Let's talk about a cultural relic unearthed in Dianchi Lake, Yunnan Province. From "
Historical Records Biography of Southwest Yi
The mysterious ancient Dian kingdom has been mentioned many times. Ancient Yunnan is a southwest ethnic tribe centered on Dianchi Lake in Yunnan. The ancient Dian kingdom appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It was conquered by Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty in 109 BC and surrendered to the Western Han Dynasty. Since then, this mysterious ancient country has disappeared into historical records. Archaeologists have been trying to find the civilization of Yunnan for a long time. Finally, one day, they unearthed a very strange bronze ware on the shore of Dianchi Lake, and the details on it were creepy. This is a rare shell container at the scene of the sacrificial column in the Western Han Dynasty.
This 38-cm-long bronze tripod is used as a box for piggy banks or valuables such as jewelry. It was nothing special, but its top cover was very strange. There are 52 figures cast on it, a pig, a dog and a pair of snakes coiled around the column, and there is a tiger on the top column. Carefully identified, these characters include slaves with their arms tied behind their backs or in chains, as well as female slave owners and executioners. The scene presented is a terrible process in which slaves are tied to posts to worship heaven.
Once unearthed, this tripod caused a great sensation and was listed as a national first-class cultural relic. However, the bronze tripod is forbidden to be exhibited because the scene it shows is too special. Of course, in the eyes of scholars, it is still a historical treasure containing ancient Yunnan customs and culture, and is currently collected by Yunnan Provincial Museum. After talking about the related cultural relics in Yunnan Province, let's talk about the cultural relics in other provinces.
As we all know, in the history of our country, many imperial tombs are profound treasures of cultural relics. For archaeologists, the funerary objects in ancient tombs are of great significance. Archaeologists will look for information when each cultural relic is unearthed, and they will try their best to fill the gaps in history. But even so, many cultural relics, experts still don't know their uses, such as this strange cultural relic we are going to talk about next.
China In the last century, there was a farmer in Sichuan. He was working on the shore when he accidentally found a pothole full of jade. This discovery was of great significance at that time. In this pothole, many exquisite jade articles were unearthed. After the experts arrived, they made a thorough excavation here. Subsequently, the discovery of Sanxingdui site spread all over the world, making the archaeological community in China shine. But this time, due to technical reasons, the excavation was not completed. Until 1963, the history department and museum of Sichuan University organized another archaeology.
Therefore, in this archaeological process, many strange-looking bronzes were unearthed, including bronze masks and bronze trees. One of the cultural relics has puzzled experts for many years since it was unearthed, that is: Jade Tooth Zhang. Many experts are scrambling to guess the usefulness of this cultural relic. Some experts think that this is an ancient tiger symbol and can be used as a soldier. Some experts think that it can make a clear sound and is a musical instrument. Others say it may be a jade tube for recording things.
The experts argued for a long time without a definite result. But in the end, they found that the purpose of the jade tooth seal was described, and it was probably used for sacrifice. But then there was no such activity, and then this cultural relic was collected in the museum and rated as a first-class cultural relic.
In fact, having said so much, although none of the cultural relics felt very strange at the beginning of excavation, as long as you consult relevant materials and make in-depth research, you will find its usefulness. Every unearthed cultural relic is a precious cultural relic. We should protect them well and make them shine in the cultural relics circle of China.