Chapter 1356 Archaeological Excavations

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After the eleven exploration points were completed, Old Man Qiu immediately asked Liu Dong to lay down 13 exploration points vertically. These ten-shaped exploration points basically detect the boundaries of the ancient city.

"2,500 meters long and 1,800 meters wide, my God, the area of this relic is almost twice as large as the Erlitou culture!" Looking at the land covered with wheat waves in front of him, Qiu Lao's face was full of disbelief.

Hearing his words, the faces of Qi Lao, Old Man Li and others next to him were also full of excitement. Through simple exploration, they understood that a great discovery about the ancient civilization of the Xia Dynasty that was enough to shock the world was at their feet.

Compared with the shock in the hearts of these old men, Liu Dong, who had already learned about the situation here with the relics yuanguang, was a little calmer in his heart.

"Let's get over, that's our home's ......!"

A commotion woke up Liu Dong, who was using the relics to check the situation of the underground ruins.

Frowning slightly, after glancing towards the place where the voice came from, he handed the Luoyang shovel to Fan Ning, and Liu Dong strode over.

"What's the situation?" Liu Dongdao.

"Chief, these people tried to trespass on the cordon and were stopped by us!"

"Is that you?" As soon as the soldier's words fell, a middle-aged man in a dark blue coat with some dust on the surface who was stopped outside the cordon pointed at Liu Dong and said in surprise.

"Mr. Zhao, we're meeting again!"

The farmer named Zhao Youtian in front of him was the person Liu Dong was looking for when he first came to Zhangjiatan Village. The jade plates he dug out of his own food ration field.

"Ah, I see! These soldiers, and those who spoil my family's land, were all recruited by you? Zhao Youtian pointed at Liu Dong with an unswerving expression.

"That's right! It is likely that an important relic of the Xia Dynasty is buried underneath your home. So, in the next period of time, the state is going to carry out archaeological excavations here! ”

"I don't care if it's archaeological or not. In short, you can't spoil my family's land! "For a lot of ordinary farmers who live by pointing to the land. Earth. It's their lifeblood. When the king of heaven comes, he can't move.

Hearing this, looking at the ordinary Chinese farmer in front of him with a hoe in his hand and a resolute expression, Liu Dong really felt a deep headache. He has all kinds of ways to deal with the wicked, and they are all couch decisive. But to their fellow citizens, especially these ordinary people. Liu Dong had a headache.

"It's better to leave it to the country to have a headache, anyway, this relic won't fall into my hands!"

Thinking of this, Liu Dong opened his mouth and said, "Mr. Zhao Youtian, I am just an ordinary person. It's the state that expropriates your land, so I can't help you at all. But you don't have to worry. The state will give you some compensation for land acquisition! Of course, I will personally compensate you with some funds! Rest assured! ”

"Compensation?"

Hearing this, Zhao Youtian's attitude softened a lot.

"That's right!" Liu Dong nodded.

"Then how much can you compensate, can you guarantee that our family will live in the future?"

Although Zhao Youtian doesn't read much, he is not stupid. He knows what is going on today. Even the army came. The land of his own home must be requisitioned by the state.

But if you don't make trouble, you don't show some strength. Most of the benefits he received were limited.

As the saying goes, 'only a crying child has milk', and if there is a lot of noise, the government will take out more benefits in order to appease the localities.

"I don't know how much, but it's sure enough to ensure that your family lives!"

"Do you have the final say?" Looking at such a young Liu Dong, Zhao Youtian said with a skeptical expression.

"He's in charge!"

With the sound of talking not far away. Liu Dong looked up and saw his brother-in-law Qi Hongjun coming from a distance with a large number of men.

"Minister Qi!"

Seeing someone coming, Liu Dong hurriedly greeted him. Of course. In front of outsiders, the title of 'uncle' naturally has to change.

"Hmm!"

After nodding at Liu Dong with a smile, he then stretched out his right hand and introduced to Liu Dong: "Xiaodong, introduce to you." This is Professor Tan Weisi, who was once responsible for the excavation of the tomb of Marquis Yi. ”

"Professor Tan. I've heard your name for a long time! It's a pleasure to see you here today. Liu Dong hurriedly took the initiative to stretch out his right hand to the energetic old man in front of him and said respectfully.

"Hehe, Mr. Liu's name is also thunderous to me."

