Students who have been dug out of Sanxingdui should all know this.
As a symbol of ancient Shu civilization, there are currently 8 sacrificial pits in Sanxingdui.
These sacrificial pits are not large, but tens of thousands of cultural relics have been unearthed.
Among them, sacrificial pits No. 1 and 2 were excavated in 1986.
Pits 3 to 8 were newly discovered in 2020.
Up to now.
Except for Pit No. 8.
The remaining seven pits have almost all been excavated, yielding many shocking results.
For example, the half-piece of the golden mask that had been hotly searched before was unearthed in Pit No. 5.
A wooden box 170cm long, 60cm wide and 40cm high was unearthed in Pit No. 6... or a coffin.
Pit No. 8 is still in the final stages, and a total of more than 6,000 artifacts have been excavated - by the way, the CCTV13 reporter fell into Pit No. 8...
However, compared with the entire Sanxingdui ruins, these eight sacrificial pits are only a very small part of the area.
A total of 37 excavations have been carried out at the Sanxingdui site, and the excavation area is actually less than 20,000 square meters.
The total distribution area of the Sanxingdui ruins reaches 12 square kilometers, and the current excavation area only accounts for two thousandths of the total area.
So one thing is for sure.
That is, in the entire Sanxingdui ruins, there must be other sacrificial pits that have not yet been discovered, and even a larger Baoxue area.
It's just a pity.
Due to the geological conditions and the presence of various small object fragments in the soil layer in Sanxingdui, the efficiency of remote sensing detection in Sanxingdui is very low - the greatest impact is on the ash layer.
What is the ash layer?
first.
From the name of the sacrificial pit, it is easy to see that there are many traces of sacrificial rituals in Sanxingdui.
Sacrifice must use fire. After the fire burns, the soil layer accumulated together with the utensils is the ashes layer.
Therefore, in the archaeological process of Sanxingdui, the efficiency of remote sensing detection is very low.
The more common detection methods are hyperspectral imaging technology, laser Raman spectroscopy and ultra-depth-of-field microscopy.
But according to what Academician Pan said...
Their gravity gradiometer was actually able to detect the internal conditions of Sanxingdui and discover two brand-new sacrificial pits?
Think of this.
Weng Tong couldn't help but look up at Academician Pan and asked directly:
"Academician Pan, can I make a call?"
Academician Pan nodded cheerfully and made a gesture of invitation:
"sure."
Upon hearing this, Weng Tong immediately put down the report in his hand and took out his mobile phone from his trouser pocket.
Then in front of Academician Pan, he dialed a number.
After a while.
The call is connected.
A voice with a clear Sichuan accent sounded:
"Hello? Which one?"
Weng Tong coughed lightly:
"Old Chen, it's me, Weng Tong."
at the same time.
Tong Huaijun on the side approached Academician Pan and Xu Yun and introduced the identity of the caller in a low voice:
"Academician Pan, Dr. Xu, and the old man contacted Professor Chen Xiangqian from the Department of Archeology of Sichuan University."
"Professor Chen is a very authoritative archaeologist in China and is also the general person in charge of the Sanxingdui Pit 7 and Pit 8 excavation projects."
Academician Pan nodded slightly.
Although he has never had contact with Chen Xiangqian himself, he has heard of his name and he is also a big shot in the industry.
While Tong Huaijun was introducing, Weng Tong also finished greeting Chen Xiangqian:
"Old Chen, let me ask you something - has a new sacrificial pit been discovered in Sanxingdui?"
"..."
Hear this.
The other person on the phone, Chen Xiangqian, who was still talking about playing mahjong with Weng Tong when he had time, suddenly fell silent. After a while, he slowly said:
"Sacrifice pit? Old man, this..."
Seeing the other party hesitating, Weng Tong glanced at Academician Pan next to him and added:
"Old Chen, I am at the University of Science and Technology of China right now, with Academician Pan standing next to me - he is the one who told me this news, so whether it is true or not, you just have to tell me directly."
