Master Archaeologist

Long before the excavation of Pit No. [-] in Sanxingdui began.

In other words, when the entire Sanxingdui excavation project was restarted, the Sichuan Institute of Archeology had a very important task.

That is to determine the exact age of the Sanxingdui sacrificial pit!

Don't think it's a small thing.

In fact, the academic circle has been arguing over the age of the Sanxingdui Sacrificial Pit for more than 30 years.

Although it is basically considered to be the late Shang Dynasty, there has been a lack of accurate evidence.

Who said that No. 1 and No. 2 sacrificial pits were excavated in the 80s. At that time, there were no very advanced dating methods.

Therefore, in this round of excavation, the first thing to determine is the exact age of these sacrificial pits.

The experts extracted and carried out carbon-200 dating on nearly 14 samples, and Chen Han heard that the results were already available.

"It's the result."

Zhuang Yunpeng, who was also checking the latest research results with his mobile phone, said with a smile on his face: "The dating data is concentrated from 1131 to 1012 BC."

"The unearthed pottery cups with pointed bottoms, pots with high collars, and pottery urns with narrow mouths are similar in shape to similar artifacts at the Lanyuan site of the Jinsha site."

"Basically, it can be seen that except for pits No. 3200 and No. 3000, which are later, the rest of the pits are buried in the same age, which is the late Shang Dynasty, about 30 to [-] years ago. Controversy over the age of the burial."

“1、2、4、7、8号坑的埋葬年代基本一致，5、6号坑更晚一些。”

"Furthermore, through botanical archaeology, it is clear that the ash in the No. [-] pit is mainly bamboo, and there are also Phoebe, broad-leaved trees, palms, reeds, grasses, cabbage, soybeans, and chrysanthemum-leaved pears."

"This shows that the climate of the ancient Shu Kingdom was warm and humid. The sacrificial area is close to the river and has dense vegetation. The climate is very good."

"The analysis of other residues also showed that the sacrificial animals included cattle, wild boars, etc."

"Many new discoveries present a more complete and richer type and cultural connotation of Sanxingdui remains."

"By the way, the research on the cultural relics of the Sanxingdui Sacrificial Pit has also released a report on the results of the first stage."

"It basically proves that the Sanxingdui civilization, that is, the ancient Shu civilization is an important part of Chinese civilization!"

"Several new artifacts excavated this time show that there is a close cultural connection between the Sanxingdui site and other regions in China!"

"The bronze statues, bronze jars, and bronze vases found in Pit No. [-] and Pit No. [-] are typical bronze wares of the Yin-Shang culture in the Central Plains."

"The jade cong found in Pit No. [-] and Pit No. [-] come from the Qijia Culture in Gansu and Qinghai."

"The collared jade bi, jade chapter, and jade Ge found in Pit No. [-], Pit [-], and Pit [-] have been found in Henan, Shaanxi, Shandong, and the vast South China region."

"The large number of gold artifacts found in each pit is consistent with the ancient tradition of gold artifact use in the half-moon zone."

"The sacred tree, the statue of a kneeling figure, and a large number of dragon image artifacts show that the users of the Sanxingdui site are similar to the ancients in other parts of China in terms of self-identity, etiquette, religion, and understanding of heaven, earth, and nature."

"This undoubtedly clearly shows that the ancient Shu civilization to which the Sanxingdui site belongs is an important member of the Chinese civilization."

"This round of Sanxingdui excavation is of great significance. It has given us a better understanding of the Sanxingdui civilization." …

"The most important thing is that those marketing accounts can no longer write bizarre articles about Sanxingdui being an alien civilization, an alien civilization, or even a branch of Egyptian civilization!"

Zhuang Yunpeng's tone was a little indignant.

Chen Han understands very well.

If there are rumors on the Internet that exaggerate that the Sanxingdui civilization is left by aliens, or it can be said that it is a child in the lake, people with a little normal understanding will not take it seriously, and will just laugh it off.

Another group of people on the Internet who spread rumors about Sanxingdui civilization are much more professional.

