Chapter 18 Bone Search
We didn't understand the strangeness in Yan Qiu's mouth, where the strangeness was.
At the beginning, we found primitive weapons made of stone, and this time we saw a few scattered bronze weapons, all of which fully proved Yan Qiu's theory, and the reason why there were corpses everywhere here was indeed because there had been a war here. Is she going to overturn her own theories? At least I didn't see anything out of the ordeal.
The fat brother didn't understand what Yan Qiu meant, he asked, "Strange? What's strange, bronze weapons, patina is green, yes. As he spoke, he picked up a bronze dagger and held it in his hand to pose like a samurai, and had a great time.
Yan Qiu said in an uncertain tone: "You think, the stone weapon is from the Stone Age, and this bronze sword looks like a product of the middle bronze period, how can it appear on the same battlefield?" And the use of bronze weapons is obviously the majority, have you ever seen two armies fighting, with a slingshot on one side and a sniper rifle on the other, and firing evenly against each other? Even those with sniper rifles died even more. β
"That's a good explanation, do you see the dungeon? It shows that not only the soldiers participated in the battle, but also some slaves and death row prisoners, the soldiers on both sides used bronze weapons, and the slaves were distributed with stone tools. Among the dead who used bronze weapons, there were sergeants on both sides, and among the dead people who used stone tools, there were slaves on both sides, so they were evenly matched. "I spoke my mind.
Yan Qiu didn't agree or object, but immersed herself in her own world, and walked forward a distance silently. As we walked, she seemed to see something and beckoned us over.
After we passed, Yan Qiu pointed to the bones on the ground and said, "If you look carefully at the distribution of the white bones, those who hold bronze weapons are on the periphery, and those who use stone tools are in the middle, that is to say, those who take bronze weapons obviously occupy the upper peak, and they are on the side behind the weapons of siege and killing. It's not like Zhan Xiao said, it's an army with mixed weapons. β
We looked around closely, and that's when we saw a bit of a doorway. The circle that Yan Qiu said was very large, about ten meters in diameter, surrounded by some scattered bones, and at the same time some bronze short knives, short swords, and armor fragments appeared. And in the middle of the large circle, there are also some scattered white bones, which are mixed with some polished sharp stones.
It is conceivable that the situation on the battlefield at that time was indeed one-sided, surrounded and killed.
Su Rina also raised questions, she said: "Then this story doesn't make sense, the one with the gun is surrounded unarmed, how can the one with the gun still die?" Even if the besieged wanted to die together, it would be completely impossible. β
Su Rina's question, no one can answer, in fact, her question is also our question, how can a soldier with a bronze weapon and armor die so much? Unless those who use stone tools have explosives strapped to their bodies.
Jiang Li urged: "Don't discuss it, let's hurry up, leave this place quickly, I feel cold behind my back." Anyway, Zhan Xiao is unreliable, I think grinding stones is more laborious than making copper swords, and it is better to issue good weapons to slaves. β
It's good that this little girl doesn't speak, and when she speaks, she speaks amazingly. Isn't it, grinding those stone weapons, it takes some work, why not give the slave troops bronze weapons as well? Then my argument was completely overturned, and it was obvious that these soldiers who used stone tools did not master the technology of bronze smelting.
I had a new idea and said to Yan Qiu: "Do you see if there is such a possibility, the stone tools used are from one era, and the bronze tools are used from another era, that is, the war is not a one-time thing, and these corpses are the products of two wars that are not in the same era." β
Yan Qiu's professional knowledge is still very useful, and she immediately answered my question: "From the perspective of soil conditions, this is obviously a period of war, but it is not the same one, so it is impossible to distinguish." However, to be more exact, it is necessary to use the carbon 14 detection technology, which we do not have at present. β
The fat brother took Jiang Li's arm and said, "It doesn't matter when it's a war, let's go first and let them discuss." I want to change places now, I can't eat here. After speaking, the fat brother and Jiang Li strode forward.
The three of us didn't continue to discuss, and walked behind them, for fear that something would go wrong with the distance.
In fact, everyone's walking speed is not fast, the ground is densely packed with broken bones, and one will be pricked to the foot if you are not careful, so everyone is still walking on thin ice, and they dare not relax too much.
