"I used to wipe the saliva of Kazakhstan, the surface light up, and it feels very delicate touch." Jianyang son of a farmer Huang Jikang and, carefully hand-dig a little bit, not long, scratched from the pen of the 2 cross each other about 3 meters ivory-like bones.
Archaeologists identified: the two "bones" is 1.5 million years to 30000 years ago, fossil ivory; is the third time the major archaeological discoveries Paleolithic; more to the history of human activities Jianyang region back to 50000 years ago.
Shaking discovery
Revised pen repair the Paleolithic sites
April 27, 2010 morning, Jianyang Jane Long Ya Village, Town 4 groups of villagers and his son Huang Chun Huang Jikang as usual, only the first month of this year to Huang Chun repaired two-story house in the backyard.
Days just rained, to also some muddy, Huang Jikang and son together on preparations for repair pen. Just dug several centimeters deep, Huang Jikang found that the earth actually has a length diameter of more than 10 cm thick cylindrical bones.
Although the original building in digging the foundation, we also found some animal bones scattered, but most of them smaller. Huang Jikang a feel, earth is normal that some broken bones - may be pork, beef and other animal bones, did not care. But today something very special kind of bone: a black and white pattern above, like the snake in the lines. "I used to wipe the saliva of Kazakhstan, the surface light up, and it feels very delicate touch." Aware of strange Huangji Kang, the son of an immediate and, carefully hand-dig a little ... ...
Soon, two overlapping about 3 meters ivory-like bones, appears in the father and son's eyes.
Huang Jikang flew dialed 110, police arrived at the scene promptly notify the Bureau of Jianyang City style ... ...
This Laoshibajiao the farmer, how to think that that two "bones" is 1.5 million years to 30000 years ago, fossil ivory; also found in Sichuan Province, following 50 years of "Ziyang" and seventies found Fulin sites, the third time the major archaeological discoveries Paleolithic.
Since then, Huang Jikang dig precious things at home, in the village, and even Jianyang spread. "A lot of people inside Jianyang City, are riding a motorcycle to our house look curious." Huang Jikang home seems to have become a tourist destination.
Surprise Records
For the first time unearthed Stegodon complete mandible
Jianyang Long Ya Palaeolithic ivory-like fossils unearthed by the provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute experts, and confirmed as the East Sichuan rare saber-toothed fossil ivory, respectively, 3.15 m long and 2.2 meters; ruins unearthed animal bones, including 6 genera 15 species of mammals; of which at least three Stegodon, a baby elephant, two adult elephants, is the first time unearthed a complete Stegodon mandible.
Animal bone fossils of Paleolithic sites of great importance.
Stone age was not obvious in itself, can only be judged as a product of the late Palaeolithic, but the Old Stone Age 250 million years ago to 1 million years; animal bones, not only the more obvious features of the age, better expression Ancient man's living environment at that time and food structure. Long Ya Jianyang City unearthed Paleolithic sites such as, cattle, deer, pigs, sheep and other large mammals, this judge should be one of the area was dense forest.
Kim Chang-chu by observing Stegodon mandibular teeth found that the first Stegodon about six years old, equivalent to 18-year-old man. This is the first young of the East is now saber-toothed elephant, certainly non-normal deaths. So whether he is killed by the ancient humans, or death due to natural disasters? Unclear.
Stunning secret
50 000 years ago, people would understand the spirit of enjoyment Jianyang
Paleolithic traces of ancient human activities, it is those big and small stones unearthed.
These seemingly ordinary rocks and carefully observe their shape, we can find traces of man to use or create. The stone products have unearthed Paleolithic common choppers, scrapers, pointed-shaped vehicles.
The overall performance of stone products in the South Paleolithic cultural system - larger size stone, to river gravel, gravel to build; stone products for the repair and use of signs clearly, most of the minor wear. Archaeologists believe that: there site, most likely short-term survival of ancient human sites, people may migrate with the seasons.
In addition, some animal bones, the tools, and shows that the ancient human intelligence. The most surprising to archaeologists is the first time discovered in Sichuan Paleolithic ornaments: two teeth and a fossil bones have holes drilled above all, the two teeth, on both sides of the drill is to form a pendant appearance.
The jewelry show: Back in 50 000 years ago, Jianyang who had risen to the demand for mental enjoyment, they may have begun aesthetic.
Alarming figures
100 square meters large number of fossils found in ruins
Yesterday morning, Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Institute of High Star, researchers and other experts Jinchang, to Jianyang Long Ya Paleolithic sites.
Excavation site by the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Dr. Wei Chen is responsible, on July 14 launch is now coming to an end.
The experts came to the archaeological site - home of about 100 square meters Huang Jikang small hospital. North of the site, containing a large number of animal bones and stone products, cultural layer, in the more superficial layers; the south side of the cultural layer, is buried deeper.
As of August 18, where 87 sites were unearthed bones, 86 teeth, the three angle fossils and stone products 337, fragments of fossil bones and stone fragments of thousands of products, but did not find the remains of ancient human .
Surprising inference
"Jianyang people" and "Ziyang Man" has a relationship
50s unearthed "Ziyang Man", almost Yuanmou Man, par Upper Cave Man. And "Ziyang Man" seems to Jianyang Long Ya Paleolithic sites, are inextricably linked.
Jianyang Long Ya Paleolithic sites located in tributaries of Health home Tuojiang 2 1.9 kilometers West Bank, and "Ziyang Man" Paleolithic sites belong River basin, the distance between the two is only 40 km.
As Jianyang Paleolithic sites located in Long Ya Tuo River, and "Ziyang Man" Paleolithic site found only a piece of human skull, but did not find any traces of ancient human activities and animal bones. So, can not rule out the possibility of life in Jianyang region after the death of ancient human bones, were rushed to the river under the sun of the possibility of hot money.
Source: Tianfuzaobao