The person on the phone continued to be silent for a few seconds, and then Chen Xiangqian's voice came:
"...Yes, the news is true, but I don't know much about the deeper situation."
"About two or three o'clock in the afternoon the day before yesterday, the construction site received a notice of martial law on the site, saying that a round of soil structure exploration was going to be conducted, and all workers were required to leave the site."
"I was still in Chengdu at the time, and the person in charge of this matter was Xiao Zhao. I thought since it was a notice from above, I asked him to do it - after all, this kind of thing didn't happen in the past."
"As a result, he called me back an hour later and said that the exploration was over and that two brand new sacrificial pits were found in the report."
Speaking of this, Chen Xiangqian couldn't help but raise his tone a bit:
"I didn't believe it at first. I've been in Sanxingdui for 23 years, and last year's remote sensing couldn't find anything."
"But after I rushed back to the construction site, I took everyone to conduct a simple round of soil layer orientation - especially the ash layer sampling and analysis, and the result..."
Chen Xiangqian paused. Even though he was thousands of kilometers away, Weng Tong could still hear the shock in his words:
"The results show that these two sacrificial pits do exist, and the distribution of shallow objects is completely consistent with the detection results!"
"More importantly...these two sacrificial pits are much larger than the original eight pits. They are probably the main sacrificial pits!"
Hearing Chen Xiangqian's last words, Weng Tong's breathing suddenly stopped.
The construction site Weng Tong refers to is naturally the archaeological site of the Sanxingdui ruins. This is a common usage in the industry.
Although Sanxingdui has stopped large-scale excavation, the entire site still maintains relatively basic daily operations, somewhat similar to Pit No. 1 and No. 2 of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses.
For example, the directional analysis of soil layers mentioned by Chen Xiangqian, the related equipment of this technology is on standby all year round.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! And according to what Chen Xiangqian said...
If these two new pits are really the main sacrifice pits, then the fun will be great.
Because this involves a very critical issue...
Sanxingdui text!
Tens of thousands of cultural relics have been unearthed in Sanxingdui, but not a single word has been found.
And writing is a standard feature of ‘civilization’.
Therefore, the existence or not of the Sanxingdui text has always been a hotly debated point.
Some people think that the lack of characters in Sanxingdui is a matter of time, while some people think that Sanxingdui has graphic characters.
Others believe that this is related to the text carrier, which plays a decisive role in whether it can be discovered.
For example, the earliest mature writing discovered in China is oracle bone inscriptions. Its carrier is oracle bones, which are relatively easy to preserve and can therefore be discovered by later generations.
Sumerian cuneiform writing was engraved on clay tablets and was easily preserved.
If the Sanxingdui characters were carved on perishable materials such as bamboo and wood, they would not be easily preserved.
In addition, the current level of excavation of Sanxingdui is far from high, so it is normal that no words can be found.
Therefore, many archaeologists...including Chen Xiangqian, who was contacted by Weng Tong, are looking for a theoretically possible main sacrifice pit that is larger and deeper than the current eight pits.
Perhaps in the officiating pit, they can find the answer they want.
After all, archaeological miracles like Mrs. Xin Zhui can be discovered, and it is not impossible to preserve well-preserved bamboo...
Of course.
Weng Tong's research direction mainly lies in the Ming Dynasty, and he is not particularly interested in the study of this prehistoric civilization.
Therefore, what really surprised him was not the officiating pit, but...
What Academician Pan said is actually true!
They really have the ability to detect what's going on underground!
Although the pits in Sanxingdui are small in area and less than two meters deep, due to the ash layer and soil fragments, the detection difficulty is at least ten times higher!
This is really not an exaggeration. For example, the paper 10.13466/jki.lyzygl.2018.05.017 mentions in detail the impact of the ash layer on remote sensing detection.
In other words...
It is theoretically possible for a device that can detect the main sacrificial pit of the Sanxingdui ruins to detect the Yongling underground palace.
Think of this.
The words he said to his students again appeared in Weng Tong's mind:
If the internal structure of Yongling could be clearly detected, then he would chew the ax on the spot... Wrong, wrong, then the time for Yongling to open would be shortened to a limit!
