Chapter 431

It is the main body of Huaxia culture and the source of its civilization. To this day, quite a few Yangshao culture sites are discovered across the country every year.

However, complete artifacts unearthed are currently very rare.

The Yangshao culture proves just how formidable the people of Huaxia are.

It is precisely because of the Yangshao culture that many people feel Huaxia is the only true civilization in the world.

After all, among the four major civilizations that have continued to the present day, only the civilization of Huaxia remains.

This is an ancient civilization that is long-standing and requires exploration.

And it is because of this constant exploration that everyone can feel what is called the pride of civilization.

258. The memory of an era, worthy of being cherished by everyone!

The archaeological experts kept discussing as they surrounded the human-headed painted pottery bottle.

They were speculating about what this painted pottery bottle was used for.

Some said it was for holding water.

Some said it was an ornament.

Others said it was a sacrificial item...

There were all kinds of guesses, and they all seemed to make sense, yet they had no evidence to prove any of their speculations.

"I believe you all have a lot of curiosity about what exactly is going on with this painted pottery bottle."

Su Yang shifted his gaze away from the human-headed painted pottery bottle, organized his thoughts, and then gave everyone an explanation.

"Actually, before digging up the previous pig-faced painted pottery pot, I had already guessed that the second discovery would very likely also be an item from the Yangshao period."

"The Yangshao culture was an agriculture-based culture, and most of them were laid out in village units."

"Moreover, the layout of the Yangshao culture was very concentrated. Have you noticed that besides these two items, there are some pottery shards nearby?"

"I found that everyone's attention was attracted by the human-headed painted pottery bottle, and you didn't notice this instead."

"Clearly, when I made that shovel just now, they were dug up together."

When mentioning this, Su Yang shook the pottery shards in his hand.

If Su Yang hadn't taken the initiative to explain and show them, I'm afraid they wouldn't have noticed at all that besides the pottery bottle and the pottery pot, there were also broken pottery shards.

Although only a few of these pottery shards were found, they are of great significance to their research.

It is estimated that with this discovery, people from other cities will soon take the initiative to come and ask for them.

"Fang Yang, do you think there might be a cultural layer of the Yangshao culture in this place?"

The veteran expert Qi took the initiative to take a pottery shard and, after carefully studying the patterns on it, asked Fang Yang while suppressing his excitement.

Laymen might not understand the significance of this, but all the experts nearby understood.

If this area once developed the Yangshao culture, it would be of huge significance to their subsequent research.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Fang Yang.

Even though they themselves were the experts.

But after experiencing a series of face-slapping moments, they had great trust in the knowledgeable Fang Yang.

Fang Yang looked around at his surroundings.

He shook his head gently.

"We have been digging here for several hours in a row, but apart from these two Yangshao culture pottery pots and bottles, we have only found these two pottery shards."

"The terrain here is very flat. Besides me, everyone has been working hard, but there are still no discoveries. Instead of searching here all the time, I suggest it's best to go to the nearby villages; perhaps there will be some new discoveries."

"Generally, the elderly in the villages are very fond of collecting some old things. You should go and take a look; I believe there will be new discoveries. Of course, for now, let's focus on talking about this human-headed painted pottery."

"I believe that when everyone saw it for the first time, they were attracted by its appearance; after all, it is so special."

"It is not a bottle for drinking water or wine."

"Nor is it any kind of daily living utensil; it belongs to the Miaodigou type of the Yangshao culture."

"You can take a close look at the patterns on it; they are practically the patterns of world-famous luxury brands. Plus, don't you think its hairstyle is very interesting?"

"From the patterns on this painted pottery bottle and some details on the face and hair, it can be seen that this painted pottery bottle likely refers to a specific person—perhaps a priest, a holy maiden, or the daughter of a chieftain in the tribe."

"Of course, these are all my guesses."

"But regardless, it represents a civilization."

"And we need to know that in that period, using pottery was a very common thing, but those who could use painted pottery were few and far between. This shows that the owner of this painted pottery bottle had great status and position at the time."

