Cover news reporter Li Yuxin according to Sichuan Radio and Television Station
To trace the origin of Sanxingdui ivory, Dr. Tang Zihua of the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences brought a black technology. His strontium isotope archaeology method allows the river and plants hundreds of miles around Sanxingdui to "talk" and solve the mystery of the origin of ivory. However, the ancestors of the ancient Shu dynasty did not tell people the mystery so easily.
Sanxingdui Museum
Where do bronze raw materials come from? Is ivory locally produced? How did sea shells from the ocean get here? In the world of the ancient Shu people, was it really difficult for Shu Dao to ascend to the Qingtian? If the source of these burials can be found, it is expected to further clarify the complex connection between Sanxingdui and the Central Plains and other places, thus unveiling the mystery of the ancient Shu civilization.
"See you again Sanxingdui" poster
At 20:00 on May 2, the fourth episode of the large-scale archaeological documentary "See Sanxingdui Again" "Pursuit" will be broadcast on the CCTV Documentary Channel and debuted on Sichuan Satellite TV at 21:20. It is reported that this is a 6-episode ultra-high-definition archaeological documentary planned and produced by Sichuan Radio and Television Station for 3 years to track and record this archaeological event. In "Pursuit", the story of Sanxingdui archaeologists searching for historical codes will continue to be told, and the relationship between Sanxingdui and the Central Plains civilization will be explored.
In the shot, Li Haichao, a professor at Sichuan University, has been promoting the research on the source of the Sanxingdui bronze casting ore. According to his sampling analysis of pits 1 and 2, the raw materials for bronze casting are not local raw materials. At the same time, the team of Professor Fan Anchuan of the University of Science and Technology of China will also carry out experiments and analysis on ivory, and the principles and methods are basically the same as Tang Zihua's strontium isotope ratio tracing method. Two scientific research institutions conduct back-to-back experiments in order to obtain more scientific research data. So, what will the final result be?
Tang Zihua experimented to extract the ivory strontium isotope
Tang Zihua collects water samples from the Jialing River in Nanchong
Since the discovery of the Sanxingdui site, various exquisite jade artifacts have occupied a considerable proportion of the excavated artifacts. In the mountains of Ma Deng Village, Bazhou Town, Wenchuan Province, about 100 kilometers in a straight line, Dr. Lu Hao and Dr. Chai Jun, a postdoctoral fellow from Peking University, are looking for the source of jade mining under the leadership of local guides. What kind of hardships and difficulties will they experience? Is there a source of jade mining from the ancient Shu people in the mountains of Wenchuan?
Climb to the top, go deep into the river, and there is no end to the search for the truth. What happened to Sanxingdui? Why did the Sanxingdui people leave? These secrets, which have plagued people for many years, are now expected to be answered more in the continuous archaeological excavations and research.