Master Archaeologist

Chapter 353
The storm discussion on the train made the elites of the Institute of Archeology of the Academy of Social Sciences have a pleasant journey by train.

For archaeologists, it is quite normal to conduct various speculations and discussions on archaeological remains.

However, whether these discussions or guesses, there is no way to be sure.

In other words, the evidence at this stage is not enough to prove their ideas.

Just like the previous "Zeng Sui Mystery", about Zeng Guo and Sui Guo, are they two countries, or are they one country at all.

The topic has been debated for decades, with supporters on both sides.

However, there has been no way to prove which side's idea is right.

Because of the lack of critical evidence.

It was not until Chen Han found key evidence in the tombs of the nobles of Zeng Guo, and found the cultural relics with the word "Sui", that the controversy finally settled down.

The same is true for the Liangzhu ancient country.

Now there are various theories in the academic circles. Some people think it is the Yu Dynasty, some people think it is the country of Chengjiu clan, some people think Liangzhu is Xia Dynasty, and some people like Chen Han think it is a civilization that combines the two.

But no matter how many conjectures everyone puts forward, there is a lack of substantive evidence.

That is, during the excavation of the Liangzhu site, no cultural relics with key country names or tribe names were found.

Archaeologists want to connect Liangzhu with those ancient legendary countries recorded in the documents after the Western Han Dynasty, but there is still a lack of key evidence.

of course.

Even if there is no way to completely identify the Liangzhu ancient country and these countries for the time being.

But there is no doubt that the ancient city of Liangzhu has proved the 5000-year history of Chinese civilization academically.

With the Liangzhu ancient city ruins as the center, the Liangzhu ancient country composed of more than 600 Liangzhu ruins is the symbol of China's earliest entry into civilization.

The North was still in the Neolithic Age at the same time.

This is the official verdict of the country and the world.

It is also just like the official conclusion of representatives of all countries of the World Heritage Committee: "The Liangzhu ancient city site provides irrefutable physical evidence and solid academic support for the demonstration of Chinese civilization of more than 5000 years."

Xia, Shang and Zhou are the continuation of Liangzhu Culture (Yu Dynasty).

The Liangzhu ruins discovered now are definitely the holy land and source of China's 5000-year civilization history!

Foreigners believe that Chinese civilization is only 3300 years old, and the argument that China had a mature civilization before the Yin Ruins is not recognized has been overturned!

In this regard, even foreign scholars have to lower their proud heads in front of the mature Liangzhu site!

Now, the Liangzhu site is in the process of applying for the World Heritage Site, and the success of the application signifies that China's 5000-year Neolithic cultural history has been recognized by the international community.

And now, Chen Han and the others are going to Liangzhu to contribute to this mysterious and huge source of civilization that has illuminated China for 5000 years!
After five o'clock in the afternoon.

A group of people from the Institute of Archaeology, Academy of Social Sciences, arrived in Hangzhou.

Hangzhou is a big city.

The place where the Liangzhu site will be excavated this time is in Yuhang, Hangzhou.

To be precise, it is at the core of Liangzhu.

On the platform of Mojiao Mountain in Liangzhu Ancient City.

Here is the Liangzhu palace area determined by archaeological exploration!

It is also this palace area that confirms that Liangzhu has entered the Fang Kingdom era, not the simple tribal era!

The opportunity of Liangzhu Ancient City began 5500 years ago.

With the sudden global cooling, the originally warm and humid climate has gradually turned dry and cool.Animals sensed the change in temperature and migrated to the warmer south. People who originally lived on fishing, hunting and gathering lost their food sources and had to find new ways of making a living.

Therefore, when people came to the plains of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, agriculture, which was not valued at first, became the preferred way of life at that time.People also settled down, began to form villages, and gradually developed into civilization.

The site of Liangzhu ancient city is located in the plain of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, in the northern part of a C-shaped basin with an area of ​​1000 square kilometers.

On its west side are the mountains and hills of the Tianmu Mountains with high mountains and deep forests, and on the east side is the open Hangjiahu Plain, Yimapingchuan.

Originating from the Tianmu Mountains, the Dongtiao River meanders from southwest to northeast, and finally flows north into Taihu Lake.

Liangzhu is located at the intersection of mountains and plains, with mountains as its country, like a dustpan open to the east.

The rich water system and fertile land are intertwined, together with the warm climate and flat terrain, together constitute the world's best paddy rice cultivation ecosystem.

As a result, the ancestors continued to settle here, and the population increased and the settlement expanded.This piece of land gradually became fertile.

It is worth mentioning that don't think that Liangzhu Kingdom's ruling area is only here in Yuhang.

In fact, in this "C" shaped valley in Yuhang, this plain land surrounded by mountains on three sides was only the "capital" of Liangzhu Kingdom at that time.

Liangzhu Culture is mainly distributed in the Taihu Lake Basin and Qiantang River Basin, including Yuhang Liangzhu, as well as Jiaxing South, Shanghai East, Suzhou, Changzhou, Shaoxing, and Ningbo.

This area is equivalent to the core area ruled by the Liangzhu Kingdom.

Further outside, there is an expansion area, west to AH, Jiangxi, north to northern Jiangsu, close to Shandong, where Liangzhu people once fought a battle to occupy this place.

Further outside, there is also the affected area, all the way to the south of Shanxi.

This mature structure of core area, expansion area, and influence area is also very similar to the later Xia Shang civilization, and they all look like a mature early feudal slave country.

I personally rule a piece of the nearest core area, and then the peripheral expansion area seals off other close tribes, and the outermost influence area is similar to tribute, surrender, or a "land outside" with exchanges!
At that time, the "Liangzhu" forces occupied half of China, which would have been impossible without a high economic and cultural level.

In fact, the ancient city of Liangzhu is very mature and demonstrates the superb "urban planning" technology of Liangzhu people!
This city "uses mountains as its country" and "uses water as its wall" obviously carefully surveyed and planned its geographical location when it was built.

The south and north sides of Liangzhu Ancient City are branches of Tianmu Mountains. The distance between the north and the south and the mountain is roughly equal. Dongtiao River and Liangzhu Port flow eastward from the north and south sides of the city respectively. They are respectively utilized to the southwest and northeast corners of the city wall.

As the last remnants of the Liangzhu culture revealed on the ground, the ruins of the city wall and the city gate together form a closed pattern that is close to a circle, which is the most undeniable fact of the ancient city of Liangzhu.

In order to enclose the nearly 300 million square meters of the royal city, the Liangzhu people used the developed water system to transport a large number of stones from the foot of the mountain and the ditches, and mixed them with the soil to build a 1500-1700 meters long from east to west. About 1800-1900 meters long, the city wall is slightly rounded and rectangular.

For defense, except for the south wall without moats among the four walls, the other three walls have internal and external moats, which is equivalent to building a city with rivers.

In addition, 8 water gates have been explored so far, 2 on each of the four walls, connecting with the inner and outer rivers.In addition, there is a Lucheng gate in the middle of the south city wall, and this is where you should usually go in and out of the city.

In other words, the Liangzhu people 5000 years ago should have lived in a "city" surrounded by moats and complete with four high walls.

The city is majestic and magnificent, with eight water gates and one land gate.

It is a well-deserved "King Capital"!
(End of this chapter)