Fruitful! Ten thousand pieces of cultural relics were unearthed at a high-speed construction site under construction in Yunnan

　　Recently, three newly discovered rescue archaeological sites in the affected area of ​​the Lincang-Qingshuihe Expressway (Mengsa Section) carried out by the Yunnan Provincial Institute of Archaeology, Lincang City Cultural Relics Management Office, Gengma County Cultural Relics Management Office and other units The excavation work was successfully completed. According to statistics, the three cultural relics sites have cleaned up more than 900 small objects with unearthed numbers, and cleaned out more than 10,000 other bricks, tiles, patterned bricks and other incomplete building components.

　　It is understood that the excavation work began in November last year and lasted more than 6 months. During the entire excavation process, new technologies such as image 3D modeling technology, low-altitude drone aerial photography, and archaeological site digital management system were used. It was scientific, accurate, and Obtain the required data information in detail. In this excavation work, Mang and other Buddhist temples excavated a total area of ​​3,000 square meters, of which 136 sites were cleaned, 355 pieces of small artifacts were unearthed, and a large number of building components such as tiles, tiles, bricks and ceramic pieces. A total of 346 small objects with unearthed numbers were unearthed from the site of Mangzhu Stupa, and more than 10,000 pieces of bricks, tiles, patterned bricks, etc. for other incomplete buildings. A total of 245 relics were cleaned from the ruins of Mengsa Chengzi Village, and 242 small objects with unearthed numbers were unearthed.

　　Through excavation, it is inferred from the stratum and unearthed objects that the three sites of Buddhist temples such as Mang, Mangzhu Pagoda and Mengsa Chengzi Village are all Ming and Qing dynasties. The excavated artifacts provided a wealth of information for understanding the local human production and living conditions, social structure, funeral customs, urban architecture, Buddhist culture, and foreign exchanges during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. (Li Changming, CCTV correspondent)