To say that the difficulties in the history of Chinese cultural research are in which periods, one is the Xia Dynasty, and the Xia dynasty mainly has no writing. However, through some records, people are still not unfamiliar with the Xia Dynasty, but just waiting for the words to be unearthed. The other is Sanxingdui, which is much more mysterious than Xia Chaoke, and it is confusing to use one word to describe it. First, there is no writing, second, there is no ready-made documentary record to compare, and the third cultural source is looming.
The various strange gods and images in the four three-star pile sacrifice pit have never been seen in the bibliography, and many of the cultural relics unearthed themselves cannot even be named by the archaeological community. This makes people always confused about the timeline of sanxingdui's demise, and its superb bronze smelting technology and bronze culture are even more confusing, but it is certain that it has its own long and independent source and is influenced by the internal culture of Chinese civilization.
In order to further understand the Sanxingdui culture and have a deeper understanding, it is still necessary to start with the excavated cultural relics. Since the beginning of archaeology, Sanxingdui has unearthed a large number of cultural relics, including bronze, gold and jade. Among them, the number of bronzes should be the largest, but also the most mysterious, there are bronze heads with different shapes. When they were unearthed, there were painted faces, and their ears were also pierced and hung with earrings, which shows that the ancestors still loved beauty.
There are also various animal and plant shapes with different shapes, bronze chickens known as realism, and bronze longitudinal masks known as the king of masks. Here are five more "weird" cultural relics listed, don't laugh when you see it, these are all carefully created by the ancients. The first Shang Bronze Monster, there is no information to show how the ancestors called it, and it is worthy of the name to call it a monster in modern language. The Shang Copper Monster is 4 cm tall and 7.8 cm long, and the year is about the Shang Dynasty.
At first glance, it is still quite funny and cute, the body components are a bit strange, it seems to be a dog head + dog tail fox body + fox tail horseshoe. It is mainly a combination of dogs and foxes, so it seems that the ancients may have been domesticating these two animals since that time. Looking closely, this little monster is not as fierce as a half-point monster, but it seems very docile. Looking back respectfully at the master, one tail is curled forward on the top and one tail is trailing back.
The second Shang Copper held a small portrait of Zhang, sleeping underground for too many years and suffering some losses. When it was unearthed, there was no head, only a body, and there was no way to know the whole picture. The body appears to be topless, holding a zhang in both hands, which is one of the ancient six ceremonial instruments. The shape is similar to Gui, so the two are often called together, in fact, it is also a little similar to the big knife. Zhang has different uses, divided into red zhang, large zhang, middle zhang, bian zhang, tooth zhang, I don't know what use of the small portrait of Shang Copper holding Zhang in his hand.
The third Shang Copper Sun Shaper, one of sanxingdui's most puzzling artifacts, is circular in shape. The center is raised, and the surrounding five mangs are radial, and the mangs are connected to the outer halo, and there are circular holes in the corresponding places. In terms of shape, it is similar to the modern steering wheel, but the angle of the ancients may be related to the sun god.
The Shang copper solar shaper is very similar to the sun ornaments excavated in Sichuan and southern China, and there are traces of painted paintings, which are obviously used for sacrifice. In fact, sun worship is one of the earliest forms of worship of human beings, after all, it is so eye-catching. It is also the most influential luminous celestial body on human life, so since ancient times, the sun has appeared in culture.
The fourth shang copper chirped square hole, which is trapezoidal in shape and has rounded corners. Flat, uncreated, with a square perforation. The use is unknown, this type of bronze currently only appears in the ancient Shu culture, its name and use is naturally unknown. Academics have different views, calling it copper-shaped square hole bi, or rounded square hole shaper. Considering that there is no blade, experts estimate that it should not be a practical copper tool or weapon, but may be a ceremonial vessel for sacrifice.
The fifth Shang Bronze Top Statue kneels, which is quite funny and cute like the Shang Copper Monster and the Shang Copper Holding Zhang Villain mentioned in the front. The base is flared, surrounded by ornamental cutouts. A small person sat on his knees, holding his hands in his hands, as if he were kneeling. The pattern of zun is also very peculiar, and the cover is surrounded by a simplified mountain pattern, and on one side is the campus entrance. There is also a set of simplified animal face patterns in front of and behind the abdomen, and the same Shang bronze statue kneeling statue is not known for use, which should also be used for sacrifice.