If you dig up a corpse at the beginning, the system will be awakened directly.

After all, the definition of the Stone Age is too vague. No one can calculate the specific age. They can only infer it roughly. Judging from the sophistication of the production work at that time, apart from this, it is basically difficult to identify the specific time. The end of the Stone Age.

Four thousand years ago may be a limit, that is, in the ancient era of the Xia Dynasty, but now it has not been confirmed whether the Xia Dynasty even appeared, and it is even harder to prove whether this dynasty is the beginning of the end of the Stone Age.

And no one can be sure that after the refinement and production technology of bronze ware is developed, it will replace the status of stone tools among tools. Even in modern times, things like stone manuscripts and stone plows are still very common in remote areas and have not been abolished. From this It can also illustrate the simplicity, speed and practicality of stone tools.

Without evidence that can really change the academic community's view of the issue, these assumptions will only remain and will not disappear.

Of course, Su Hao didn't think too much. He kept using his systematic identification skills to examine various pottery fragments and stone tools buried in the ground around him, and found that without exception, they were products from five thousand years ago.

Five thousand years ago, if converted, it would be the gathering place of human beings in [-] BC. At this time, human beings were gathering in tribal clusters. The concept of clan had not yet been born, and the concept of country was naturally still in its infancy.

But this period can be said to be the heyday of the development of human civilization. Ancient Egypt and ancient Babylon in the West began to have early city-state prototypes during this period. Of course, in China, in a few hundred years, the first city-states will also appear. A dynasty, Xia Dynasty.

The history of this period is almost blank for China, because there was a period of [-] years between the Hemudu culture [-] years ago and the Xia Dynasty [-] years ago. There are very few relics discovered in history. At best, Sanxingdui is relatively famous.

However, Sanxingdui's craftsmanship is somewhat beyond the current craftsmanship. There is a hypothesis that aliens helped the Sanxingdui people establish their own civilization, but this civilization has long been forgotten in the long river of history.

This is why Sanxingdui shocked the world when it was discovered.

In fact, this weird hypothesis of aliens helping us is not the first time it has appeared in the exploration of ancient civilization ruins.

Whether it is the pyramids of Egypt or the temples left in ancient Babylon, there are more or less mural records about aliens.

As for the research on aliens, there are many places in the world that specialize in research, and there are many similar contact records, so no one knows whether this thing exists.

Of course, until there is absolute evidence, no one can deny whether this exists, but no one can be sure whether he does.

Anyway, according to Su Hao's words, if you believe it, it exists, if you don't believe it, it doesn't exist. For him, whether it exists or not is just a sensation in the world. If an alien ruin is really dug up one day, then it will be convincing enough. .

At this time, Su Hao spent half an hour walking around every part of the cave. Although there were pottery fragments and stone utensils everywhere, there weren't many that were truly valuable. Most of them had research value but were useless. Practical value.

Of course, even considering the research value of these pottery itself, the pottery fragments and stone tools in such a large cave are enough for experts to study for a long time. The most important thing is that it fills in the history between the Xia Dynasty and the Hemudu culture. function can fill the gap in this area.

Of course, because no precious cultural relics were found, Su Hao also knew that there was no way to ask Director Luo for more money after discovering this ancient human ruins. Compared with oil fields and mineral veins, which can create higher profits for the country and the government, ancient tombs and Ancient human remains are mainly research and unearthed cultural relics.

If even the cultural relics inside have no research value, why should we get more research funds?

An hour later, Director Luo finally rushed to Mang Village.

Because Director He was asked to take over the excavation progress of Wang Yi's tomb, it took a considerable amount of time. Although Mang Village is not far from the city hall, some time was still delayed due to traffic jams.

Su Hao also came out of the cave early and came to the entrance of the village to greet Director Luo. After all, to him, those broken pottery shards were completely worthless. They were scattered all over the ground and they couldn't be sold for money. He was looking at them there. It's not interesting either.

Curator Luo and Su Hao have completely different mentality. Su Hao doesn't know what those fragments represent, but does he know that if a complete ceramic jar can be pieced together from those fragments, it will be a great success for the entire Chinese archaeological community. Very shocked to find out.

You must know that it was a product of more than [-] years ago. At this age, let alone some pottery fragments, even a piece of shit is of high value, and it can even be named after the precious excrement of ancient humans. . to describe this thing.

Under the leadership of Su Hao, Director Luo also arrived in front of the cave. Because he had watched the live broadcast along the way, he also had a general understanding of the situation inside the cave, so he was not too surprised.

Walking inside, they went all the way down the long passage. Because there were searchlights following them, it didn't feel very dark. Soon they had arrived at the deep cave.

Looking at the cultural relics on the ground, Director Luo suddenly asked: "Su Hao, do you know what these stone tools mean?"

"What does it mean?" Su Hao asked in confusion? He knew more or less about history, but he could hardly tell what these things meant.

"Means five million!"

"What? Just these stone tools? There are also fragments all over the ground. Can these be worth five million? Director Luo, are you kidding me?"

Su Hao actually didn't believe what Director Luo said, but he was his immediate boss, so there was no reason why he would lie to him, but he couldn't imagine why these things were worth five million.

"Don't you understand? Do you know where these things are most useful?" Director Luo still did not answer Su Hao's question and continued to ask.

"Where? You're not going to sell it, are you?" Su Hao's voice became softer when he said this, and he spoke at a volume that only two people could hear.

"What are you thinking about?" Curator Luo rolled his eyes at Su Hao: "Of course it's a university. Jinghai University has a price tag of five million to buy various things related to the Hemudu culture before the Xia Dynasty. The things in this cave The things completely meet their requirements, Su Hao, it seems that I don't need to help you apply for the reward this time."

