Cultural relics are a kind of bond. When I was a graduate student, I decided to take Neolithic archaeology as my research direction. All the cultural relics I came into contact with turned into pottery, that is, in archaeological excavation, the most cultural relics were found, most of which were domestic garbage discarded by the ancients, which was of low value to others.

But I regard them as treasures, study history and culture from these "rags", explore the information behind these pots and pans, look at people through things, and explore the trajectory of prehistoric human activities and social life from these information. At this time, I began to realize that cultural relics are precious because they bear a heavy history, and they have come through thousands of years.

Tell us what they went through, especially when I found the manufacturer's fingerprints on a pottery or a pottery. His fingerprints went through thousands of years and touched mine, which made me feel as if I were talking to the ancients.

Cultural relics are communicators. After graduation, I was lucky enough to work in the museum and become a keeper of the collection storage department. Cultural relics have really become my daily life, and my identity has changed from a cultural relic digger to a cultural relic keeper and guardian. The change of identity means the change of work focus and focus, and also means the change of thinking mode. This change is not a simple matter.

Value function of cultural relics

The value of cultural relics exists objectively and is inherent in the cultural relics themselves. Generally speaking, cultural relics have historical value, artistic value and scientific value. The function of cultural relics is the concrete embodiment of their value. The positive effects of cultural relics on society mainly include education, reference and providing information for scientific research.

The value and function of cultural relics are both related and different. People's understanding of the value of cultural relics is not completed at one time, but deepened with the development of society and the continuous improvement of people's scientific and cultural level. The role of cultural relics depends on the value of cultural relics, so the role of cultural relics will change with the deepening of people's understanding of the value of cultural relics.