forest developer

Chapter 377 The Ruins
Lin Xing'an said: "I found this by accident in a cave when I went to Luoxing Valley to collect plant specimens a few days ago."

"Did you go to Falling Star Valley?" Ling Zikai was taken aback: "I made a shocking discovery."

As for the secrets hidden in Falling Star Valley, Ling Zikai was naturally much clearer than Lin Xing'an.

He thought that what Lin Xing'an entered should be the cave where the Gus people lived.

The other cave with the remains of mysterious animals was covered by those terrifying man-eating vines, and those who didn't know would never find it.

Even if Lin Xing'an entered the cave where the Nagus lived, he probably found some fossils on the ground in the cave, but he has not found the murals carved on the cave wall.From the perspective of the value of the discovery, those murals are many times more precious than these fossils.

In Ling Zikai's heart, he didn't want the outside world to discover the secrets in the cave, which were the relics left by the Gus tribe, and he had the responsibility to protect them.

"Uncle Lin, isn't it just a few fossils? In Xing'an Mountains, it is possible to dig such fossils by digging on the mountain a few times. There is nothing rare!"

In order to dispel the curiosity in Lin Xing'an's heart, Ling Zikai deliberately downplayed the value of these fossils, showing a look of disapproval.

Mr. Qian nodded and said, "That's right, apart from their scientific research value, these ancient fossils are now taken as collections. Driven by profit, many people make a living digging fossils, so that These fossils, which have been silent for tens of millions of years, are displayed in front of the world in large numbers, forming a flood, and their value is greatly reduced.

Take Lao Guan in the base as an example. He is an enthusiast of fossil collection. When he is free, he takes a small iron pick and tinkers in the small ravines near the base. He really found a lot of fossils. It is used as a decoration in the base.I also stayed with him for a long time before I got a little understanding of fossils.Otherwise, I am an energy worker, how can I recognize the origin of fossils! "

Seeing that both Ling Zikai and Qian Lao didn't care about the fossils that they had acquired like treasures, Lin Xing'an seemed a little anxious, and said, "You all got it wrong. I also know that these fossils in front of me are not worth much. , the key is the fossils of these few grains of rice!"

Lin Xing'an picked up the few rice fossils placed on the cardboard. Seeing that the two were a little confused, he couldn't help raising his voice a little, and said, "Although I haven't done a specific dating, I can be sure that these fossils have appeared. The age of rice fossils should be at least ten thousand years old. Have you ever thought about what it means to have rice grains ten thousand years ago in a cave?"

Lin Xing settled for a moment, and said with a more serious tone, "That means that there were already humans living in that cave ten thousand years ago, and there may also be primitive tribal civilizations that already possessed slash-and-burn farming. If There really are relics of human civilization thousands of years ago in that cave, which will definitely cause a stir in the archaeological world, and even push the Chinese civilization back ten thousand years ago. Zikai, I think we need to report this to the higher authorities. Let the relevant departments send people to dig deep into the cave, I believe there will be amazing discoveries."

Just when Lin Xing'an was full of excitement, he heard Ling Zikai say: "I disagree!"

Lin Xing'an, who had just finished speaking, felt as if someone had strangled his neck when he heard the words. He opened his mouth wide and couldn't close it for a while.

Elder Qian also looked at Ling Zikai with some puzzlement, and asked, "Discovering ancient relics is a very meaningful thing. Why do you object?"

Ling Zikai was silent, his mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about what reason he would use to refuse.

After a while, Ling Zikai said slowly:
"Uncle Lin, you also know that Luoxing Valley is the only original sub-forest in the surrounding forest. If a large-scale archaeological excavation is carried out there, or a piece of ancient human ruins is found, it will definitely attract more people. People come to inspect and visit.

It may even be listed as a national cultural relic protection, or be developed into a tourist holy place.However, no matter what happens, it will cause damage to the surrounding natural environment. What will happen to my forest farm?Uncle Lin, can your experimental base continue?

Perhaps you will say that the discovery of the ruins is also a scientific project that is conducive to the study of the development of human civilization. Even if the forest farm makes some sacrifices, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.And the state will definitely give some economic compensation.

However, I don’t know if you have considered another consequence, that is, is the discovery of the ruins a blessing or a curse for the ruins themselves?
Presumably you have seen such reports in previous news reports, that is, some relics were discovered in a certain place, but because some corresponding protection measures were not taken, the cultural relics were severely damaged as a result.

Rather than having such a situation at that time, it would be better to let these ruins remain silent in the long river of time? "

Lin Xing'an and Qian Lao were both lost in thought when they heard the words.

"Another reason for objection is that for thousands of years, there has been a legend circulating in the Falling Star Valley.

It is said that there is a mysterious taboo in that canyon,

The large mouth basin is a tool for "stone cooking".After the stone is scalded with fire, it is put into a large mouth basin for water or food, which can be used to boil water or liquid food.If this conjecture is true, our ancestors would have ended the life of "drinking blood like hair" as early as ten thousand years ago.It is conjectured that the Erdakoubasin is a container for placing millstones.Put the stone mill unearthed from the mountain into the big mouth basin, and then use tuber plants (such as sweet potatoes, etc.) to grind on it. The liquid starch is directly collected in the basin to avoid waste.The ancestors of Shangshan have long had the idea of ​​a "saving society"?It is conjectured that the three mouth basins are "storage tanks" without lids.At that time, the climate on the earth had just begun to transform from dry and cold to humid and warm, and there was no concept of "moisture protection".

The archaeological team found that in the early strata of the Shangshan site, there was an area with moist soil, dark color, and "fat".Therefore, the team deployed a "detective party" in this area.

Surprise happened.During the screening, not only a few milky white teeth of the "mountain people" were obtained, but also a 6 to 7 cm long pointed organ vertebra was found.

Jiang Leping said that through the next step of laboratory analysis, we can determine the age and lifespan of the "mountain person", and even infer what diseases he (she) suffered from and what food he ate.

The discovery of bone tools is also helpful for us to study what kind of production tools the people on the mountain used, and which animals accompanied the people on the mountain at that time.

In addition, Jiang Leping also revealed that some pelvic fragments have not yet been formally identified.It seems that we are getting closer and closer to the real "mountain people"
(End of this chapter)