National Treasure on the Fingertips 36

Author:Henan Daily Client Time:2022.09.14

Wen Xiaojuan, a reporter from Henan Daily Client

About 1 million years ago, in Zhangwan Village, Ruzhou, Pingdingshan, human ancestors had already reproduced on this land. 7000 years ago, the primitive ancestors created an advanced agricultural civilization in Shuiquan Shuixian Shuiquan. Here, archeologists discovered the cellar, pottery cellars, and tombs, and unearthed a large number of relics and relics.

In 1986, the two -eared round -bottom gray pot potted at the Shuiquan site of Anliang Township, Pingdingshan City was a cultural relic of Pei Li Gang's cultural period, 14.5 cm high, and a caliber of 6.5 cm. It is now hidden in the Pingdingshan Museum. The small mouth of the pot pot is round belly, the round bottom, the overall gray pottery, the surface of the device is smooth, and the plain surface is no pattern. There are holes on the shoulders that can be worn on the rope and can also be carried on the body. Some people call it a "back (bēi) pot", which should be the ancestor's water. From the appearance, it is similar to the marching kettle that is still very popular at the moment.

The word "pot" is a pictograph. The writing in Oracle is: the upper is a device cover, the bottom is the device base, the middle is the abdomen, and some have ears. This righteousness refers to a large belly container with liquid liquid. In ancient times, it was mainly used for water and wine. Later, it was also used as a device for a banquet. The use of pots has continued from the Neolithic era, and the materials are ceramics and metals. The emergence of pottery pots has increased the interest of the ancestors, and it is also the expression of the ancestors' understanding of beauty, and the progress of the pottery process also represents the level of social development during this period.