In addition to these dwarves, there are also Bushmen. There is also a group of people called "dwarves" living in southern Africa, namely the Bushmen. This is also a people who live by primitive hunting. The chapter is updated the fastest
The tallest Bushmen woman is only about 138 meters, while the tallest man is no more than 160 meters.
Although the Bushmen are small in stature, they can make their own bows and arrows, coated with the poison of a kind of poisonous archery in the forest, and use them to capture elephants.
They live a life of hunting, but are often captured and then sent to the palaces of other races as slaves or as clowns for people to joke about. They also have their own traditional language and live in Botswana, Namibia and The arid areas in the Angolan desert have a cultural level only equivalent to that of the Late Paleolithic Age in my country.
Of course, dwarves have been passed down to this day in the Americas. At the junction of Colombia and Venezuela in South America, there is a small village called Yeva, where rare dwarfs called Yukas live.
This kind of people are only 80 to 90 centimeters tall, and the tallest one is only about one meter. They have lived in the forest for generations, eating wild fruits and animal meat, and wearing leaves and animal skins. They have their own language.
They also have their own primitive religion. They worship the sun, moon, stars and mountains. Perhaps this group of dwarves will be related to this discovery.
Therefore, archaeologists such as Cao Shanghai are not surprised that dwarf fossils appear in North America. However, it is obviously better to have more discoveries, so they are very motivated at this time.
"This area is simply a rare treasure house. I really don't know what happened back then. There are actually fossils from 300 million to 20,000 years ago, and they are densely distributed." Cao Shanghai said with a sigh.
Cao Meili looked at Han Peacock and said directly, "Boss Han, would you like to increase your funds? We will never waste your money in vain."
Han Kongque was stunned and said: "Why do you still need money? Is it because there are not enough archaeological funds?"
Han Kongque did not give these archaeologists less money. Even their food, clothing, housing and transportation are now under his care. And the salary is not low.
"It can also be said that it is not that we need it. It is that we need more personnel. We need more archaeologists and more workers. If we can purchase enough instruments, we can establish a research institute directly here.
That would be better." Cao Shanghai said.
Han Kongque thought about it and realized that this was not a difficult task, so he said directly: "As long as valuable fossils are discovered, it is not difficult to establish a research institute, a museum, and increase personnel. However, haven't you been able to fully launch the work now?
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After all, this place is not very big. There are already many people doing excavation work here. What does Cao Shanghai want to do by recruiting people here again?
"We need to separate more than a dozen research groups. Regarding dinosaur fossils, at least five research groups are needed. Excavation, cleaning, restoration, modeling, etc. all require a large number of people, not to mention the later research work.
If you add in ancient human fossils, Titanoboa fossils, and tropical marine life fossils, more people will be needed to fully begin to excavate, organize, and study them," Cao Meili explained.
Han Peacock nodded. Based on this calculation, it is imperative to increase funds, but how much more is needed now?
All of this requires planning. After thinking about it for a while, Han Kongque knew that this was not easy.
Han Peacock looked at the surrounding environment. If there are too many people coming here, do we need to build some housing?
But when the water comes out of this area, there are swamps and mountainous jungles. Where is suitable for building houses?
Jinniu Ranch is a good place, but Han Peacock will never build a town in it.
"Boss Han has concerns?" Cao Shanghai was a mature man. He immediately saw that Han Kongque was in trouble.
Han Kongque said with a smile: "I was thinking, if there are too many people, where will you live? Archaeological excavation work cannot be completed in a day or two. It is better for you to live in tents all the time, right?"
It’s okay for a while, but when it gets longer, don’t you need rest? Don’t you need entertainment?”
Cao Meili said happily: "Of course we need to relax. This depends on Boss Han's conscience."
"What are Mr. Han's plans?" Cao Shanghai was immediately happy when he heard that it was not because of funds. Cao Shanghai didn't care much about the others.
Han Kongque said with a smile: "I plan to build a complete town here with complete facilities, so that you can work with peace of mind."
"A small town? Do you know the minimum number of people needed to fill a small town?" Cao Meili looked at Han Peacock in surprise.
Han Kongque spread his hands and said: "How many people are there now? If we continue to increase the population, it will easily reach several thousand or even tens of thousands. If we add tourists, it is definitely not an exaggeration to build a small town."
