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Chapter 70 Sudden Essay

The Sanxingdui site is known as one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of mankind in the 20th century. As an outstanding representative of ancient Chinese civilization in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, it shows that the Yangtze River Basin, like the Yellow River Basin, belongs to the matrix of Chinese civilization and is known as the "source of the Yangtze River Civilization." .

There are too many legends about Sanxingdui, and the mystery is the most mysterious among many archaeological sites.

When Chu Ci was in school, he was fascinated by the mystery of Sanxingdui, because unlike other histories, the history shown in Sanxingdui seemed to be really left by the gods. The carvings in shapes that were very different from ordinary people and the refining of weapons that surpassed the times were all... Needless to say, Sanxingdui is a super prehistoric civilization.

And what exactly is hidden in this civilization is still being discovered by the world.

A small part of the Sanxingdui site has been excavated so far, and a large number of archaeologists have joined in one after another to get a closer look.

"If it goes well this time, maybe I will have my graduation thesis."

In front of the Sanxingdui site, Chu Ci did not go to the museum to see the unearthed artifacts. Instead, he entered the archaeological site directly with an archaeological qualification certificate.

Generally speaking, if archaeologists want to enter an archaeological site, they not only need an archaeological qualification certificate, but also an archaeological excavation certificate issued by the local area, as well as an excavation leader certificate owned by the team leader.

Anyway, seemingly simple archaeological work requires various documents later.

Without formalities, archeology is like digging a grave.

Chu Ci was able to enter directly because his certificate was somewhat different.

There is no grade for the archaeological qualification certificate, but there is an issuing authority.

Chu Ci's certificate was issued by the Beijing Museum, so he could easily enter the archaeological site.

Not long after he entered the scene, a gray-haired old man came over.

Seeing Chu Ci and the three handsome people who looked like celebrities, the old man, who was covered in dirt, couldn't help but frown, "Which one of you is an expert from the capital?"

Chu Ci took a step forward and said politely: "Hello, Teacher Feng, I am Chu Ci, Mr. Hong's student. I am here to do some internship. I am not an expert."

"A student of Lao Hong?" Hearing this, Mr. Feng's expression softened, and he glanced at Wang Zhenqiu and Zhang Lingyu who were beside Chu Ci. He turned around and said, "Come with me. You know the rules. Those who look after you, don't mess around. .”

"Yes, Teacher Feng."

Behind him, Wang Zhenqiu whispered beside Chu Ci: "What an arrogant old man, Brother Chu, do you know him?"

Chu Ci nodded and said: "The archaeological world is only so big, and there are only a few archaeological masters. Everyone knows each other. This Mr. Feng was also an old doctor in the Kyoto Museum before, but he doesn't like to teach and educate people, and prefers to excavate on site. , so he came here after being unearthed in Sanxingdui, so he has been working in Sanxingdui for seven or eight years."

"Hey, is archeology so scary? In seven or eight years, a skyscraper has been built, but Sanxingdui has not been excavated yet?"

"What are you thinking? The excavation is complete? Sanxingdui is different from other ancient tombs. It has an extremely wide scope and extremely important existence. Believe it or not, it is still being excavated seven or eight years later. You know the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, right? Then do you know when the excavation of Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum began?”

Wang Zhenqiu shook his head.

"It was 61 years ago. It's now 12 years. It's been 51 years since now, but now the archaeological progress is less than one-tenth. Sanxingdui is as good as Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum. How many years do you think it will take to excavate it?"

Wang Zhenqiu fell silent, and Zhang Lingyu's eyes widened, obviously frightened by the extremely long period of archaeological work.

"Senior brother, you won't go home for decades in the future, right?" Zhang Lingyu asked worriedly.

"How is it possible? I study archeology because archeology is easy. It doesn't mean that I want to devote my whole life to archeology."

"But Brother Chu, how do they live? If the cultural relics belong to the country, even if they can't take away the leftovers, it will be okay in a few years, but in a few decades, won't the family not want them anymore?" Wang Zhenqiu's words hit the nail on the head.

Chu Ci was silent for a moment and said: "Archaeology is the tracing of history and the redemption of civilization. It is of great significance to the country and the people. The country will reward and subsidy archaeologists, and countries with major discoveries will also have other reward."

