Chapter 312: A New Sacrificial Pit
Standing under the super large bronze god tree, Chen Han was amazed.
Of course, this is a fake, not a physical object.
But there is not much difference between the fake and the real thing, almost identical.
After all, modern craftsmanship is definitely stronger than that of 3,000 years ago, and it is no problem to fake a 3,000-year-old bronze.
Whether it's fake or not, it doesn't matter to Chen Han.
He's not an antiques dealer.
As long as this bronze god tree can restore the appearance of the original product, it is enough for him to have a glimpse of the Sanxingdui culture three thousand years ago.
Standing next to him, Lu Ben also sighed and slammed his mouth.
"Speaking of which, there are now a lot of Sanxingdui fans on the Internet, saying that Sanxingdui's bronzes have no ancients before and no one after them."
"This statement is so famous that many netizens who don't know the truth think that the Sanxingdui civilization is at a higher level than the bronzes of the Central Plains civilization."
"Maybe it's also the influence of this bronze sacred tree."
"Researcher Chen, if you can, you should try your best to explain our Sanxingdui civilization to the public."
"Blind flattery is not advisable."
Chen Han nodded, indicating understanding.
Now on the Internet, there are indeed too many various statements about Sanxingdui.
And nine out of ten are fake.
Those aliens say that extraterrestrial civilizations say something like that, and it's kind of false and obvious.
But there are some claims that are indeed a bit false and true.
The most well-known is that the Sanxingdui civilization has a very high level of bronze manufacturing, which is more powerful than the civilization of the same period.
The reason why there is such a saying is because of the bronze divine tree in front of him.
The civilization of the Central Plains has never cast such a bronze tree more than 300 centimeters high.
To be honest, this bronze tree is indeed exquisite, and the bronze casting process used is excellent.
This leads to the fact that many netizens who don't know the truth will feel that the bronze production process of Sanxingdui is more exquisite after seeing the bronze trees in Sanxingdui, and then comparing the quaint bronze tripods of the Shang Dynasty, such as the famous Simu Wuding.
As a result, in the past ten years, more and more netizens believe that the bronze production level of Sanxingdui is very high and is the pride of Chinese civilization.
But bar...
This statement, I really don't know whether it should be said that Huaxia is blowing or Huaxia is black.
You must know that the No. 1 and No. 2 sacrificial pits in Sanxingdui are all sacrificial pits in the late Shang period.
The Sanxingdui cultural and historical period is later than the peak period of the Yin Shang civilization in the Central Plains, and the historical stage of the Central Plains corresponding to the cultural relics unearthed in Sanxingdui is the late Shang.
Although quite a few exquisite bronzes have been found in it.
But the level of casting of these bronzes is not said to be higher than that of merchants of the same period.
Even, the bronze casting technology of the Sanxingdui civilization was actually originally derived from the Central Plains civilization.
It is said that the bronze level of Sanxingdui is higher than that of the Shang Dynasty.
It's like saying that my son is older than my father...
In fact, the bronze technology of the Late Shang Dynasty in the same period was far more mature and powerful than the Sanxingdui civilization.
It's just that the culture of other businessmen, unlike Sanxingdui people, doesn't engage in this kind of tall bronze god tree.
But just because you don't make it doesn't mean you can't make it.
This is the same as the fact that the Chinese people did not actually use nuclear weapons in war, but it does not mean that the Chinese people do not have the technology to manufacture nuclear weapons.
Now there are many netizens, and it can even be said that the vast majority of netizens actually think that the bronze production technology of Sanxingdui civilization is higher than that of businessmen.
This is definitely a wrong idea.
Of course, there is an even more outrageous statement, that is, some people still believe that the Sanxingdui civilization is actually the "Xia" civilization.
Or after the Xia people were defeated by the merchants, they moved into Shu and merged with the original civilization of Shu, and the Sanxingdui culture was born.
Specifically, it was the Sanxingdui people who made the No. 1 and No. 2 sacrificial pits that were born.
The previous statement, thinking that Sanxingdui is "summer", is definitely not true.
After the archaeology of the geological layer, it can be determined that the Sanxingdui civilization is a local civilization that originated in Shu but has accepted the cultural integration of the Central Plains and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, not a foreign civilization.
As we all know, Xia originated in the Yellow River Valley, and the people were not the native civilization of Shu.
However, the second argument is somewhat defensible.
Because in the fourth phase of Sanxingdui's cultural layer, it is indeed possible to integrate foreign culture in the third and fourth phases.
Some evidence of this can also be found in the No. 1 and No. 2 sacrificial pits.
In other words, there is indeed the possibility that the Xia people migrated to Shu and then integrated with the local culture of Shu.
But there is a lack of evidence, too much critical evidence.
Xia definitely exists, at least in the eyes of the Chinese, and this issue does not need to be questioned.
After all, whether it is writing or smelting, these are very mature, and they cannot come out overnight, and the transition from bronze to the Iron Age is interdisciplinary for hundreds of years, and the transition from stone to bronze cannot happen in an instant.
However, there are no archaeological discoveries that can be identified as the "Xia" site.
But this does not mean that the academic community can put Sanxingdui on Xia's head in order to prove the existence of Xia.
This is disrespectful to the Sanxingdui civilization and disrespectful to the Xia civilization!
The so-called "speculation" and "ideas" of these netizens have touched the bottom line of civilization, and it is indeed necessary for Chen Han to make some popular science videos to stop this trend.
Chinese people can't blow for the sake of Huaxia, this brainless blowing practice is, in a sense, brainless.
"Don't worry, I'll do some serious science videos about Sanxingdui in the future!" Chen Han said affirmatively.
Lu Ben nodded with satisfaction, and then talked to him about the next work.
"Researcher Chen, this time we restarted the archaeological work in Sanxingdui, and six new sacrificial pits have been discovered, six ah!"
Lu Ben rubbed his hands a little excitedly: "The newly discovered pit is four large and two small, the big one is as big as the one discovered in 1986, and the small one is half the area!"
"It's a busy archaeological day!"
Chen Han was also a little excited and excited.
Six sacrificial pits!
That's a lot of work!
You must know that almost all the Sanxingdui cultural relics we are familiar with now come from the two sacrificial pits discovered in 1986!
And now six new sacrificial pits have been discovered!
Moreover, the newly discovered pit is four large and two small, and the big one is as big as the one found in 1986, and it is conservatively estimated that there will be twice as many cultural relics unearthed in 1986 this time!
If 1986 is a shocking discovery, and Chen Han also missed this shocking discovery!
Now this time, even if he wants to watch the spectacle be born on the spot!
This kind of big discovery may only be caught up once in a lifetime!
Six sacrificial pits, double the cultural relics found in the previous Sanxingdui archaeology!
How many surprises, how many new discoveries?!
It is even possible to uncover the mystery of the true origin of the Sanxingdui civilization!
How can this not be exciting!