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Chapter 103 Western Bronzes

When my uncle saw the bronze ware, he came over.

Lin Yuan also took a look and lost interest instantly. First, it was a Western-style bronze ware; second, the bronze ware was fake and was probably made in China.

"Are there bronze ware in the West?" Henry asked with a smile.

It's not that he looked down on the West, but he had seen too many Chinese bronzes during his study in China. Bronze culture is a brilliant page in ancient Chinese civilization.

Therefore, when he saw bronze ware, the first thing he thought of was China, not other countries.

He even once believed that bronze culture was unique to China.

Lin Yuan said: "There are some, but they are relatively few, and they are basically statues. According to Western experts, bronze culture first appeared in the West and then spread to the East.

However, I feel that this statement is untenable and I am skeptical about it. "

We all know that bronze ware is an important artifact in ancient China, including various bronze utensils, weapons, tools, etc. They are important representatives of ancient Chinese civilization and have extremely high historical, artistic and scientific value.

Bronze ware originated in China around 3000 BC, during the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties in the Yellow River Basin. The development and evolution of bronze ware is closely related to the society, politics, economy and culture of this period.

It played many roles in ancient society.

First of all, bronze ware is a symbol of power and status and is often used as a ritual vessel to highlight the identity and status of the user.

Secondly, bronze ware is practical tools, such as food utensils and weapons, which provide convenience for people's lives and wars.

According to Westerners, the Anatolian Peninsula was the first region to smelt bronze, and bronze artifacts over 3000 years old have been found. The Mesopotamian region in the Two Rivers Basin entered the Bronze Age in 2300 BC, followed by ancient Egyptian civilization. The Bronze Age in Europe lasted for about 1000 years from BC.

Their scholars once said that if the sea water was drained, there would be a huge museum under the Mediterranean Sea. Some ancient temples later sank into the Mediterranean Sea.

Therefore, they believe that the phenomenon of early bronze ware gradually being delayed from west to east suggests that the origin of Chinese bronze ware may have been influenced by Western civilization.

"Why do you say that?" Henry asked.

To be honest, he doesn't really know much about Western bronze culture because there is really too little knowledge about it.

"They said that bronze culture was introduced from the West, so I asked, how did it get here? You know, there was no Silk Road at that time.

This is the first reason. Secondly, the West lacked mineral resources such as bronze, which meant that bronze culture was doomed to fail to develop.

Due to the lack of mineral resources such as bronze, ancient civilizations such as Egypt and Mesopotamia produced and used limited bronze artifacts, mostly small tools, weapons, ornaments and utensils, and are rarely seen in archaeological discoveries. "Lin Yuan analyzed.

In addition, he also knew that the famous tomb of Tutankhamun, which dated to the 14th century BC - slightly earlier than the tomb of Fu Hao but belonging to the late Bronze Age of ancient Egypt, also unearthed a large number of gold and silver artifacts, but almost no bronze artifacts.

Although there are also very early bronze statues in these areas, such as the full-length statue of Papis I of the Sixth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt and the head of the king of Akkad, their number is very small.

Only a few hundred bronze artifacts have been unearthed in the entire Western civilization.

Trying to prove that there was a Bronze Age in the West based on these hundreds of bronze artifacts is as ridiculous as using a workshop to prove that you have entered the Industrial Age.

During the same Bronze Age, China unearthed bronze artifacts, with the national collection alone amounting to 1.4 million pieces. If private collections and those lost overseas are included, the number would at least double.

Of course, this doesn't mean that they don't have this culture. Henry nodded: "According to the nature of some people in the West, those few bronze artifacts may not be real!"

Although he is also a Westerner, he has to admit that there are too many cultural fakes in the West, especially in Europe. It is hard to be convinced!

Take ancient Greek civilization for example. Ancient Greece was at most a city-state, but their population was exaggerated to be tens of millions.

I would like to ask, based on the previous level of productivity, how could ancient Greece, a place with many mountains and little land, support tens of millions of people?
This is totally against common sense, let alone anything else.

Some people have used scientific data to estimate that the population of ancient Greece was at most one or two million.

How can a population of one or two million create a brilliant civilization? Anyone with a brain would think that is simply nonsense.

Besides, Aristotle, whom they praise as a god, is a sage in the West and one of his works contains several million words.

What the hell!

Forgery should also be professional!

It completely ignores the actual situation of the production and use of ancient writing materials.

Moreover, Aristotle was almost omnipotent, covering areas including ethics, metaphysics, psychology, economics, theology, politics, rhetoric, natural science, education, poetry, customs, and Athenian law.

How does one become omnipotent and omniscient?
Damn! Computers aren’t that powerful, are they?

We Chinese don't even dare to brag about Zhuge Liang like this! How dare they do that? When normal people hear this, they think it's impossible!

Moreover, it is said that Aristotle's complete works amount to more than 1000 million words.

More than 10 million words, what does that mean?

According to this data, Aristotle had to create 37 words of content every year when he was 40 years old. He had to create more than 1000 words every day, and he couldn't stop for a day.

But the Westerners were not satisfied. They arranged many "itineraries" for Aristotle, almost traveling around the entire Western world.

How did Aristotle find the time to keep writing in such a turbulent life? Works involving natural sciences such as astronomy and physics, and psychology, require a lot of observation and experimentation to get the final result. How did Aristotle complete it in his turbulent life?
Even if Aristotle really existed, the paper used to record these works was mainly parchment. With more than 10 million words, how much parchment would be used?
Furthermore, in addition to the fact that parchment itself is not easy to preserve, how can the ink used for writing remain unchanged for 2000 years? The Mediterranean has a humid climate.

Not to mention that people from other countries were suspicious, Henry, as a Westerner, also felt that this loophole was too big. How to explain it?

Lin Yuan smiled: "Who knows!"

He called out to his uncle: "Uncle, that thing is fake, let's go!"

"Fake?" Upon hearing this, the uncle put down the bronze ware and followed Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan nodded: "Not only is it fake, it is very likely made in our country. They can't make such exquisite bronze ware."

Uncle: “…”

(End of this chapter)