[Concurrent] Cui Yong, deputy director of the Guangdong Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, and leader of the "Nanhai No. 1" archaeological excavation
When there is no technical bottleneck, we do what we want to do to the extreme.
Therefore, the excavation of our "Nanhai No. 1" is more detailed than most of the land archaeology.
[Explanation] Recently, Cui Yong, deputy director of the Guangdong Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and the leader of the "Nanhai No. 1" archaeological excavation, accepted an exclusive interview with China News Agency "Dongxi Wen", telling the story behind the excavation and protection of "Nanhai No. 1", and its impact on The reference significance of underwater archaeology in the world.
[Explanation] According to reports, the ancient shipwreck of the Southern Song Dynasty discovered at the "Nanhai No. 1" site is the ocean-going trade merchant ship with the most cultural relics and the most complete preservation found in China so far.
Cui Yong told reporters that when the sunken ship was discovered for the first time in 1987, China had no experience in underwater archaeology. The origin of underwater archaeological work in China.
[Concurrent] Cui Yong, deputy director of the Guangdong Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, and leader of the "Nanhai No. 1" archaeological excavation
After laying the two foundations ("send out" and "invite in"), then the training of basic skills is diving.
In 1988, it was diving training, and in 1989, it was professional training in underwater archaeology, including diving and underwater operations, and the operation of some basic skills for investigation and excavation.
Then in 1990, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage issued a certificate of completion to us, and we became the first batch of certified team members of China's underwater archaeology.
[Commentary] Cui Yong added that because the excavation of "Nanhai I" was too difficult and the conditions were not mature enough, they gradually accumulated experience from small underwater archaeological projects, and finally re-launched the "South China Sea I" in 2001. No.” excavation work.
Through the trial excavation, it was found that the "Nanhai No. 1" was well preserved and the cargo on board was also very rich. Cui Yong proposed to salvage it as a whole.
[Concurrent] Cui Yong, deputy director of the Guangdong Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, and leader of the "Nanhai No. 1" archaeological excavation
Wasn't sure it was 100% successful, but if you didn't take this approach, the ship could lose a lot of information and wouldn't be able to do underwater archaeology at all.
Therefore, our overall salvage is a huge benefit to the protection of the sunken hull. With such a precise overall salvage on this continental shelf or the 30-meter potential, the "Nanhai No. 1" may be the only one in the world, and the first in the world. The world's only.
[Explanation] The "Nanhai No. 1" archaeological team preserved the information of the sunken ship through the method of overall salvage, and built the largest archaeological laboratory excavation platform in China for fine excavation. Now we can see the Song Dynasty through the "Nanhai No. 1" at the same time period. People's necessities of life.
[Concurrent] Cui Yong, deputy director of the Guangdong Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, and leader of the "Nanhai No. 1" archaeological excavation
"Nanhai No. 1" is a horizontal axis of time, that is, during this period of time, all kinds of things, food, clothing, housing and transportation will be found in the cross section, which is equivalent to perfecting a coordinate. This ship has perfected the abscissa of the archaeological ordinate.
From a historical point of view, this time capsule is another perspective to look at ancient times.
[Explanation] The successful case of the overall salvage of "Nanhai No. 1" has witnessed the development of China's underwater archaeology from scratch to the world's leading development.
At present, "Nanhai No. 1" has been promoted to the world as a classic case recommended by UNESCO and has become the pride of China's underwater archaeology community.
[Concurrent] Cui Yong, deputy director of the Guangdong Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, and leader of the "Nanhai No. 1" archaeological excavation
It is a kind of consciousness and concept to promote us. In fact, as long as the concept and consciousness can reach a high level, the rest is technology and economy, which can be sustained. In fact, the "Nanhai No. 1" is more about our understanding of underwater Innovation in the concept of cultural heritage protection.
He Junjie and Sun Qiuxia report from Guangzhou
Responsible editor: [Song Fangcan]