I don't know if this group of people really received money from foreign forces, or they simply had no good intentions and tried to connect the Sanxingdui civilization with the Egyptian civilization.

And the articles and articles that I did, at first glance, really make a little sense.

For example, because a large number of gold wares were unearthed in Sanxingdui, but in traditional Chinese culture, the number of really high-quality jade wares is far less than that of gold wares.

Especially in Pit No. 1 and No. 2 excavated before, important ritual objects such as jade cong, jade bi, jade chapter, and jade dagger have not been found.

Therefore, these self-media will also rely on the Egyptian civilization, which also likes to make a large number of gold ware, and also know how to make gold scepters, to the Sanxingdui civilization.

It is said that Sanxingdui people are actually a branch of ancient Egyptian civilization. They have been from North Africa, across continents, all the way through India, and came to the Sichuan Basin.

It is said that the goldware of the Sanxingdui people is in the same line as the Egyptian civilization, not the Chinese civilization, but the foreign "colonial" civilization.

More than that.

There is also a special feature of the Sanxingdui civilization, which they seized and exaggerated.

That is the sun worship of the Sanxingdui civilization.

As we all know, when mentioning the sun god and sun worship, the first thing that comes to mind is the ancient Greek civilization, that is, the god Apollo, and then the ancient Egyptian civilization.

However, the Chinese civilization has a characteristic, that is, the Chinese civilization does not have a particularly famous sun god.

Worship of the sun god is an essential belief in many ancient civilizations.For example, the god Ra in ancient Egypt, Apollo in ancient Greece, and Surya in ancient India.

It's just that among the ancient civilizations, only China does not have a serious belief in the sun god.

Of course, some people may say that in Chinese myths and legends, there are Xi He and Chang Xi, one is the goddess of the sun, and the other is the goddess of the moon.

Yes, there is indeed such a pair of goddesses in Chinese legends, but it is worth explaining clearly!

Xi He and Chang Xi have never been the product of any belief or worship!
In the archaeological discoveries of Huaxia, from the late Neolithic period to the Qing Dynasty, there is no trace of worship that can represent the "sun god".

The legend of Xi He and Chang Xi comes from "Shan Hai Jing"!
"Shan Hai Jing Da Huang Nan Jing" records: "Beyond the southeast sea, between Ganshui, there is the country of Xihe. There is a woman named Xihe, who bathes in Ganyuan every day. Xihe, the wife of Emperor Jun, was born ten days old. "

And "Shan Hai Jing" is a weird "novel". Although there is no conclusive conclusion on the date of completion of the book, it is certain that it was not earlier than the Eastern Zhou Dynasty!
What is the concept of the legend in "Shan Hai Jing"?

It is equivalent to writing a fox demon in "Liao Zhai", but we can't say that Chinese people worship fox demons, right? …

In fact, in the true "word of mouth" legends in China, the sun usually does not represent worship, but fear and hostility!
What is the most famous legend about the sun in China?
That must be Hou Yi shooting the sun.

The story of Hou Yi shooting the sun is familiar even to primary school students.

In this story, the ten sons of Xihe and Dijun, the Golden Crow who acts as the sun, are the villains.

The hero is the descendant of the one who shot down the nine suns.

Hou Yi who shot and killed the sun is the one who is admired in myths and legends!
However, the nearly four-meter-high bronze sacred tree of the Sanxingdui people, the golden leaves, and the super-large sun bronze wheel all show their worship of the sun.

Except for Sanxingdui, there is no ancient culture of the same scale in the entire land of China that worships the sun so much!

The sun is central to their beliefs.

The Jinsha Ruins, which inherited the Sanxingdui culture, unearthed the famous sun bird gold foil, which is also very worshiped by the sun bird!

In the sacrificial culture of the Sanxingdui people, the "sun god bird" is equivalent to the main god among the main gods, and its status is similar to that of the modern Jade Emperor and Taishang Laojun.

The worship of the sun god by the Sanxingdui civilization undoubtedly provided some hidden people with a great refutation of the "fallacy" that Sanxingdui is not a Chinese civilization and associates it with Egyptian and Greek civilizations!