On March 3, in the cultural relics restoration room of the archaeological workstation of the ancient city of Durret, six conservators buried their heads in the case, using careful, patient and professional technical means to make the historical witnesses that have been lost in the dust of time reborn in the contemporary era.
Restoration of artifacts
Hou Zhijun, a librarian of the Xinjiang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and the person in charge of the archaeological excavation project of The Ancient City of Durret, said: "In December 2021, the cultural relics restoration work was launched, and the technicians of the Archaeological Team of Liaoshangjing in Inner Mongolia were specially invited to the workstation for training and guidance. ”
After training, the restorer will repair the collected fragments of cultural relics through fragment bonding, patching and other ways to restore them to their original appearance. The restored pottery is neatly arranged on the exhibition shelves, and the rest of the pottery fragments are placed on the workbench in different categories.
Hou Zhijun, a librarian of the Xinjiang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and the head of the archaeological excavation project of the ancient city of Duret, said: "The restoration of cultural relics is different from the repair of ordinary items, the purpose of repairing general items is to continue to use, and our purpose is to restore and maintain the original appearance of cultural relics for a long time, so that cultural relics can continue to be passed down for future generations to study and appreciate." ”
Repaired artifacts
The cumulative excavation area of the ancient city site of Dalat in Bole City is nearly 5,000 square meters, revealing more than 550 relics such as house sites, ash pits, stove sites, ash ditches, wells, kiln sites, tombs, etc., and more than 2,800 pieces (groups) of various small artifacts such as ceramics, coins, metalware, precious stones, bone horn teeth and other small utensils have been excavated, accompanied by a large number of pottery pieces and animal bones, and more than 100 ceramics have been restored.
Located on the northern edge of the town's Broken City Sub-Village, the ruins of the ancient city of Dalat in Bole City are national key cultural relics protection units and have been included in the "14th Five-Year Plan" of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. In 2022, on the basis of protection and repair and the construction of supporting facilities, Dalat Town of Bole City will further promote the revitalization project of business formats, systematically plan the cultural, business and ecological integration strategies of the ancient town, give priority to heritage protection, highlight the integration of culture and tourism, and create a characteristic ancient town that is livable, tourist-friendly and suitable for work.
Source: Bole Zero Distance
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