Chapter 158 Giant Wizard or Giant King? 1934, almost 100 years ago.
in nearly 100 years.
The Sanxingdui site has been under intermittent excavation.
Back to the camera side.
The domestic environment at that time could be said to be plagued by internal and external troubles, and there was not much time for archaeological excavations.
Ye Zhen continued to introduce the past history to everyone.
"After the initial excavation in 1934.
The first time only more than 600 jades and pottery were excavated.
It can only be confirmed that this is the site of an ancient civilization.
I didn't realize at the time that this was a very special place.
Because our Chinese history is too long.
In many places, if you shovel it down, you may find some extraordinary cultural relics.
At that time, it was still being studied by international friends.
The things were sent to the then West China Union University Museum.
The date here is initially determined to be the period from the late Neolithic Age to the Zhou Dynasty.
When we dug for the second time, it was already after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Excavations were carried out in 1958 and 1963.
This time the excavation work was much more detailed than the first time.
Bronze and bone vessels were found here.
But the strange thing is that these bronzes are completely different from the style of the Central Plains.
But the jade is the standard inheritance culture of the Central Plains.
When I dug for the second time, I saw three small mounds of soil here.
It is also close to Moon Bay, so it is called the Three Stars Accompanying the Moon.
Later it was discovered that these three small mounds were really the remains of early city walls.
It is a pity that the excavation did not go in depth this time, and it was stopped again because of the unspeakable ten years of turmoil.
The excavation of Sanxingdui was really ill-fated. "
Although it was just listening to Ye Zhen's words.
But the audience can already appreciate the hardships of the excavation.
Not only was the excavation difficult, but also the impact of the environment at the time.
"Did the excavation of the Sanxingdui site have so many twists and turns?"
"Sure enough, only after the domestic environment becomes stable will it be possible to carry out archaeological excavations or something like that."
"Then I now know why there are so many unsolved mysteries in the Middle East."
"Now the Middle East is still fighting wars every day, and there is no archaeological research at all."
In fact, many times we are not born in a peaceful era.
But we were born in a peaceful country.
Ye Zhen looked at the camera seriously.
"Until the third dig in the 80s.
At this time, the ruins were officially called the Sanxingdui ruins.
It was only from this third time that large-scale and all-round exploration and excavation of the Sanxingdui site really began.
At that time, some archaeological work in China was in full swing, and there were already many experienced workers.
And in this third official excavation, sacrificial pits No. [-] and [-] were discovered that shocked history.
A series of major archaeological research results came from this third archaeological excavation.
The Sanxingdui ruins, which had been dormant for 5000 years, finally came to light again.
What was excavated in the No. [-] sacrificial pit at that time shocked the archaeological community at home and abroad. "
Ye Zhen posed for a photo.
"This is the Bronze Daliren who is known as the King of Bronze in the World."
I saw a huge erected bronze statue appearing in the projection.
The height of the portrait is 180cm and the overall height is .
It is the earliest and largest bronze vessel unearthed in the world.
"This is the No. [-] sacrificial pit from the Sanxingdui ruins." Ye Zhen introduced.
Just looking at him standing there can already feel the pressure.
And this bronze standing figure is very exquisite. The clothes on it are mainly dragon patterns, supplemented by bird patterns, insect patterns and eye patterns.
The body is decorated with a checkered belt, which is exquisitely crafted.
When it comes to bronze technology alone, it is the pinnacle in the world.
No matter what historical period it is placed in, it can be called a work of art.
"But as you can see, this bronze Dali looks different from us ordinary people.
His face was jokingly said to look like an alien.
It's like wearing a hat on your head.
And the most prominent thing is that pair of eyes. "
Ye Zhen pointed to the bronze Dali Figure in the picture.
When the audience looked at the picture, it was not the first time for them to see this bronze giant.
After all, everyone had some understanding of it before.
"It doesn't look like a human being."
"That's right, no one looks like this."
"And the clothes are not like the clothes in our country at that time."
"And the strangest thing is not his appearance, but his posture."
That's right, the strangest thing about this bronze Dali is not the clothes and appearance.
I have only seen this picture of a bronze Dali man once.
You will remember that his huge, hollow hands were raised up and down in front of you.
And it's hollow inside, making people wonder what was actually in their hands.
Ye Zhen introduced directly, "Everyone can see that the strangest thing about this bronze giant is a pair of empty hands.
The hand is hollow, as if it should have been holding something many years ago.
But until now, there is no accurate explanation of what he is holding in his hand.
This is still an unsolved mystery. "
After the bronze Dali was restored.
What exactly is held in the hand has already triggered heated discussions.
Some people say that what you should be holding in your hands are the utensils used in sacrifices.
Some experts said that it was possible that what he was holding was ivory, because a lot of ivory was indeed unearthed in the sacrificial experts said that the bronze giant might be holding the golden staff.