The atmosphere was a little silent, because Chu Ci was all about developing in a good direction. How can major discoveries be made all the time in archaeological work? Most of the time, we are with the soil all day long. Not only do we eat soil in work, but we also eat it in life. earth.

Therefore, even in the Archeology Department of Zhongguancun, there are only dozens of students in one class. Chu Ci’s current class has only 32 students, 23 of whom are girls. It is estimated that after graduation, they will either teach in schools or work in major museums. The number of students who actually participated in field excavations can be counted on one hand.

"Ahem, is my topic a bit heavy?" Wang Zhenqiu asked a little scared when he saw that Chu Ci's face was not very good.

Chu Ci shook his head and said: "It's not your problem, it's a problem of the archeology profession. Okay, let's not talk about this. When we get to the scene later, you can just watch from above. Don't walk around, especially where you see fresh soil. , or don't go to places where no one has ever walked before, and don't be curious about the garbage on the ground. Your "kindness" may ruin a piece of history.

An accident occurred while excavating the Mangshan tombs. An intern saw a piece of glass on the ground. He thought it was a beer bottle, so he pulled it out and threw it away. This was originally a good deed, but he later discovered that That 'glass' is actually colored glaze, and it is a colored glaze treasure that contains important information. Fortunately, everyone worked hard to find it later, otherwise the student's archaeological career would have come to an end. "

When Wang Zhenqiu and Zhang Lingyu heard this, their eyes widened and they looked at the soil under their feet, and they suddenly became nervous.

"Haha, you don't have to be too nervous, just follow the footsteps of the people in front of you."

While the three of them were talking, they followed Mr. Feng to a large pit.

The big pit was about ten meters square, and there were seven or eight archaeologists working inside. When they saw someone coming, they just glanced at it and continued to concentrate on sweeping away the soil.

Chu Ci saw that there were many irregular bulges in the ground, and looked at the brushes in their hands, and knew that the work on this pit was progressing smoothly, and there would be certain results soon.

Sure enough, Mr. Feng said: "Xiao Chu, right?"

"Mr. Feng."

"Come down and take a look. These are three-star artifacts that were discovered recently. They are mainly bronzes. There are also rare pottery among them. You can study them."

"Thank you, Teacher Feng."

After Mr. Feng finished speaking, he ignored Chu Ci and got into the pit to continue his work.

Chu Ci was not displeased at all, but bowed respectfully to Mr. Feng.

Because the two sentences just now mean that Chu Ci's graduation thesis has been completed.

Yes, it's that simple.

As long as he unearths the pottery mentioned by Mr. Feng and publishes a paper based on Sanxingdui, he will definitely pass.

Because most of the Sanxingdui cultural relics discovered so far are mainly bronzes and stonewares, pottery and bronzes are very rare, and any one of them is valuable for research.

So, even if these old doctors and scholars are unreasonable, in fact, ordinary people don’t understand them at all.

"You guys are playing up there. If you're bored, go back first. I might be delayed for a few days."

How could Chu Ci let this God-given opportunity pass him by? He put on professional work clothes and entered the pit with tools. After a while, he blended in with the other people.

Discussing in a low voice while exploring unhurriedly.

On the big pit, looking at Chu Ci who was obsessed with work, Wang Zhenqiu and Zhang Lingyu looked at each other, a little dumbfounded and a little stunned.

Aren't they here to find the secrets of the Xie family?
Why are you working all of a sudden?
"Brother Wang, how about you go back first and I stay here with senior brother?"

"Well, I'm fine anyway. It's a good experience to see the archaeological excavations."

After a few hours.
Looking at the 'project' that was almost making no progress in the big pit, Zhang Lingyu spoke again, "Brother Wang, how about we go to the Xie family's ancestral land to see it ourselves?"

"Taoist Master Lingyu has a good suggestion. Today is the 18th day of the death of the ancestor of the Xie family. When it is extremely cloudy, something may happen to the Xie family. Let's go and find out first. It will also help Brother Chu do a good job in the follow-up."

"Brother Wang is absolutely right, let's go then?"

"Walk."

At the bottom of the pit, Chu Ci smiled silently as he watched Wang Zhenqiu and Zhang Lingyu leaving together. Archeology is a work that cannot be done without patience. Who makes the unearthed cultural relics so delicate? Wang Zhenqiu and Zhang Lingyu can only be wronged.

(End of this chapter)