Sanxingdui studied it deeply long ago. Why did you suddenly stop digging?

Sanxingdui was discovered by Yan Daocheng and his son in 1929, and began to dig one after another, but it stopped digging and digging.

Some netizens are curious. Why? Someone asked someone to answer, and some netizens replied:? I dare not dig because I have dug up aliens. ?

This is just a joke of netizens, but some people will say that some people don't listen, and then some people will believe it, as if they really dug up something shameful.

First, why did the excavation stop?

In fact, after the latest excavation, it has been dug for 37 times, but the whole Sanxingdui has only been dug for two thousandths. Why not dig? In fact, it is far less mysterious than what netizens say. The fundamental reason is that many excavated cultural relics have not been properly preserved, so they are not excavated, because they will be damaged and more or less deteriorated.

And this kind of damage loss is huge, if only financial, but this kind of loss is priceless, because all ancient explorations are based on archaeology.

Second, do you remember the Terracotta Warriors and Horses in the Qin Mausoleum?

Few people should remember that the terracotta warriors and horses were actually colored before they were unearthed. Because they were buried underground for a long time, they suddenly oxidized after excavation and suddenly saw the light, so their colors disappeared. All we can see now is the Terracotta Warriors.

Just like Sanxingdui's ivory, if it is buried underground for thousands of years and then excavated hastily, it will lead to ivory deterioration, so the excavation has been suspended now, and a new round of excavation will wait until scientific and technological progress can solve the problem of cultural relics preservation.

Third, cultural relics are priceless and must be kept well.

Discovering cultural relics is very important, but protecting cultural relics is the most important thing. There are many cultural relics that can't be exhibited, because there is no light and air, or there will be qualitative changes. But if there is no air and light, the best way is not to dig first, which is exactly the case now, so we will stop digging so many times.