A large number of cultural relics in the Yuan Dynasty will appear in the watershed of the Wasan Wasan Water of Fujian and the underwater archeology in September

The reporter learned from the National Cultural Relics Bureau's Archeology Research Center and the Fujian Provincial Institute that the Yuan Dynasty sea ships located in the waters of the Holy Cup Island in Fujian will be excavated in the near future. A large number of Yuan Dynasty Longquan kiln porcelain is expected to remove the sand to remove the mud and reproduce the world after 700 years. This underwater archeology will provide rare physical materials to study the ancient maritime Silk Road of my country.

According to reports, the site of the Yuan Dynasty ships excavated this time is located in the waters of the Holy Cup in Fujian. In 2014, with the approval of the State Administration of Cultural Relics, the Fujian Provincial Museum organized a survey of underwater cultural heritage in related sea areas to find the underwater location of the sea boat for the first time.

In 2021, the Archaeological Research Center and other units of the State Administration of Cultural Relics conducted a third investigation on the site. It was found that the underwater accumulation was mainly porcelain and hull, especially within about 300 square meters on both sides of the hull. The porcelain accumulation of the porcelain, and most of them can be restored; this survey also collects nearly 700 sets of specimens, rich in organic types, including bowls, cups, washing, high -foot cups and incense burners, as well as dragon plates and Pisces washing Wait.

Sun Jian, director of the Institute of Water Archeology of the National Cultural Relics Bureau of the National Cultural Relics Bureau: (Shipping) is basically mainly Longquan Kiln porcelain. In terms of modeling, the age tends to be in the late Yuan Dynasty.

Recently, the Archaeological Research Center of the State Administration of Cultural Relics organized a number of scholars in the history of domestic shipbuilding, the history of overseas trading, and ceramic archeology to conduct expert consultation on the excavation of the site.

Shen Yueming, a professor at the Department of Museum of Fudan University: Similar to the five -line spectrum, this may be clearer. There are five lines. This (with short slanting) is used twice, so this is a typical Yuan Dynasty characteristics.

Professor Shen Yueming's "five -line spectrum" is usually located below the outer abdomen of the porcelain. The five horizontal lines run through the surroundings of the outer abdomen. Scholars are popular for such patterns on porcelain. In addition to these two high -foot cups, multiple celadon bowls collected during the underwater investigation stage are also decorated with five -line scores.

In addition, the outer abdomen of bowls, dishes, washing, and washing appears. In the opinion of experts, this also has typical characteristics of the times.

According to reports, the formal archeological excavation was fully launched in early September this year.

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