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Jiahu of the largest Archaeology thematic exhibitions on display in Beijing

more than 400 pieces of precious cultural relics in Qi Cheng is the first appearance

by the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Capital Museum jointly launched " Archaeology in China "exhibition at the grand launch in Beijing recently. This exhibition commemorates the 60th anniversary of the CASS Institute of Archaeology, a series of celebration activities, the exhibition featured the Institute of Archaeology, 60 years a variety of important results. Exhibition is divided into 18 parts, exhibited many of the important settlements of 60 sites, the capital sites, burial and other Buddhist sites and large-scale archaeological excavations unearthed more than 400 pieces of precious cultural relics. Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Information Centre Zhu Naicheng reporter's interview, said that these precious relics are on display appeared for the first time more than Qi Cheng. The exhibition of the rich heritage of fine variety called second to none, is the country's largest organized archaeological exhibitions.

have written on the topic newspaper correspondents in Beijing Justification

earliest noodles, the first pig, the earliest pottery, the earliest and Yu Yue Yu Gui ... ...

exhibition showcases a number of topics at the forefront of academic progress, for example, remains of prehistoric earthquake, how to bury the body after amputation, before the Xia Dynasty capital of exploration, the construction of Cao Cao Ye capital city of China What the ancient capital development of far-reaching implications? The form of the ancient craniotomy.

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Institute of Archaeology, Information Center Director Zhu Naicheng that display are from the archaeological past, found the house at that time, the use of tools to research the process of human development, some changes, but this exhibition , also by animal archeology, plants archeology, direct display of crop seeds or livestock to show the remains of other people at that time the production and living conditions.

part in the settlement, demonstrating the archaeologists found in Qinghai, and disaster remains of the settlement pattern, found in a house where there are 14 bones, and there found to split blasting phenomenon. This was discovered 4,000 years ago the most typical earthquakes and floods mudslides disaster site. Also found well-preserved bowl of noodles, a bowl in this house back clasp, the bowl of food is already carbonized, but still see its shape. Generally believed that noodles originated in Europe, but Europe was not so kind as early as the first, bowl of noodles is the world's oldest noodles. The material is not flour, but ground into a powder made from the millet, the noodles are evenly, but the practice has been unable to research.

and relics on display, nearly 5,000 years of Anhui Yuchisi Bird Artifact established, the most exquisite wrong Phyllostachys Han copper ruby leopard, 16 countries who face the Northern Building accessories tiles and so on. Many archaeological materials found so far is the highest in China and the world. For example, about 9000 years ago excavated from the site of Wuyang Jianghu first pig, Shaanxi Lintong White House the first pottery excavated from the site (about 7000 years ago), the earliest Relics unearthed jade Gui and Yu Yue equipment such as guards of honor, the earliest Zhu Shuwen words, the first large-scale palace (4300 years ago, after ~ 4100 years ago); Erlitou site found in China's earliest Miyagi, the Yin Ruins were not so far seen only one commercial excavation on behalf of the royal tombs, unearthed many relics of the quality of the most beautiful archaeological called Shang tomb of Fu Hao and so on.

about 8000 years ago, food and livestock:

then pig mouth longer

Guangzhou Daily: The exhibition 8,000 years ago show a lot of food and livestock, then the food and livestock and people, and now people the impression of the food animals eat what is the difference?

Zhu Naicheng: general audience food for 8000 years ago, domestic animals do not know, academics are also being explored, the researchers involved in exploring these more clearly. This part of the grain to the general audience, the origin of domestic animals, people think of thousands of years ago, rice was also able to see many thousands of years ago, crop and animal bones were found by archaeologists, some are filtered out through the flotation, etc., it is very scarce and rare.

now after the years of rice domestication, morphology has matured, and several thousand or even millions of years of artificial cultivation of rice with the characteristics, but the rice and now there are different forms, such as rice the ratio of length and width of such a difference. In addition, when the cattle and livestock are also forms of modern distinction, such as 8000 years ago, the pigs mouth longer.

on the ruins of Yin Fu Hao Tomb:

China's first female general

make 9 kg bronze ax

Guangzhou Daily: Tomb of Fu Hao Yin Ruins is the only one so far has not been seen in excavation of the Shang Dynasty royal tombs, can you tell us the tomb of Fu Hao display relics and pictures and other content, what is a good woman Women's kind of the Shang Dynasty?

Zhunai Cheng: Fu Hao is a commercial Wang Wuding many wives in one. Some say that she is the first female general. Her story was recorded in more than 200 articles turtle shells and bones: She presided over the Shang sacrificial ceremony, and even had a big army with four campaign to defend the territory of the Shang Dynasty. Fu Hao's death, for burial bronze weighing 1.6 tons. Of which more than 200 pieces of bronze ritual vessels, the embodiment of a commercial peak of civilization.

in the heritage and cultural relics on display in the picture, there are several very valuable, can be said to the Shang and Zhou weighing equipment such as dual side bronze Yi, triple?, Secretary mother Xinfang Ding, also according to speculated that women should be better used bronze and so on. These devices represent important royal women as well, only the royal family members can use such a large shape, it represents not only wealth, but also represents the owner's identity and status. Yue Fang Yi and even copper should be used before the women's bronze carefully with, even square-shaped bronze Yi as a house, meat should be used in full bloom, and generally are used for sacrificial ceremonies.

good business Wang Wuding Women's concubine, Wu Ding, many concubines, but only three are his wife, a good woman is one of them. In the Wu Ding period, the expansion of the Shang territory, and Wu Ding's wife is the one who is very able to sign and skilled women, according to archaeological finds point of view, women may be a good big body strength and strong woman, good woman tomb unearthed a pair of bronze ax, each weighing 9 kg. Want to use on the battlefield this bronze campaign, have to have considerable arm strength.

Europe craniotomy nearly million years old

on the ancient craniotomy:

Europe craniotomy nearly million years old

Guangzhou Daily: It is hard to imagine today, in ancient times the people already will craniotomy, time of craniotomy but also to heal the sick?

Zhunai Cheng: Today's man is hard to imagine thousands of years ago ancient people for some purposes even with the original simple tools to break it the hard skull, but also survival. Ancient craniotomy on the living people of disease or the treatment of head mainly for the purpose of head trauma while in a sense, the composition may contain a witch doctor, and the earlier age more likely that the prehistoric period. Ancient brain surgery or craniotomy origin can be divided into Europe, South America and the Pacific a few centers. Craniotomy in Europe early arrival is said to be 10,000 years or 8,000 years. Quantitatively, the largest in South America, followed by Europe, mainly in Central Europe, Africa, North America and Asia, found that less.

based on current data, China's Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age have a craniotomy phenomenon, found in archaeological sites, including Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong and Heilongjiang area. Among them, FU Jia Guangrao County in Shandong Province in the discovery of one case 5,000 years ago ago skull craniotomy craniotomy is the first sample, may also be the first time the Pacific Rim, the individual has survived after surgery for a long time. The results also identified by the experts of Neurosurgery, Shandong Medical University, skull X-rays and CT confirmed by biopsy.