"Why do they want this thing?" Su Hao's attention was obviously not on the reward money. In other words, compared with the amount of reward money Director Yu Luo could apply for, he wanted to know why Jinghai University would spend so much money. Spend a lot of money looking for stuff that has no use other than research value.

"Why? That's a good question. Do you know how much the influence of publishing an international paper can increase the influence of these universities? The period from Xia Dynasty to Hemudu was completely blank. If there is a paper published on this aspect, plus it has substance, Research, for these universities, is not just about generating a value of five million."

After hearing Director Luo's explanation, Su Hao suddenly understood. Yes, for ordinary people like them, the debris and stone tools on the ground may be of no use, but it is different for those universities.

In particular, the competition between universities is even more fierce than the competition between museums in various places. The competition is based on the tutors of each school and the number of international academic papers they have published.

Although Jinghai University can be regarded as one of the top 985 universities in the country, its comprehensive level can only be ranked at the bottom of the 985 universities in the country. This is also directly related to the fact that Dongguang is not a major education province in the country. On this basis, if you want to improve Given the reputation and level of a university, publishing new international papers is the most feasible path.

Under such circumstances, it is only natural that Jinghai University would like to use funds to exchange for a batch of cultural relics for academic research.

After all, for them, fame is more important than funds. As long as they can attract more enrollments, not only can they make a fortune in tuition fees, but they can also receive more financial aid under the national education allocation. No matter what, None of it can be compared to these five million.

Moreover, it is extremely difficult to discover cultural relics from before the Xia Dynasty among the people. Moreover, it is illegal to dig them out of the ground and hand them over to universities for research. They should be handed over to the local cultural relics bureau. In this case, there can be It can be said that there are very few people who are qualified to receive these five million.

After all, legal cultural relics can only be passed down from ancestors, but the Xia Dynasty was more than four thousand years ago, so it is almost impossible to get cultural relics that are older than that.

This is also the reason why no one has come to claim the money until now.

Now, because these stone tools are basically broken porcelain shards and stone tools, and have no actual value, although their research value is still very great, it is limited to studying the history of this period of time, and it is also limited to studying the history of this period. It is a concept similar to universities using such cultural relics to conduct research and publish papers.

Under such circumstances, Director Luo turned a blind eye to handing over this batch of cultural relics to universities for research. Moreover, by taking the initiative to mention this matter to Su Hao, Director Luo also tacitly agreed to let the other party take care of it. The money was earned.

In fact, Director Luo had his own plans for making this consideration. As an honorary professor of Jinghai University, he was very familiar with Academician Xiao, the president of Jinghai University and the director of the Department of Archeology. But because of this relationship, he You can't do this blatantly.

Secondly, these things were dug out of the ground by Su Hao himself. Before, he wanted to make this money, but he didn't have the corresponding objects. But now, in this situation, it is better to just go with the flow and give the favor to Su. Hao.

You must know that since Su Hao came to work in their museum, he has brought great benefits to their museum. Now he can't show his face to donate these cultural relics to Jinghai University, but Su Hao is a very good person who can carry out important tasks. Candidate.

After all, Su Hao is just a staff member now, not a purely public official. Furthermore, he is actually quite familiar with Director He. Museums from other provinces cannot come across provinces to ask for such cultural relics. Director He basically turns a blind eye. If you close your eyes, this batch of cultural relics can actually be eaten by the Jinghai Museum itself.

In this case, if the upper-level museum does not want this batch of cultural relics, how the lower-level museum distributes them is not something that others can care about. After all, based on the degree of brokenness of these porcelain pieces, these things are not even considered The upper-level cultural relics are the kind of existence that appear in tombs but even tomb robbers are not willing to take a second look at.

In this case, it is not a big deal for Jinghai University to take away some of the pottery fragments and stone tools. The most important thing is that these things can be found almost everywhere in the entire cave. Use these garbage-like items in exchange for Five million, I believe everyone is willing to make such a choice.

"So, Director Luo means to use these pottery fragments and stone tools to make a trade with Jinghai University?"

"exactly!"

Because it involved a special conversation, the photographer had already moved the camera to take pictures of other places. In addition, the two people talked so quietly that even the archaeological team members holding pottery fragments around them could not hear clearly what they were talking about.

Under such circumstances, they were naturally able to complete the plan very well. Director Luo also told Su Hao the contact information of Academician Xiao.

"When you call me later, just tell me that you found cultural relics from the Xia Dynasty. Don't tell me who gave you the contact information. The most important thing is don't tell me my name, otherwise you won't have the five million. We have a solution, do you know?"

Su Hao quickly made an OK gesture.

Then he dialed the phone number on the other side.

After a while of ringing, the other party was connected, and a hoarse voice came from the phone.

"Hey, hello, who is that?"

"Hello, Academician Xiao, right? I'm Su Hao, you may not recognize me..."

As a result, Su Hao was immediately interrupted by the other party before he could finish his words.

"Should I go? Is it really Su Hao himself? Who discovered the mosasaurus fossils and the ruins of Yubi City? Su Hao? When you called me, did you discover cultural relics from before the Xia Dynasty?"

"Yes."

Su Hao obviously didn't expect that the other party would actually know him. You should know that the other party was the president of Jinghai University, a real big shot. But considering that even Wang Fugui watched his live broadcast, it was not strange for a university president to know him. .

"Where did you find it? Tell me the address and I'll rush over right now!"

The other party's voice was a little urgent, and it seemed that he believed in what Su Hao said.

Immediately afterwards, Su Hao told the other party the address.