The address arranged by the Institute of Archaeology of the Academy of Social Sciences is not bad.

Two small two-story bungalows connected together, there is a large farmhouse in the middle, and there is a small pigsty in the yard, in which there are two large and one small three flower pigs.

Although it is said that the local flavor is a little stronger.

But in a small village like Lajia Village, an inland province, it is rare to be able to build such a yard.

Two small buildings, four floors add up to a total of eight rooms.

There are four boys in one room, three girls in one room, and after a simple assignment, Chen Han and the three senior brothers moved in with their luggage.

Students in the Department of Archaeology are not the same as other university departments.

After all, there are some things in the subject of archaeology that cannot be taught through textbooks, and you must combine practical experience to learn the essence.

Basically, from the beginning of the junior year, the students of the Department of Archaeology have to frequently practice with their teachers, especially in the summer, autumn and spring of each year, and basically stay at the excavation site.

This can be regarded as a test for archaeology students, and it is mentioned that they can feel the life of the archaeological industry and taste the bitterness and bitterness of field archaeology.

Therefore, Chen Han has experienced this experience of living in a remote countryside many times in the past two years, and he is also familiar with it.

The temporary dormitory for four people feels like a university dormitory, and it is intimate!

Chen Han skillfully stuffed the suitcase he brought under the bed, and asked the senior brother who was making the bed on the other side of the bed with a smile: "Senior brother, I heard that there are other archaeological teams coming to Lajia Village in a steady stream. ”

"This is a big project!"

The senior brother who shared the room with him was called Zhuang Yunpeng, who was also a doctoral student under Kong Wenjian, three years older than Chen Han, and the same class as Su Sa, and was preparing his graduation thesis this year.

Hearing Chen Han's exclamation, he straightened up and smiled: "Little junior brother, this time we are lucky, and we can still have people in the village to live." ”

"The archaeological teams from other provinces and universities that came later will probably have to wait for the mobile board houses on the construction site to be built and live in the mobile board houses."

"It's not as comfortable as these simple houses to live in!"

Thinking of the mobile board house he lived in during his internship at the Lianshangang Paleolithic Archaeological Base last year, Chen Han immediately nodded stupidly.

Senior brother is right!

Why field archaeology is always said by archaeologists to be "going to the construction site", isn't it because the work form is very similar to the construction site?

For example, mobile prefabricated houses, which are common on construction sites, can be found everywhere at archaeological sites.

Archaeologists are really not like some people in the outside world think, thinking about where to dig other people's ancestral graves every day, and then set off in a planned way.

In fact, most of the time, the archaeological team cannot decide where to go for archaeology.

It was somewhere that happened that I rushed over in a hurry.

If the ancient tomb is excavated by infrastructure construction in the city, and the protective excavation or rescue excavation is carried out, then it is good to say that you can find a hotel or guest house nearby, and the accommodation is not bad.

But this is a minority case.

In most cases, archaeological work is carried out in some remote wilderness.

After all, ancient tombs and ruins that are not remote will not be well hidden in the 21st century.

In rural fields, archaeological teams are usually left to stay in nearby villages for a short period of time to facilitate their work.

In his spare time, he cooks and eats with his fellow villagers, and regularly goes to the city to make big purchases and receive express delivery, fully integrating into rural life.

That's it, it's okay.

Sometimes, because the excavation site is too remote, and the vicinity is full of wasteland or mountains, the archaeological team can only temporarily find the construction team to build some mobile board houses near the excavation site in order to facilitate their work.

Food, clothing, housing and transportation all need to be solved by themselves, and the board house leaks water in summer and wind in winter, which is really uncomfortable to live in, and there is no place to bathe a dog in winter.

When you go to the toilet, you can only find a random pile of weeds to make do with it.

The ruins of Lajia, which was suddenly discovered this time, mobilized almost half of the archaeologists in China because of the very large area explored.

Obviously, the small village of Lajia cannot accommodate so many people, nor can it vacate so many rooms.

Chen Han and the people from the Institute of Archaeology of the Academy of Social Sciences are okay, after all, they are the directly governed team at the feet of the Son of Heaven, not only did they come early, but they were also able to grab the idle houses in Lajia Village.

Some of the provincial teams and local teams that came later later, as well as some archaeological teams from the history departments of universities, had to wait to live in mobile board houses.

The other two senior brothers in the room also patted their chests with palpitations, and said happily: "It's okay, it's okay!" ”

It can be seen that the mobile board house has also left a deep impression on them.

"Bell~Bell~Bell~"

A crisp bell sound interrupted Chen Han's conversation with several senior brothers.

This is the bell that informs the collection.

The four of them glanced at each other, put down the futon they had arranged neatly, got up and went downstairs.

By the time Chen Han and the others ran downstairs, the courtyard was already full of team members from the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Kong Wenjian wore a sunhat, swaggered in front of everyone, and shouted with full anger: "Comrades! ”

"The staff of the local archaeological institute in Qinghai have come to pick us up."

"Taking advantage of this afternoon's efforts, we will first go to the site of Lajia Ruins to familiarize ourselves with the working environment, and in the next few months, we will work together here."

"I hope that the scientific research and archaeological work of the Lajia site can achieve successful results!"

"Let's go!"

Chen Han, who was standing in the back row, exchanged glances with Zhuang Yunpeng helplessly.

This teacher is really resolute, he has just arrived in Lajia Village, and he has not had time to rest for a while, and he is about to go to work.

Yes, the entire archaeological team is the largest leader of Kong Wenjian, even if they are also professors, they are not as good as Kong Wenjian, who has the title of deputy director.

"Gone, let's go to the construction site."

"I heard that the Lajia ruins discovered this time are very close to the age of the Xia Dynasty, I don't know if I will find evidence related to the Xia Dynasty."

"It's hard for me to see, it is estimated that it is still a site of the late Neolithic period, according to historical records, the summer capital is far away from here."

"Even if it's not the Xia Capital, maybe you can find some clues related to the Xia Dynasty!"

"Qinghai is close to the Qijia culture, maybe the Lajia site is a late Qijia culture site, I think this is more likely."

The members of the archaeological team followed Kong Wenjian and the staff of the local archaeological institute in Qinghai to go out, and there was a lot of gossip.

Hearing everyone's interesting discussion, the staff of the Qinghai Archaeological Institute, who was leading the way, turned their heads and said with a smile:

"In the past week, researchers at the institute have judged that this site should be a central settlement in the late Qijia culture based on the existing unearthed cultural relics."

"At present, jade bibs, jade rings, and large jade knives that partially reflect the social hierarchy and etiquette system have been unearthed."

"It is of great significance to the study of the civilization process of Qijia culture."

"I believe that with the participation of the elites of the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the progress of exploring the Lajia site will be smoother!"

In the crowd, there was a sigh.

It has nothing to do with the Xia Dynasty, it's a pity, the hope of finding the Xia Dynasty has been dashed again.

Chen Han also sighed with some pity.

However, this emotion only stayed in his heart for a moment, and then his heart was full of energy!

Qijia culture can also be regarded as a very important cultural context in the traceability project of Chinese civilization.

A better understanding and interpretation of Qijia culture is very helpful for finding out the origin of Chinese civilization.

With this alone, the Lajia site is enough to become the most important new archaeological discovery of the year!

Lose in hake, but gain in herring.

It is also very exciting to be able to explore one of the sources of Chinese civilization 4,000 years ago!

That's it!