The old gentleman did not have the slightest arrogance, and his words were extremely polite.

"You're welcome!"

"Old Tan, come on! What a discovery this time! ”

At this time, Qiu Xigui, who found Qi Hongjun and his party, waved excitedly in the distance.

"It's coming!"

Mr. Tan's eyes lit up. Ignoring Liu Dong and them, he strode towards where Qiu Lao and the others were.

For these true scholars, obsessed with academic research and archaeological excavations, they are not very good at human sophistication. At any given time, the attraction of the remains of ancient tombs to them is almost irreplaceable.

As the Minister of Culture, Qi Hongjun has long been accustomed to the temperament of these scholars, so he does not have much 'anger' for Tan Lao and Qiu Lao's actions and words!

After explaining to the personnel of the Yanshi County Party Committee who came with him to complete the collection of land, the pacification of farmers, and the distribution of subsidies, he pulled Liu Dong aside.

"I saw that you used the Luoyang shovel to probe just now, how is the situation?"

"It has basically been determined that there is a giant relic buried here about six to eight meters underground that is more than twice the size of the Erlitou culture!"

After listening to Liu Dong's words, Qi Hongjun showed a look of relief on his face, "Fortunately, I have reported this matter to the prime minister!" ”

"Prime Minister?"

"Of course! The writing of the Xia Dynasty is such a great thing. If this relic really comes from the Xia Dynasty, and many artworks engraved with Xia Dynasty characters have been unearthed, then its influence will surpass all archaeological excavations after the founding of New China. How is it possible for such a major matter not to go through the State Council? ”

"That's just as well!" After nodding, Liu Dong continued, "Uncle, are you going to personally stare at this archaeological excavation this time?" ”

"Hmmm! That's for sure! If I don't witness this archaeology with my own eyes, I don't feel sure. I don't have that much time to stay on this side of the day, though. When the first excavation site can find a large number of Xia Dynasty artworks, then I will take them back to the capital first! One is to report back to the Prime Minister, and the other is to prepare more archaeologists to come and help! Qi Hongjun said.

"Let's go, let's go! Tan Lao, they should be starting! ”

After patting Liu Dong on the shoulder, Qi Hongjun walked over with him.

At this time. Tan Lao and Qiu Lao, two masters in archaeological excavation, have basically determined a set of archaeological plans after careful discussion.

The excavation started from the place where Zhao Youtian dug the well, and the reason why this is the case is that the two old men also want to excavate the cultural relics here as soon as possible to avoid them being damaged.

The excavation plan was determined, and the next step was a large-scale excavation.

Because the ruins are likely to be located eight or nine meters underground, this trapezoidal excavation method requires a large amount of earthwork. Fortunately, there is Qi Red Army here. The most important thing is manpower.

Soon, after mobilizing more armed police soldiers to come over, under the guidance of Tan Lao, a large pit 16 meters long and 12 meters wide was excavated layer by layer.

Later, with the help of a crane, the digging speed was even faster!

However, after digging down about 6 meters, all the armed police soldiers were driven out by Qiu Lao. In order to ensure that the cultural relics buried in the ground are not damaged in the slightest. After reaching this depth, professional archaeologists have to shovel out the next soil layer with a small shovel.

This is a 'slow work, meticulous work' project. It takes a lot of time and tests people's patience.

Fortunately, the weather is good today, and in April, the daytime temperature is not too cold. Therefore, whether it was Qi Hongjun or the old men who were always paying attention to the progress of the excavation, they all widened their eyes and paid attention to every move at the archaeological site. Even if someone gets tired once in a while. It's not to leave, but to find a chair to sit down and continue watching.

In this way, the work in the pit was in full swing, and the people on the side held their breath. There was an eerie silence at the scene.

But this silence didn't last long. Near noon, both the archaeologists in the pit. Still stretching his neck on the side, the curious onlookers involuntarily let out a sound of joy.

I saw that at the bottom of the deep pit with a side length of about 8 meters and a width of about 6 meters, as the soil was cleared, layers of jade plates were gradually revealed.

These jade plates are almost the same size as the jade plates in Liu Dong's hand, and the surface is also engraved with various incomprehensible patterns, which are more abstract, and they are more simple and difficult to understand than the Yin Void Oracle Bone Inscription.

