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Chapter 126 Sanxingdui Ruins ([-]) - Bronze Mask
Qin Chen and Li Chunxi rushed to the scene immediately.

After the two changed into isolation suits and gloves, they entered the archaeological cabin of Pit No. [-].

Yao Tengjian, the person in charge of Pit No. [-], saw Qin Chen coming, and excitedly stepped forward and said, "There is a major discovery!"

Qin Chen looked into the pit, and saw that most of the cultural relics had been exposed, and the archaeologists were carefully cleaning up the soil around them with brushes.

Eyes on the bronze mask!

Qin Chen knew that another treasure had appeared!

The archaeologists carried out the excavation work carefully, and everyone at the scene was extremely busy.

Qin Chen said lightly: "This cultural relic is a bronze mask. The one you unearthed has a chin and a nose!"

Yao Tengjian is puzzled!
Because this bronze mask was unearthed upside down!So they still can't guess what the cultural relics look like!

Suddenly, an archaeologist was about to dig down with a shovel. Qin Chen immediately shouted: "You can't dig like that!"

Because this bronze mask is very peculiar, its eyeballs are extremely exaggerated, protruding forward in a columnar shape up to 16 centimeters.

As for the masks in people's minds, it is impossible for the eyeballs to protrude, and most of them are hollow.

"What you are digging now should be the eyes of the bronze mask. According to "Huayang Guozhi · Shuzhi" there is a description of the ancestor Can Congzong of the Shu Kingdom, so you should be careful."

The live broadcast of the archaeological site was not very popular at first, but as more and more cultural relics were excavated.

The number of viewers has now reached more than 30!
Among them, the audience in front of the screen is also paying attention to the unearthed huge bronze cultural relic.

"Who is that young man? He looks so powerful!"

"Director Yao actually wants to report to him!"

"Let's concentrate on digging!"

……

The archaeologist who was cleaning the soil below followed Qin Chen's suggestion.

After more than half an hour, an inverted bronze vertical-eyed mask that was not seriously damaged appeared in front of everyone.

Netizens are already in a frenzy!
"It's awesome, the suggestion made by the young man just now is really accurate!"

"That's right, if that person went down with a shovel just now, it must have caused damage to the cultural relics!"

"This... such a big mask is too shocking."

"I think it's worth at least 500 yuan!"

"The landlord on the fourth floor, I'll pay five hundred and five!"

"The eyeball protrudes more than ten centimeters. I guess, this may be a mask with a telescope."

"The view on the sixth floor is inaccurate. I think it may be a mask of a person with hyperthyroidism (which causes exophthalmos)."

……

A few people went down, after they tied the Zongmu bronze mask, they lifted it up.

After straightening up, everyone was extremely excited!
There was a strange look in his pupils.

All of a sudden, the archaeologists from the other seven pits heard that there were world-class cultural relics in pit No. [-], and they all put down their work and came to watch.

The periphery of the No. [-] archaeological cabin is full of people!

Although this large bronze mask was deformed under pressure when it was unearthed, with one ear and mouth missing, the missing pieces have been found!
But that doesn't take away from its greatness!

Qin Chen said to everyone: "Don't worry, everyone will continue to work first, and you will have a chance to take a look later."

At this time, Professor Zhou also came after hearing the news.

Seeing this bronze longitudinal-eyed mask in the cultural relics restoration room, he took several steps back in shock.

"Unprecedented, unheard of!"

Qin Chen asked Zhou Jinglun, "Professor Zhou, can you see the way?"

"You kid is trying to test me!"

Professor Zhou stepped forward and looked at it carefully for more than ten minutes.

"This Zongmu bronze mask has a majestic shape and majestic appearance. If I guess correctly, it should be the earliest and largest bronze mask in the world."

"The mask is 65 centimeters high and 138 centimeters wide, with raised eyebrows, slanted eyes, and huge ears, resembling Zhu Bajie's protruding ears. The eyeballs are columnar and protrude 16 centimeters forward. It is recorded in both books This image of an ancestor, Qin Chen, do you know who it is?"

One thing that Professor Zhou admired Qin Chen was that he could tell the length, width and height of this cultural relic just by looking at it.

Qin Chen didn't have time to answer, Li Chunxi said pleasantly, "Could it be silkworms!"

Professor Zhou nodded: "I think so too. The image of this object coincides with the record about the "Zongmu" of silkworms in "Huayang Guozhi·Shuzhi."

Li Chunxi continued to ask curiously: "Professor Zhou, what is the date of manufacture of this thing?"

"Late Shang Dynasty!"

At this time, Professor Zhou looked at the mask thoughtfully, and thought about it for two to three minutes.

"I think this answer might be closer!"

"God Worship, Ancestral Totem!"

Professor Zhou looked at the curious eyes of Qin Chen and Li Chunxi, and couldn't help laughing: "Forget it, let's take it as a class for the two of you. Although you two said that you haven't had much class this semester, let's put it here. as a classroom."

"First look at the shape, the body is big, the mask is smooth and graceful, and the outline is clear and lively. Excellent technology."

"Second dating, this is the most difficult. First of all, this aspect is more complicated and requires a lot of historical and archaeological knowledge."

"The most commonly used methods are stratum dating, device shape dating, and inscription dating on it. But this bronze mask does not have the first three methods, and can only be dated with the fourth rust color! Look at the rust, smell its smell, rust The color is different according to the humidity, temperature, pH and other conditions of the soil."

"As for why it is the worship of gods and the ancestor totem, I can't explain it for a while, so I will tell you slowly when I go back."

Qin Chen has been taught!
At this time, the carbon 14 sampling and identification results also came out.

Qin Chen took the appraisal report and looked at Professor Zhou with a smile: "You are right!"

"Oh, I forgot the fifth method, which is modern technology carbon 14 identification. However, technology sometimes fails, this Lu Jian understands."

Lu Jian beside him smiled and said, "Not to mention the late Shang Dynasty, even the late Homo sapiens, I can make it for you, even though there were no bronze wares at that time. It is very easy to fool modern technology appraisal methods!"

Qin Chen couldn't help scratching his head, the world's most outstanding counterfeit master, isn't he standing in front of him!
He turned to his assistant and said, "Little sister, ask the relevant personnel to clean up the soil impurities on the bronze mask immediately, and start repairing it early tomorrow morning!"

"By the way, inform Du Wenyan that he will come tomorrow."

Chu Yuxiao pursed her lips, Qin Chen was about the same age as her, and she was very unhappy with the phrase "little sister".

But there is no way, the official rank crushes people to death!
Qin Chen watched the excavation of the remaining pits at the scene, and estimated that they have reached the cultural relics layer in the past few days, and the unearthed cultural relics are just around the corner!

The reason why the cultural relics were unearthed earlier in Pit No. [-] is because Pit No. [-] is shallower than the surface.

At this time, he was quite relieved to see that all the work was proceeding in an orderly manner.

As soon as he walked out of Pit No. [-], an archaeologist said to his colleague beside him.

"He's only in his 20s, and he's the director of the Tiannan Provincial Institute of Archeology."

"It's really almost a demon-like talent!"

(End of this chapter)