the owner of the tomb. But Sanxingdui is getting more and more confused, the unearthed artifacts are very different from the Central Plains culture, and the facial features of the bronze people are also very different from the Central Plains people. What's even more strange is that archaeologists turned over the historiography of various dynasties, but did not find any record of Sanxingdui, as if it appeared out of thin air and suddenly disappeared. Some associate it with the Mayan culture of the Americas. Firstly, both cultures are located at 30 degrees north latitude of the Earth, and secondly, they both have a soft spot for birds. Sanxingdui has unearthed a water scoop with a handle as a bird's head, and a large bronze bird's head for decoration. And in the many buildings of the Maya, there are also droughts that can be used everywhere to catch birds.
In addition, there are also references to sacred books in the Mayan culture. Foreign scholars believe that the disappearance of the Mayan culture may be related to daily sacrifices, because the Mayans have reached a crazy point in the sacrifice of slaves, in order to sacrifice slaves and treasures to the gods, they constantly attack other tribes. After a long period of aggressive warfare, the Maya weakened their power and were later defeated by other tribes, with the remaining Maya either killed or turned into the jungle. And the reason for the demise of Sanxingdui culture may be the same. It takes a lot of manpower and material resources to forge so many exquisite bronzes, and the people of Sanxingdui had to continue to expand and plunder externally, and finally emptied their homes in luxurious sacrifices and were covered by other forces. To test this hypothesis, the archaeological community will need to continue excavating the site. What is surprising is that after 2021, the relevant departments will gradually stop the excavation of Sanxingdui. What is the mystery hidden in Sanxingdui, which has only dug less than 2 1,000?
In fact, Sanxingdui is not not digging anymore, but taking into account the factors of reality. After unearthing so many bizarre cultural relics, Sanxingdui became famous. The Sanxingdui Ruins Memorial Hall was soon launched, which was stained with a lot of excavated bronzes, and countless tourists came from thousands of miles to experience this mysterious culture thousands of years ago, and the local economy was stimulated. The arduous and complex archaeological process will seriously hinder the development of local tourism, and after weighing the pros and cons, archaeology can only be suspended. In addition, Chinese archaeologists can only use shovels, brushes and other simple tools when excavating, which is very inefficient. At present, the conditions for the preservation of cultural relics are also very limited. When the terracotta warriors were first excavated, they were still colorful, but after a few minutes they turned to earthy gray due to oxidation.
During the excavation of Dingling, some brightly colored silk fabrics turned into powder the moment they came into contact with the air, and many other cultural relics such as porcelain and jade were damaged due to bumps during transportation. In order not to repeat the mistakes of the past, the Chinese archaeological community has since only carried out rescue excavations, that is, ancient tombs can only be excavated after they have been destroyed or stolen. For a large site like Sanxingdui, the excavation method of time sequence is adopted, that is, excavated every once in a while, so that we can not only roughly know what is buried inside, but also wait for subsequent technological innovation, in order to ensure the integrity of cultural relics to the greatest extent. It is believed that with the passage of time, the whole picture of Sanxingdui and its development history will soon be displayed in front of people.