But it's the simplicity that makes it even more exciting.

After briefly cleaning up the southeast corner, about two or three hundred stacked jade plates, Tan Lao, who personally participated in the excavation, did not immediately clean up these jade plates. Instead, the clean-up continues along the boundaries of this excavation site. Soon, some of the bronzes, pottery, and stone tools buried in the soil were gradually cleared out.

These bronzes, pottery, and stone tools are generally simple and simple, and the surface ornamentation is not complicated. Obviously, due to the constraints of productivity, the daily necessities, or sacrificial items, of the Xia Dynasty were far less abundant and advanced than those of the Shang Dynasty.

Of all the artifacts located at the excavation site that has been identified as No. 1, there are about 100 pieces, and among the cultural relics excluding the jade pieces, the largest is actually a four-legged uncovered bronze tripod.

Moreover, the height of this bronze tripod is not more than 50 centimeters, and the surface decoration is only the simplest gluttonous pattern. It can be seen that it was cast using the pottery model method, and there are obvious traces of unpolished edges.

Although the value of this bronze tripod, which is not clearly written and not exquisite, may not be too high, it does not make the people around feel the slightest regret. For them, the excavation of the 'jade plates' engraved with Xia Dynasty characters in the pit is the real point.

Look at the precious artworks that have been carefully picked up and bagged and preserved by dedicated archaeologists. Liu Dong, who had appreciation in his eyes, suddenly turned his head and said, "Uncle, we need more manpower!" Not only professional archaeologists, but also a large number of security guards! ”

If the entire 'ruins of the village' were to be fully developed, it would be a huge area covering an area of nearly 4 million square meters.

Even if it is developed in phases, it will require more than 300 armed police to maintain order and guard safety. And now they have less than a third of the defense force in their hands. It's so far off!

"What you said is that I will immediately call the Henan Armed Police Corps and ask them to send more police!"

Looking at the unearthing of precious cultural relics, Qi Hongjun, whose heart fell into his stomach, also had confidence. Reminded by Liu Dong, he began to call non-stop, and through his own ability, he began to draw professional archaeologists from all over the country. and send more police to maintain order and safeguard safety.

But looking at the other people around him who were getting more and more busy, Liu Dong at this moment was idle after really seeing the various Xia Dynasty cultural relics unearthed.

According to national law, non-professional archaeologists like him who are engaged in collecting are not allowed to participate in archaeological excavations in person, nor can they have any contact with the unearthed cultural relics.

The reason why this is so is also because I am afraid that some people can't help but be greedy in the face of precious cultural relics.

Of course, if Liu Dong insists, with his identity and background, he will always be able to exploit some loopholes. However, Liu Dong, who was unwilling to embarrass his uncle, and did not want to leave excuses for others, did not go up to join in the fun.

However, Old Man Qi and Old Man Li didn't want Liu Dong to worry so much. Although they could not participate in the excavation themselves, they were able to participate in the restoration of the artifacts afterwards.

Of course, this must be done after each artifact has been numbered and registered.

In the following time, as more and more excavation sites appeared, more and more cultural relics were unearthed, and a huge Xia Dynasty ruins appeared more and more in front of the world, the attention here was also increasing day by day.

However, due to the deliberate blockade of the state, most people only know that archaeological excavations are taking place here. But no specific information about the excavation has been released.

Anyone who knew the details of the excavation, including Mr. Liu, was given a gag order when they left.

"Let's go!"

After one last glance at the increasingly hot archaeological site in the distance, Liu Dong motioned for Fanning to drive away from the place where he had been staying for three days.

It will take at least a few years for such a large-scale archaeological project to complete the excavation of the entire 'ruins'. Liu Dong doesn't have much time to spend here all the time.

Moreover, during these three days, he also got the benefits he wanted.

Qi Hongjun's brother-in-law had assured him that after the state announced the news of the 'ruins of the Xia Dynasty' and the 'jade plate inscriptions of the Xia Dynasty', all the excavated 'relics of the relics' would be exhibited in his Yuanming Museum for half a year. Half a year later, it was returned to the special collection of the state.

Although it is only half a year, Liu Dong is also very satisfied! This half year will bring global attention to the Yuanming Museum. And make the museum's visibility even higher. (To be continued.) )

PS: Sorry, there are only so many for today! The company meeting has been delayed too much!