As a mysterious species, dragons have attracted much attention from the outside world from ancient times to the present. And did the real dragon really appear in ancient times? Archaeologists excavated ancient tombs in Henan, and the discoveries in the tombs directly revealed the answer.
Although no one has really seen the specific appearance of the dragon so far, its image has always existed in people's thoughts and beliefs. From ancient times to the present, many people believe that dragons are real, and believe that dragons have the ability to call the wind and rain, and can also fly in the universe by flying clouds and fog, and can also swim in the sea. Dragons are very sacred beings and represent the beliefs of most people. There are also many legends related to dragons on the mainland, such as the ancient Tianzi known as the True Dragon Tianzi, Chinese known as the descendants of the Dragon, and even many foreigners believe that China is an oriental dragon.
However, there are also many people who think that the dragon is just a legend, that the dragon does not exist in reality, or even never appears, but is just an image that people have fabricated and imagined. And the debate over whether the dragon really existed has never stopped, but because neither side has been able to produce sufficient evidence, this debate has never been conclusive. So, are dragons real? Although no one can give the right answer today, many years ago, traces of "dragons" were found in an ancient tomb in Henan Province.
After that, experts carried out tests on the ancient tomb, and finally determined that the ancient tomb has a history of more than 6,000 years and is the earliest Yangshao cultural site in China. After entering the burial chamber, the expert found the skeleton of a man in it, guessing that this is the tomb owner, whose height is 1.84 meters, which makes the expert very surprised, you know, the height of ancient men is generally not so high, such a huge body is about 10 centimeters higher than the Cave Man on the top of the Beijing Mountain.
This discovery is enough to surprise, but what experts can't imagine is still to come, it turns out that experts found a dragon and tiger pattern made of mussel shells on both sides of the tomb owner, the dragon and tiger are opposite, and the dragon is on the east side, with a length of 1.78 meters. The tiger is on the western side, with a length of 1.39 meters, and the dragons and tigers are all head north and tail south, showing the pattern of what people now call the left green dragon and the right white tiger.
This is also the earliest "dragon" found on the mainland so far, and some people call it "the first dragon in China". It should be known that the pattern placed in the shell of the mussel was rare in ancient times, and archaeologists rarely saw such a situation in ancient tombs. After that, the experts continued to excavate the tomb, and then continued to dig deeper 20 meters south of the cemetery, and soon found a dragon pattern made of mussel shells, and there was a dragon rider inside, which looked like the legendary "emperor riding a dragon to ascend to heaven" allusion.
After these dragon and tiger patterns were unearthed, they attracted the shock and attention of the whole world, and the news that the oriental dragon had found the "real dragon" did not go away. At the same time, it has also left people with many new historical mysteries, so did the dragon really exist in ancient times? According to historical records, it can be known that the ancient dragon totem first appeared in the Yellow Emperor period, more than 5,000 years ago, if the dragon never existed, then how did the ancients know about the dragon?
In addition, the "true dragon" unearthed in Puyang, Henan Province, is now more than 6500 years old, and the pattern coincides with the legend of the emperor riding a dragon to ascend to heaven, so can it be proved that the dragon pattern appeared earlier than the Yellow Emperor period? However, some people have questioned the patterns, because experts cannot tell whether the dragon patterns are cultural relics and whether they appeared at the time of the tomb owner's burial.
Because of this, there is still no definite answer to this question, and it is still impossible to prove whether the dragon really existed. But it has left many clues and hopes for people, such as the dragon pattern mentioned above. In addition, in the Four Elephants and the Zodiac, all animals are real, and only dragons have not been confirmed. If dragons didn't exist in ancient times, then why did people add dragons to the Four Elephants and zodiac signs? But if the dragon really existed, then why can't we find the slightest specific clue or evidence now?
Many people have different views on this issue, and some people have always believed that the dragon is a legend that has never really existed in reality. But there are also those who insist that in ancient times or ancient times, dragons existed really, but for some reason, they eventually became extinct like dinosaurs. As for why no definitive evidence has ever been left, no one has been able to say. Perhaps, people will find more clues and evidence in the future, and one day be able to solve the mystery of whether the dragon really existed.