"And this human-headed painted pottery bottle, we can see its special nature from its appearance; it should be a very important sacrificial item."

"I believe that when everyone was discussing just now, you should have had speculations in this regard as well."

Fang Yang spoke with reason and evidence when saying these words.

Although most of it was speculation, based on some past research by these experts, everything Fang Yang said was able to stand up to scrutiny.

With every sentence he spoke, everyone present clearly understood the important significance of this human-headed painted pottery bottle.

It even made them have more speculations in their hearts.

A civilization was revealed in their eyes following Fang Yang's words.

At the same time, it made them want to know even more what the situation was like at that time.

Even though they originally felt that this human-headed painted pottery bottle was very strange and even a bit ugly, now they felt it was so cute and so moving.

【Popularity】 +1+1+1+1.

——【The human-headed painted pottery bottle is the memory of an era; I want to praise it to the skies!】

——【Sculpting a person is like making pottery; it comes from the earth and begins with pottery clay. After thousands of beatings, thousands of kneadings, and thousands of degrees of firing, after undergoing a thousand hammerings and a hundred refinements, it completes its nirvana and finally becomes an object, and finally becomes the shape it wants to be!】

——【I don't know why, but I originally thought it was a bit ugly, but the more I look at it, the more I think it's 'ugly-cute' and very adorable.】

——【I was curious about how much this human-headed painted pottery bottle was worth before, but now, I declare it a priceless treasure!】

Fang Yang moved; he crossed his arms and looked seriously at the human-headed painted pottery bottle in front of him.

"Actually, there is a story about this human-headed painted pottery bottle."

"In ancient times, there was a person named Jinyang who protected his younger sister, who had become blind due to illness."

"But in the end, the sister still passed away from illness."

"After the sister died, the shaman told him."

"'You, put your sister's hair into the human-headed painted pottery bottle, and you can find a resting place for your sister's soul.'"

"So, finding a resting place for the dead soul is also very possible."

"Perhaps this is the significance of why people at that time invented the human-headed painted pottery bottle."

"Also, look closely; is there not a very obvious damaged crack under the neck of this artifact?"

"There are very obvious traces of repair here; clearly, the ancients repaired it at that time."

"An item is not just thrown away if it breaks; on the contrary, it was repaired very seriously, which means this object must be very precious."

The story of the human-headed painted pottery bottle made everyone imagine the scene at that time more clearly in their minds.

An item so cherished by the ancients—the emotions endowed within it are not something an ordinary person can understand.

Yet it is enough to make everyone who sees it and touches it unable to help but feel pity and cherish it.

259. From ancient times to the present, faith has never been broken!

Complex emotions such as being moved and sadness permeated the hearts of the people at the scene.

【Popularity】 +1+1+1+1.

——【Although I know this is just a story, how desperate the brother must have been, watching his sister die with his own eyes, and in the end, he could only use the theory of the soul to deceive himself, hoping that his sister could still live well after she died.】

——【You think it's deception, but for the brother, it's very likely not like that at all. This is hope, this is faith. Not to mention the ancients, even among us people today, there is a portion that believes in the theory of the soul.】

——【I once heard such a sentence: 'If a person has no faith, that would be a very terrible thing.' I think this makes a lot of sense. If the shaman Fang Yang mentioned hadn't told the brother about the soul, whatever happened to the brother at that time, it would have been possible.】

——【Buddhism, Daoism, etc., all have the theory of soul reincarnation. These sects have been passed down to this day, which shows that the fact that people need to have faith has never been broken.】

The onlookers couldn't help but think in a deeper direction.

They began to think about the meaning of living.

They even imagined how they would handle it if they were in the position of that brother named Jinyang.

If the most important family member left them, they would collapse, wouldn't they? They would go crazy, wouldn't they?

If someone told him at this time that people have souls, what should he do to allow his most important family member to continue to live well in another form?

How would they do it if they stood from that perspective?