If engineers from two design institutes were sacrificed, it might even be shortened to less than a week!
Gulu——
Weng Tong swallowed hard and looked at Academician Pan again:
"Academician Pan, I won't ask you more about how this technology achieved breakthrough. It seems that this posture must involve some things that are inconvenient to talk about."
"So now I just have one question...what do you want me to...or Nanking do?"
When Academician Pan heard this, he looked at Xu Yun and gave Xu Yun a look like you said.
Xu Yun nodded understandingly, took a step forward, and said to Weng Tong:
"Uncle Weng, you are an expert in Ming Dynasty archeology, so you should also know what happened to HKUST, Mr. Guo and Dingling."
"So this time, HKUST hopes to 'share' this gravity gradiometer in exchange for a qualification to participate in the project."
"In addition, we do not want to be just an equipment supplier, but we hope to be fully involved in the project like Jinling University."
"After all, more than sixty years have passed...some things should be settled."
Xu Yun came forward to negotiate with Weng Tong, which was something Academician Pan and Xu Yun had agreed upon in advance.
Even though HKUST is backed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, it is a standard C9 institution and is extremely impressive in the field of scientific research.
But as the saying goes, every other line is like a mountain.
The excavation of Yongling has nothing to do with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It falls within the scope of the Archaeological Research Center. Above the Archaeological Research Center is the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, and above the Cultural Relics Bureau is the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Chinese Academy of Sciences are equivalent in terms of positions, but they belong to two completely different systems.
Therefore, it is not difficult for the University of Science and Technology to participate in it - otherwise Xu Yun would not have refused Li Hua's goodwill.
But it's not that easy.
So after repeated discussions, HKUST decided to start with the character Weng Tong.
Weng Tong is a senior professor at Jinling University and a well-known scholar of the Ming Dynasty in China. He has been thinking about the excavation of Yongling even ten years ago.
Although Weng Tong was not the initiator of this project, he was one of the few.
If Weng Tong can be persuaded to come forward, and if the University of Science and Technology itself exerts some efforts, this matter should be almost settled.
In China, there is a commonly used term when entrusting people to do things, which is called "emotion and reason".
Now that the University of Science and Technology has taken the lead, Xu Yun can step in to fill in the "love" issue - of course, considering some of the more sensitive students, I would like to add that this love has nothing to do with love, but refers to the love between the parents.
Therefore, the job of lobbying this time still fell on Xu Yun.
"...."
Looking at Academician Pan and Xu Yun in front of him, Weng Tong glanced at the test report in his hand.
Although he has not witnessed the effect of this equipment with his own eyes at the moment, the findings at Sanxingdui and the brand name of HKUST are still very credible.
More importantly...
So far, the entire Yongling excavation project has indeed not found a suitable remote sensing detection institution.
Weng Tong's original idea was to select a suitable object from the top domestic remote sensing universities such as Wuhan University, University of Mining and Technology, Yanjing University and Tongji University, and slowly conduct remote sensing detection, spending half a year to detect some nodes clearly.
The real focus is on the mining plan.
After all, although remote sensing is not possible, as long as we make plans for various possible scenarios... or even use the exhaustive method, the actual effect will be the same.
I just didn't expect it.
Today's University of Science and Technology actually gave him such a big surprise?
Think of this.
Weng Tong couldn't help turning his head and looked at Tong Huaijun aside, and nodded after making a simple eye contact:
"No problem, Academician Pan. Please prepare some materials. I am willing to be the middleman."
"Yongling...can't wait any longer!"
.......
Note:
The result of the blind date was that the other kindergarten teacher had dinner and a movie, and the gold coins were -464.
Preliminary conclusion: I still prefer my dear readers.
In addition, the premise for me to say that the update is not up to standard and the vest is broken is that the monthly ticket exceeds 2,000 on the 7th, and it is only 1,400 now, everyone...
The update will start tomorrow, starting with 8,000 words!!!