As we all know, the Shang zhou period on the mainland was the peak of the Bronze Age, and countless exquisite bronzes were discovered by experts, and these bronzes were not only practical tools, but also ceremonial tools. At the same time, Western archaeologists have also found many bronzes, of which a giant bronze ding is the most eye-catching, and even experts have discovered a secret... What kind of bronze ding is it? If you are also curious, the following Xiaobian will reveal the secret to you.
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In November 1953, in the small town of Vickers in Burgundy, France, a construction site was busy with tension, and several workers were digging for the foundation when they stumbled upon several tin cans, indicating that they were still attached to the cyan rust. At that time, the person in charge of the construction site was experienced, and he knew at a glance that this was an ancient bronze, and he suspected that the workers had dug up the ancient tomb, so he immediately contacted the relevant departments at that time. Later, a team of archaeologists from the University of Burgundy in France came to the small town of Wicks, where they carefully surveyed the place where the bronzes were found and determined that it was an ancient tomb from the 6th century BC.
Experts cleaned up the tomb, determined that its area is about 200 square meters, and during the excavation process, some bronze artifacts such as bronze pots and bronze spoons were continuously found, as well as some pottery, as well as gold ornaments. Archaeologists were overjoyed, and they speculated based on the excavations that this was an ancient Celtic tomb, and the owner of the tomb may have been a Celtic aristocratic class at that time, otherwise there would not have been a tomb of such a scale, as well as dozens of bronzes, but according to the ornaments found, the owner of the tomb is more like a Celtic princess or queen, in short, a woman.
It is worth mentioning that on the ninth day of the excavation of the tomb, the experts made a surprising discovery. On the west side of the main burial chamber, experts excavated about 3.6 meters deep, and after cleaning up the mud and rubble, a huge bronze jar appeared in front of people's eyes, measuring its diameter of up to 150 centimeters and a height of about 164 centimeters, which was simply a behemoth compared with the bronzes previously excavated. In addition, this huge bronze vat is beautifully made, and there are two swirling ears on the mouth edge, but unfortunately one of the ears has fallen off and needs to be sent to the museum in time for preservation and repair. After a few days of cleaning, the experts were ready to lift the giant bronze cylinder out, but its weight was more than 400 pounds, and it took 6 strong men to lift it.
Experts are amazed, after all, such a large bronze has never been excavated before, so their role is also incomprehensible. Later, experts named the giant bronze cylinder Vix Krater, which after several years of restoration has also restored its original shape, and now it is stored in the Burgundy Museum in France, and has become a treasure in the museum. In addition, in the later research process, experts also found the use of vortex amphora spout cups.
Archaeologists said that after cleaning up the vortex amphora spout cup, they found that there was a residual black substance at the bottom, so they sent it to a chemical laboratory for composition identification, and the results showed that the black substance was tartaric acid. Therefore, this also shows that the vortex amphora is a container for wine, and experts also say that the most likely is wine, after all, French wine has been the best since ancient times. In the society at that time, the person who could drink wine was definitely not an ordinary person, which also proved the noble status of the tomb owner. However, what puzzled the experts was that the capacity of this whirlpool amphora spout mug was more than 1100 liters, and if it was all bottled into bottled wine, it was almost 2000 bottles, and it was how much people who loved to drink would save so much wine. However, some experts say that ancient wines were so low that they could basically be drunk as sweet drinks.
Both Western and Eastern civilizations have experienced the glorious Bronze Age, but the two use bronzes in different ways. For Westerners, bronze is a practical vessel, they are used to hold wine and food, and our Eastern peoples in addition to food, the most important thing is to give a unique meaning, that is, ceremonial vessels, and then derived a strict hierarchy, different classes and status of people with different bronzes, while there are also strict rules in sacrifice and funeral. In general, Westerners enjoy life with bronze, and Easterners use bronze to divide ranks and please the gods, and over time they have produced different cultural characteristics of the East and the West.
The discovery of the vortex amphora muzzle has given us a deeper understanding and understanding of the Bronze Age and the development of civilization in the West. Experts say that in addition to the swirling amphora spout cup, there are also many exquisite bronzes, which are worth our continuous study and discovery of more unknown mysteries.
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Eurasian Gate: The Bronze and Iron Age of the Urals and West Siberia
Author: [Russian] Lyudmila Kryakova Publisher: Life. study. Xinzhi Triptych Bookstore
Wenlan Hairun Studio Editor-in-Chief Wen Xiucai, this article is written by: Special History Writer: Liu Lijiang's