I, strive for the prosperity of the motherland! 【system】

After lunch, everyone got on the bus and continued their journey.

Professor Hu, Teacher Song and others in front were chatting about the situation at the construction site along the way.

The students who sat close to the teachers listened attentively to their conversation.

Some students sitting in the back row looked at the increasingly desolate scenery outside the car window, their hearts full of curiosity and anticipation.

More than an hour later, the car arrived at its destination, a village close to the ancient tombs.

This will be where you will stay and eat for the next month.

The base built temporary wooden houses as dormitories for the staff, but the conditions were rather simple and there were only iron beds inside.

The institute also rented several idle caves at the entrance of the village.

The teachers and students of Kyoto University were divided into several cave dwellings.

Su Xing, Zhang Caifeng and Cheng Xiuning were arranged to live in a cave and became temporary roommates.

After everyone put down their luggage, they didn’t have much time to rest before the teachers immediately called everyone to a meeting.

Teachers from Kyoto University and Teacher Song gave speeches respectively.

The meeting mainly focused on safety assurance, professional knowledge, practical preparation and other related contents, so that students can quickly adapt to the field internship environment and establish a standardized awareness of archaeological work.

Teacher Song first took everyone to familiarize themselves with the base and the surrounding environment and to clarify the safety boundaries.

He introduced: "The cave dwellings over here and the row of prefabricated houses over there are our accommodation, office, and storage areas. And over there are the canteen, toilets, and medical center..."

After briefly introducing each area, he emphasized the safety rules for using electricity, fire, and water, such as prohibiting the use of high-power electrical appliances in sockets in prefabricated houses, prohibiting unauthorized fires in the wild, and regulations for taking water from water storage tanks.

After Teacher Song finished speaking, Professor Hu came forward again.

Professor Hu said, "Let me first talk about the professional discipline and work standards of our field archaeology to avoid damaging the ruins due to improper operation. I reiterate the iron rule of 'no private possession of relics' and 'no unauthorized touching of relics'. All discovered artifacts, pottery fragments, and soil samples must be recorded and filed according to 'exploration square number-depth-coordinates'. It is strictly forbidden to take away any field specimens privately..."

The teachers have repeatedly told the students these words, and everyone has memorized them by heart, but at this moment they are still listening very carefully.

After Professor Hu finished talking about discipline, he talked about the work process.

The complete process starts from scraping the surface, identifying the soil layers, discovering the relics, recording, extracting, storing the tools, and organizing the logs.

Clarify the core principle of "record first, then operate". For example, if relics are found, they must be labeled and coordinates measured before being cleaned.

After Professor Hu finished speaking, another teacher announced the daily schedule and team rules, as well as emergency knowledge, such as how to deal with common risks in the wild, and gathering places and evacuation routes in case of heavy rain, strong winds and other weather conditions, while collecting students' emergency contact information.

"Starting tomorrow, everyone will wake up at 6:00 AM, have breakfast at 6:30 AM, and then have a pre-job meeting. Now everyone will be divided into groups, and from now on, we will all work together as a team..."

When they heard that they had to get up at six o'clock, several students looked miserable.

Su Xing didn't feel anything, as she had long been accustomed to going to bed late and getting up early.

After the teacher finished speaking, the staff of the institute began to distribute tools and equipment to the students and provide instructions on how to use them.

For example, how to hold a hand shovel and apply force to avoid cracking the shovel head; how to clean loose dirt around relics with a bamboo sword, maintaining a 30-degree angle between the blade and the relics; using a large soft-bristle brush to sweep away loose dirt and a small one to remove grain; and how to calibrate a total station and tape measure, ensuring the error is within 2 centimeters...

In addition to the use of tools, maintenance is also emphasized.

For example, after cleaning with a hand shovel, apply engine oil to prevent rust, straighten the bristles of a soft brush and put it in a bag, and slowly retract the tape measure to avoid damage to the buckle. Students are required to organize tools according to specifications after work every day, and check whether the tools are intact before starting work the next day.

After the meeting.

The teachers brought these young students to the designated exploration area and conducted "zero-contact" on-site teaching to help them establish a preliminary understanding of "soil layers and relics."

This afternoon, we were basically doing the preliminary preparations.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is already past six in the evening.

They had their first big pot meal since arriving at the base.