Chapter 430

He had thought he had already placed enough importance on Fang Yang.

He never expected him to say something like that.

This shows just how high a status Fang Yang holds in his heart.

The problem is, Fang Yang isn't any kind of leader.

But thinking about it carefully, it also feels reasonable.

Take those cultural relics from yesterday, for example.

If it were today,

it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say the Mayor might spend the whole morning doing nothing but waiting for Fang Yang.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries,

Fang Yang began working again.

He returned to the excavator and took a scoop along the perimeter of the dirt pit.

More and more soil was churned up and piled to the side.

It was now approaching three o'clock in the afternoon.

Just as everyone was watching with anticipation,

the Cameraman let out a cry of surprise: "Brother, there seems to be something in that dirt!"

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Hearing the Cameraman, Fang Yang took a deep breath and returned to the excavator to continue the excavation.

"Everyone, move back a bit."

Seeing many people crowding in front of the excavator, Fang Yang stuck his head out the window and shouted a warning.

At this shout, the cultural relic experts nearby all scattered.

Although they scattered, each of them stretched their necks, constantly peering toward Fang Yang's excavator.

The dirt wrapped the object very tightly.

From its shape, it looked like a beer bottle.

This made the onlookers feel a bit uneasy.

Could it be that this dig would only turn up trash?

It wasn't just the others who felt uneasy; even Fang Yang himself was anxious.

Could he have failed this time?

Would his myth end today?

Although Fang Yang thought this to himself, he still carefully moved the dirt-covered object to the side.

Since the object was buried so deep, even if it were trash, it certainly wouldn't be ordinary trash.

They believed that if they could dig up a Pig-Face Pattern Painted Pottery Pot here, whatever else they dug up couldn't be too bad.

Judging by the shape, it should be something like a vase, right?

Perhaps a piece of porcelain?

Fang Yang thought to himself while steadily placing the object flat on the ground, then stopped the excavator and quickly jumped down.

The object lay quietly on the ground, but no one dared to touch it; they just stared at the shape, which was wrapped tightly in mud, and began to discuss it.

"It should be a vase."

"Judging by the shape, there's a very high probability."

"But it could also be an ordinary beer bottle someone threw away here."

A group of people discussed it, but after a long time, they reached no conclusion.

Director Qin looked expectantly at Fang Yang as he walked over: "Fang Yang, what do you think this is?"

Fang Yang half-squatted on the ground and used his fingers to slowly scrape away the outer layer of mud, but it wasn't very clear.

He weighed it slightly in his hand; the object was a bit heavy.

But it was very likely that the entire object felt heavy because it was filled with dirt inside.

Without being able to see what was inside, Fang Yang had no way to make a judgment.

"We must clean the object immediately."

He said.

"Let me do it."

An old expert surnamed Qi walked over from the front of the crowd, almost impatiently.

"We are professionals when it comes to cleaning cultural relics; we absolutely won't damage it in the slightest."

These experts carried many cleaning tools. Because they weren't sure if the mud was wrapping bronze, porcelain, or pottery, the experts decided after a discussion to use the gentlest method for cleaning.

The cleaning process was very long.

They were focused and cautious, sweat seeping out onto their foreheads.

Worried that sweat might contaminate the treasure in their hands, they wiped it away with the backs of their hands as soon as it appeared.

After nearly an hour, they finally finished cleaning and saw clearly what it was.

When they saw it clearly, a gleam of excitement appeared in each of their eyes.

It was actually a painted pottery bottle.

And it was a human-headed painted pottery bottle.

The painted pottery bottle had obvious damage in several places.

Although the experts were careful enough, this damage had clearly occurred before they started cleaning.

This painted pottery bottle had not been well preserved.

"It's actually a painted pottery bottle. This should also be from the Yangshao culture period, but I don't know how many years old it is."

"Could it also have a history of 6,000 years?"

"Fang Yang, tell us quickly, what exactly is this?"

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——【Were the ancients actually this trendy? Not only do they have bangs, but is that a tin-foil perm? Is this leading the trend, or is our trend regressing?】

——【If the Pig-Face Pattern Painted Pottery Pot dug up earlier had such profound significance, then this bottle with a human head must have an even more far-reaching meaning.】

——【Could this be used for drinking? It looks very much like a bottle for holding water or wine.】

——【This is clearly an ash urn, used for holding ashes; it's likely a sacrificial item.】

——【Is a sacrificial item used to worship ghosts and gods? That's true, looking at this bottle, it feels quite scary.】

Everyone's eyes fell on this human-headed pottery bottle, each guessing what its purpose might be.

Fang Yang didn't speak, but instead looked seriously at the specific content written on the system panel that had appeared in front of him.

【Human-Headed Pottery Bottle】

【Height 31.8 cm, mouth diameter 4.5 cm, base diameter 6.8 cm】

【Appearance: The mouth is sculpted into a human head, with hair, short forehead, neatly hanging hair, and a garlic-shaped nose. The nose and eyes are sculpted as hollows, and the mouth is slightly open. There is a small hole in each ear, a round hole on the top of the head serves as the opening, and the belly is coated with a light red pottery slip...】

【Estimated to have a history of about 5,000 years】

When everyone was looking at Fang Yang with excited eyes, Fang Yang finally spoke.

"It is a human-headed pottery bottle, dating back 5,000 years. Don't look at it as having a human head, which is very strange, and even has bangs; it is indeed a cultural relic with a long history."

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——【Although I guessed earlier that this relic's age wouldn't be low, I was just guessing randomly. I didn't expect to actually guess right.】

——【This human-headed pottery bottle is 1,000 years younger than the previous Pig-Face Pattern Painted Pottery Pot, so the previous one is probably better.】

——【There are very few styles like this among cultural relics; this thing looks unusual at first glance.】

——【I wonder if there is a very meaningful story behind this bottle? Curious, I hope Fang Yang can talk about it in detail.】

Everyone looked at Fang Yang with expectant eyes, but Fang Yang kept observing the painted pottery bottle without speaking, while the experts kept conducting research in various aspects.

Everyone knew a little bit about the Yangshao culture.