"But how much will it cost? Is it worth it? If the archaeological excavation here is completed, what will happen to this town in the future?" Cao Meili said in surprise.
Han Peacock said with a smile: "Does it feel like a gold mine was discovered here? When the gold rush is over, people leave, leaving only an empty city? But this is different from the gold rush. Those big guys will stay here, so in the future,
People from all over the world come to see them."
Han Peacock pointed at an iguanodon that had almost been cleared out. This made Cao Meili immediately wake up. There will be no need to worry about no one coming here in the future, because this will be a tourist area.
"Now it's up to you to see what good things you can find, but dinosaurs can't attract too many people." Han Peacock said with a smile.
Cao Shanghai said: "This is simple. We have not only discovered the skeleton fossils of Qinlong and dwarfs. If they are of some value, then the 30 million-year-old hummingbird fossils are also considered. This is very rare. Just like this, it can attract
Many people come to visit.”
Cao Meili also said: "So my grandfather hopes that Mr. Han can invite more experts, such as zoologists, anthropologists, entomologists, etc., to talk about the hummingbirds that we discovered this time that lived 30 million years ago.
The fossils need to be studied carefully.
The reason why this discovery is unexpected is that the oldest hummingbird fossils were only found in South America before, and their age is only about 1 million years old. The hummingbird fossils found here are not only the only ones in North America, but also the only ones found in North America.
It has a history of 30 million years, which we did not expect.
Secondly, relatively speaking, hummingbirds live in warmer areas, and this is a relatively cold area. It is unexpected that hummingbirds were found living here. Thirdly, the fossils discovered this time show that tens of millions of these species
The hummingbirds of 2000 years ago are basically the same in structure as their current descendants, which is really surprising."
"So this also needs to be studied?" Han Peacock said with a smile.
"Of course, if you have enough funds, cytologists also need some, because an old friend of mine discovered something interesting, which is probably the fossil of a giant single-celled animal.
We now have a rough idea of the topography here in ancient times, and a giant single-celled animal has been found near a shore-like location, leaving a trail as it slowly rolled along the seafloor.
This discovery also overturns previous conclusions about what kind of animal left such similar traces on the seafloor 1.8 billion years ago. For a long time, scientists have believed that only multicellular animals with even left and right symmetry can
It is possible to leave such fossil traces.
If this is true, then it means that multicellular life forms had already appeared before the Cambrian explosion. The Cambrian explosion refers to the rapid evolution and development of organisms about 5.5 billion years ago.
A period of diversity." Cao Shanghai said a little excitedly.
Cao Meili didn't give Han Peacock any time to breathe. She immediately said: "We suspect that there are fossils from all ages in this area, perhaps from as early as 600 million years ago to 10,000 years ago."
"Isn't it possible?" Han Peacock was really surprised.
Cao Shanghai said: "It is very possible that the topography of this area is special, and a huge lake like the Great Lakes area is still preserved. What if it was in ancient times? Maybe it is always changing.
Maybe some time ago, this was an ocean, but after a while it turned into land. There may also be shallow seas or coasts. Of course, it may also be swamps and hills like it is now. This is because of the continuous changes in the terrain over countless years.
, so many fossils can be preserved here.”
"So we have to invite more experts of all kinds?" Han Kongque said with a wry smile.
Cao Shanghai said with a smile: "Don't worry, as long as we discover something good, we will definitely be able to attract top experts."
"Let's talk about dinosaurs first. I think it's easiest to gain popularity by relying on dinosaurs. Mr. Cao, tell me, apart from those dinosaur eggs that have research value, are there any other dinosaurs that can attract some experts and scholars?"
Han Kongque hurriedly interrupted Old Man Cao's deception. According to the two of them, Han Kongque needed to build a university here, and it was a university with complete disciplines and covering various biological categories.
"How about the largest bird-like dinosaur fossil in the world? Although it is not bigger than the one found in China, it is still about the same size. It can be regarded as the largest bird-like dinosaur fossil in the world. This one is very attractive.
In the biological world, some people have always said that the descendants of dinosaurs are modern birds. Of course, some people say that they are reptiles or even directly mammals. Such a controversial academic issue naturally attracts people. Now a dinosaur that is very similar to a bird has been discovered here.
, can we attract some old guys to come over?" Cao Shanghai said with a smile.
"Has it been unearthed?" Han Peacock said with a smile. (To be continued.)