Because a golden staff was also unearthed from the sacrificial pit.
But whether it is a gold staff or an ivory, the size and angle cannot be explained.
Some experts also claim that this hand was originally empty.
There is nothing inside, and it is made into a round tube shape in the hand.
It symbolizes the ancients’ philosophical thoughts on circle and void.
The audience also began to use their imagination.
"Is it possible that this hand is holding a machine gun? Or some high-tech weapon."
"I think this hand might be holding an artifact from that time? A sword or something like that."
"Is it possible that it was nothing in the first place."
Ye Zhen smiled and did not express his opinion.
"Have you noticed that there is a decorative place between the eyebrows of this bronze tall man?" After Ye Zhen's reminder.
Only then did everyone notice that there was a circular decoration between the eyebrows on top of the animal mask.
Audiences who have watched the previous show feel numb.
"It's the third eye! The pineal gland!"
"Is there an Eye of Horus here too?"
"No, this is the symbol of the ancient witch clan? Could it be that the ancients in Sanxingdui also opened their eyes?"
According to the speculation of the original excavators, this is most likely a solar halo.
It can be said that Quanzuo is a symbol of the sun.
The sun is the eye of the sky, and the eyes of the animal face and the image of the sun seem to be viewed as one, so it can be called the "Crown of Heavenly Eyes" or "Crown of Heavenly Eyes."
The crown style of the standing crown should reflect the ancient style of sun worship.
And what a coincidence, there is an inexplicable worship of eyes in the Sanxingdui ruins.
This bronze tall figure was excavated from the No. [-] sacrificial pit.
But in the No. [-] sacrificial pit, this is not the most bizarre bronze item.
A huge bronze man stands high on a high platform.
Archaeological experts at the time said that this person was most likely a king or a wizard.
After all, only a person with such a noble status could make such a beautiful and huge bronze statue.
Old Wu, the archaeologist in Yanshengli, looked at the picture of the bronze Dali Man.
He participated in the third excavation work of Sanxingdui back then.
This reminded him of his working days when he was young.
Professor Zhou looked at the eyebrow decoration that Ye Zhen pointed out.
"Old Wu, do you think there is a possibility that this is an ancient transcendent?"
"This has opened the third eye, and everyone has the heavenly eye."
"The ancients thousands of years ago were probably more likely to awaken the pineal gland than we are."
"And what do you think this bronze Dali man is holding in his hand?"
Lao Wu did not respond and said: "This is still an unsolved mystery in archaeology. No one knows what the bronze giant is holding in his hands."
Back to Ye Zhen's side.
"After everyone saw the King of Bronze Ware, there was no other person in Pit No. [-] except the Bronze Dali Man.
Many things were also unearthed.
The gestures are very similar to the Shang Dynasty Bronze Beast-headed Human Figure, but the difference is.
This small Shang bronze beast-headed human figure also has empty hands.
But there are three antenna-like things on its head.
Some people say this is an antenna that communicates with heaven. "
Everyone looked at the pictures Ye Zhen showed and found that these bronzes were very strange.
It’s not like everyone has never been to a museum.
But this is really the first time I have seen such types of bronzes.
“Now that we’re talking about this eye worship and the third eye, and this weird appearance.
I have to mention the bronze longitudinal mask that often appears in textbooks. "
A huge bronze mask appeared in the projection.
But unlike ordinary bronze masks, the eyes of this mask actually protrude.
That’s why it’s called the Zongmu Mask.
This makes it even more bizarre and weird.
Because except for the Sanxingdui site, such bronzes have never appeared in China.
The height is 66 cm and the width is 138 cm. The eyes protrude outward.
The ears are exaggerated and elongated, a bit like the elf ears, a fantasy creature in novels.
And there are two deliberately left square holes at the temples of the bronze mask.
There are two sides, showing a symmetrical posture.
Ye Zhen said with a smile: "This bronze Zongmu mask, if it is really made and used.
It is a full 66 cm high and 138 cm wide.
Just imagine how big a body you need to be able to use this bronze mask. "
The audience began to fantasize.
Because of the two holes left next to the ears of this bronze mask.
Apparently left for practical use.
But such a large mask is impossible for ordinary humans to use.
unless.
"Unless it's the legendary giant clan!"
"By the way, only giants can use such a huge mask."
"So the Sanxingdui site is a giant site?"
Because the tradition of wearing masks to perform sacrifices is found all over the world.
But for such a huge bronze mask, it is not easy to just lift it up.
If someone were to use it, it would be impossible for him to use this mask unless he was a legendary giant.
Could it be said that the legendary giant clan really exists?
Was the Fangfeng clan that appeared when Dayu was controlling the floods really a tribe of giants?
In ancient times, kings or wizards were noble people.
There are often some magical places.
Could it be that this bronze mask is their king, a giant? Or is this a giant wizard? (End of this chapter)