Walking out about a kilometer, the front still can't see the edge, I don't know if we are going to spend the night here today, the ancient battlefield is a pile of bones, sleeping here is really a huge test of courage.
I was turning my head, sweeping my eyes around as I walked, trying to find a relatively clean place as a place for us to rest at night, and the fat brother in front of me made a new discovery.
He turned around with a smile and shouted to us: "Come here, brother will explain to you what war is and what tactics are." β
We walked over and found that the fat guy was stepping on a large rock with his foot.
The large stone is olive-shaped and visibly polished on both sides. The reason why it is called a big stone is because the total length of this stone is at least about two meters, and the thickest part in the middle is as thick as the mouth of the well, and there are some blood stains on the stone, like a red pattern, as if it is naturally formed. The fat brother kicked like this, and some bits and pieces of bones on the stone were scattered around.
The fat brother shook his head with an unfathomable expression and said, "Do you know why the troops with advanced weapons die people?" Master Ben is here to explain it to you. See this stone, right? Any idea what it is? β
We collectively shook our heads and waited with a smile for the fat brother to continue the performance.
The fat guy cleared his throat and continued: "This is a cannonball. He gestured with his hand and explained to us: "There is a big cart made of wood, with a big long arm on it, and a rope tied to the back, and the top of the long arm is a bowl, and the big stone is placed in it, and the soldier pulls the rope downward, and then suddenly he lets go, and with a bang, shoots the big stone out." Those soldiers with advanced weapons must have been stoned to death by such big stones, and you see there is blood on them. It's called a catapult, and I had it when I was playing a computer game. β
I understand what the fat brother means, the catapult is actually a weapon that catapults a heavy object or a cannonball coated with fire oil through the guΓ² lever principle, which belongs to the early form of mortar.
Yan Qiu nodded and said: "Well, the fat brother is reliable this time, it seems that this is indeed a confrontation in the same period, although the soldiers who use stone tools have not mastered the bronze smelting technology, but their scientific understanding is not shallow, they know how to build long-range chariots." β
Surina picked up a bone scattered from the stone and looked at it in her hand.
I hurriedly said to her: "Throw it away, it's not disgusting, it's human bones." β
Surina ignored me, still fond of the bone, and kept her head down, not knowing what she was pondering.
I looked at the bone in her hand, and looked at the size and shape, it looked like a human calf bone, but judging by the proportions, the warrior with this leg bone must have been very tall, at least two meters.
I jokingly said: "Yo, this dead man is still tall and handsome, look at how this head is also two meters away, don't they all say that primitive people are short?" Yan Qiu, hurry up and bring this leg bone back, maybe it's a new archaeological discovery. Su Meizi must have found a crush in her previous life, and she seems to have a good eye. β
When Surina heard me making fun of her, she threw away the bones in her hand, turned to me and glared at me, "What do you know? When I was in the police academy, I also studied simple anatomy, and although I always skipped class to go out to play, I could still see that the structure of this bone was a little strange. β
I asked, "What's weird?" Isn't this just a leg bone? β
Su Rina first glanced at me disdainfully, and then said: "You won't understand the world of our careful people, and it's useless to say it." β
I was a little unconvinced, and I had to tell her what was so special about this leg bone.
Su Rina picked up another thin bone and drew on the ground while talking: "Look, the thigh bone is like this, the calf bone is like this, you haven't seen a human bone, haven't you eaten a lamb stick bone in Inner Mongolia?" Think about it, where are the leg bones so symmetrical? β
After listening to Su Rina's explanation, we collectively went to look at the bones on the ground, and indeed this bone was wide at both ends and narrow in the middle, which was particularly symmetrical.
I went to ask Yanqiu: "Yanqiu, do you know?" What's going on? Could it be that primitive man has not evolved completely? β
Yan Qiu smiled and said, "Even sheep can evolve to Cheng dΓΉ, primitive people are at least stronger than sheep, right?" It's certainly not a matter of evolution. β
Jiang Li smiled and said, "How is it?" Zhan Xiao took it this time, right? I said you were too careless. When I look at this bone, it looks like the middle of a finger, which is really strange. β
After Jiang Li finished speaking, everyone's faces changed. R1058