Chapter 1244 Archaeologist: Believe in Science (19)
"There is no difference between archeology and tomb robbing. One is digging up other people's graves for money, and the other is digging up other people's graves for historical research. So in essence, archeology is a form of tomb robbing, but it is disguised as a country and in the name of research.
The banner of human history is carried out with the support of the world, and the things dug up are said to be owned by the people, haha, they are owned by us, why are they not in our hands?"
"A murderer kills a person and is sentenced to death. Although one is committing a crime and the other is executing on behalf of the state, they are both murders in essence. No matter how legitimate the reason is, they are still killing people."
“Let’s not talk about the purpose of archeology and tomb robbing. In some aspects, archaeologists are more immoral than tomb robbers. Tomb robbers only steal money, while archaeologists dig up all the tomb chambers and put the remains and funerary objects of the tomb owner in the museum.
They allow people to visit and turn their cemeteries into scenic spots... The dead are the most important. In ancient China, digging up ancestral graves was a humiliating act. The family of the tomb owner buried the person properly and buried him in peace, just for the sake of peace.
Will it be dug up and viewed by future generations thousands of years later? Those archaeologists, please put yourself in your shoes and think about it. One day, your body will be dug up for various studies. What do you think?"
"That is, studying history is our business, what does it have to do with the ancients? Why should the ancients contribute their bodies and burial objects to you for study? They have been dead for hundreds of thousands of years, do they have this obligation? No matter how high-sounding they are,
They can't cover up the bad behavior of digging people's graves."
Some people directly questioned the nature of the work of archaeologists.
"We can directly calculate a lot of history, so is there any need for archeology? The profession of archaeologists itself should not exist."
"Many so-called history experts actually don't know anything. As a high school graduate, I know much more than they do. They are just a bunch of worms who take money and do nothing but eat nothing!"
"I heard that the archaeological team had excavated the Qin Mausoleum a long time ago. Nothing inside was good. They were afraid of being scolded if they made it public, so they said they should preserve it. This is what our ancestors left to us.
The cultural heritage was destroyed by a group of archaeologists..."
Some people started to spread rumors about where the archaeological team had done something destructive.
When an archaeological worker asks which archaeological team did it and where it was, the other person will just say that they heard someone else say it or they forgot it or they are just talking nonsense.
Some people also said that their grandfather's tomb was also dug up by the archaeological team.
Archaeologists, "..."
Can you get some common sense while talking nonsense?
Is your grandpa from modern times? Your grandpa wasn’t a big shot and he didn’t have any burial objects, right?
Is there any archaeological value of wool that makes archaeologists dig up your grandfather’s grave?
Do you know how scarce archaeological professionals are in the country now? How many people can still dig a tomb that has no research value?
People on the Internet who believe that archeology is not equal to tomb robbing, and that the value of archeology is far greater than tomb robbing, say:
"The essence of tomb robbing and archaeology is the same? The essence of suicide and homicide is death. Can this be the same? Earning money from work and robbing money from banks are paid for labor. Can this be the same? Maybe for the owner of the tomb, there is no difference between them.
Difference, but for us living people, this difference is huge. Anyway, in this society, there are always people pretending to be confused, obviously enjoying the convenience brought by archeology everywhere, obviously staying away from professionalism but practicing so-called morality.
Criticizing others.”
"After archaeologists discover a tomb, they need to excavate and mark the strata. Everything in the tomb, regardless of whether it is valuable or not, must be marked, which layer it was unearthed from, and in what state it was unearthed.
What is the spatial relationship between each other? If there are damaged things, we have to find ways to restore them. The corpses also need to be sampled and tested to determine their age, age, gender, status, etc. The work is very complicated and cumbersome... A complete building
The amount of information contained in the tombs and the value they bring to historical research are immeasurable. For archaeologists, the value of tombs does not lie in how much those things are worth on the market, but in how these things contribute to the development of history.
How significant is it? But as long as the tomb robbers shovel down Luoyang and destroy the tombs, history will be difficult to reproduce. Therefore, the harm of tomb robbing to cultural heritage is devastating, how can it be compared with archeology?"
For example, there is a huge difference between ancient and modern weights and measures. If you use the current dosage to prepare an ancient prescription for traditional Chinese medicine, it will kill people. But if you understand the dosage conversion between that dynasty and today, it will save lives.
The recipe.
For example, the discovery of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Qin Slips in Yunmeng Sleeping Tiger Land, and Mawangdui Han Tombs have filled some gaps in the study of Qin and Han history. Much of this information has not been recorded in the literature, and even many archaeological discoveries have completely overturned previously established records.
Some historical knowledge.
Just like the unearthing of Zeng Houyi's chimes, people know that China's music culture is nearly 2,000 years earlier than the emergence of the twelve-well-tempered keyboard instrument in Europe, completely rewriting the history of China's music, and abandoning the so-called "Chinese seven
"The sound scale came from Europe".
And the first queen in Chinese history was actually not Wu Zetian, but Mrs. Rui Guojiang.
In fact, the Epang Palace was not built, the Chu people were in a state of poverty and the scorched earth did not exist, and the laws of the Qin Dynasty were not strict.
Bronze is golden yellow when it is first cast, and the seven losses and eight gains actually refer to the technique of Fangzhong.
Four thousand years ago, the ancestors of China were already able to make noodles.
The must-read books in the Chinese imperial examination system, Shangshu, were actually forged by the ancients...
Wait... The history that has been rewritten by archeology is simply countless.
"History is a priceless treasure. If you want to destroy a country, you must first destroy its history. Documentary materials are certainly part of the study of history, but without the support of underground cultural relics, the credibility of documentary materials is also very thin. The value of archeology lies in finding out the history
Existing evidence and enriching history are intended to help people now and in the future understand the history of their country, convey scientific cultural history to the people, transform people's values, and enhance national pride."
"Because of the thick burial practices in ancient times, the cultural relics in ancient tombs are also important witnesses of human civilization. But without archaeologists, we would not know the existence of these cultural relics at all, and we would not be able to learn about the rich and colorful history and culture through these cultural relics, such as Chinese characters
The evolution process of the tomb may be a kind of destruction to the "sacredness" of the tombs, but the society that gave the tombs the "sacredness" at that time is gone forever. Everyone, today's tombs are more of a
