Kwiminyaka eyi-12,000 eyadlulayo, iTshayina yayimiwe ngabantu abanentloko yeqanda engaqondakaliyo!

Abembi bezinto zakudala baye bemba amathambo angama-25 kumangcwaba kwiPhondo laseJilin kumntla-mpuma weTshayina. Awona madala ayeneminyaka eyi-12 lamawaka ubudala. Amathambo alishumi elinanye enkunzi, owasetyhini, kunye nomntwana - ngaphantsi nje kwesiqingatha sawo - ayenokakayi olude.

AmaTshayina aphakathi kwawona mazwe empucuko amadala aqhubekayo. Imbali yabo erekhodiweyo iqala ngenkulungwane ye-5 BC, ngokuvela kobukhosi bakwaZhou, kodwa ubungqina bezinto zakudala bubonisa ukuba imbali yabo idlulela phambili. Iirekhodi zokuqala ezibhaliweyo zibhekisela kubantu abancinci ababizwa ngokuba yi "Yellow Emperor" kunye nabacebisi bakhe bezilwanyana - abaziwa ngokuba "Amadoda Abadala Abaziziyatha".

Ixhego Elisisidenge Lisusa Iintaba, umzobo kaXu Beihong
Ixhego Elisisidenge Lisusa Iintaba, umzobo kaXu Beihong © Wikimedia Commons

Ezi shaman zazihlala kwizindlu zamandulo ezenziwe ngamathambo amakhulu, ahonjiswe ngamasetyana namagqabi. Babezingela iinkunzi namaxhama ukuze bafumane ukutya, uboya bempahla, namathambo ukuze afumane izixhobo. Oogqirha babo benza amayeza omlingo kwimifuno nezityalo zasekuhlaleni ukunyanga izifo nokwenzakala. Kodwa xa bafayo, imizimba yabo yayingcwatywa phantsi kweemfumba zamatye ukuze kugcinwe imimoya emdaka kude nemizimba yabo. Kodwa amangcwaba asanda kufunyanwa kwiphondo laseJilin anebali elahlukileyo elinokubalisa.

Abaphandi abavela kwiYunivesithi yaseJilin yeSikole se-Archaeology kunye neYunivesithi yaseTexas A & M eDallas bothuka bafumanisa "izinto ezingaqhelekanga" - phantse i-25 yamathambo amandulo angaqhelekanga - ukusuka kumangcwaba kwiPhondo laseJilin kumntla-mpuma weChina. Babeqikelela ukuba uninzi lwabo “lwayiziintloko zamaqanda” ngelo xesha likude. Iziphumo zapapashwa kwi Ijenali yaseMelika yePhysical Anthropology ngoJulayi 2019.

Ukhakhayi olwaziwa ngokuba yi-M72. Olu khakhayi lwenziwe ngokutsha lwafunyanwa kumntla-mpuma weTshayina, kwaye lwatshintshwa ngabom
Ukhakhayi lwaziwa ngokuba yi-M72. Olu khakhayi luguqulwe ngokutsha lwafunyanwa kumntla-mpuma weTshayina, kwaye lwatshintshwa ngabom © Qian Wang.

Ayiyomfihlo into yokuba ookhokho bethu bakude babezikrwelela iintloko zabo nenzala yabo yamandulo besebenzisa iindlela ezahlukeneyo ezenziwe ngamaplanga, amadlavu neentambo. Kangangamawaka eminyaka, abantu ehlabathini lonke bebenqwenela ‘ukuphuculwa’ okunjalo.

Abanye, ngakumbi eAfrika, basaqhuba. Ngayiphi injongo? Lo mbuzo awunampendulo iqinisekileyo. Izazinzulu zibhidekile, kodwa ziqinisekile: kumele kubekho uhlobo oluthile lwenkuthazo enamandla eyaphembelela abantu bamandulo ukuba bazibophelele ekuthuthumbiseni.

Imizobo emithathu yeendlela ezazisetyenziswa ngabantu baseMaya ukubumba intloko yomntwana.
Imizobo emithathu yeendlela ezazisetyenziswa ngabantu baseMaya ukubumba intloko yomntwana. © Wikimedia Commons

Abembi bezinto zakudala abanakukhuphela ngaphandle ukuba kungenzeka ukuba abo baneziphene baqeqeshelwe ukwenza imisebenzi ebalulekileyo yentlalontle. Mhlawumbi kwakusithiwa bangabefundisi bonqulo oluthile yaye bevakalelwa kukuba ukuba neentloko ezinde kwakuya kubanika iitalente ezikhethekileyo, njengokunxibelelana namagunya aphakamileyo. Ngamanye amazwi, baya kubenza balumke ngakumbi.

Ubuncinane, kusenokwenzeka ukuba babekholelwa ukuba xa behlehlisa iintloko zabo, babeya kuzuza okuthile okuyingenelo kakhulu, njengokuma kakuhle ekuhlaleni. I oosomajukujuku bamandulo ' Impendulo icacile: i-eggheads, ngokwenene, abantu abakrelekrele abavela kwamanye amazwe. Abantu basekuhlaleni bajika iintloko zabo ukuze bafane nabo.

Ukhakhayi olwaziwa ngokuba yi-M45, eyona meko yakuqala eyaziwayo yokuguqulwa kwentloko kwirekhodi. Yaqala malunga ne-12,000 leminyaka eyadlulayo.
Ukhakhayi olwaziwa ngokuba yi-M45, eyona meko yakuqala eyaziwayo yokuguqulwa kwentloko kwirekhodi. Yaqala malunga ne-12,000 leminyaka eyadlulayo. © Qian Wang

Kwakucingelwa ukuba utyekelo lokuguqulwa kwentloko lwatshayela iplanethi malunga neminyaka engama-9,000 eyadlulayo. Oku kufunyaniswayo kweTshayina kolula eli xesha emva phantse kweminye iminyaka engamawaka amabini, inika isizathu esinengqiqo sokukholelwa ukuba olu phithi luqale eTshayina.

Kwaye ke yanda ehlabathini lonke amawaka aliqela eminyaka, yonke indlela ukuya UMzantsi Merika, iJiphutha, indawo yeVolga, iUrals, kunye neCrimea. Oosomajukujuku bamandulo abananto yokuthetha ngaphandle kwale ngcamango ingaqhelekanga. Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, ixhasa ibali lezidalwa zangaphandle ezityelela uMhlaba kwaye isivumela ukuba sicinge ukuba basenokuba bafika kwiPhondo laseJilin, eTshayina, kumawaka eminyaka eyadlulayo - ekuqaleni kwempucuko yabantu yanamhlanje.

Kwiminyaka eyi-12,000 eyadlulayo, iTshayina yayimiwe ngabantu abanentloko yeqanda engaqondakaliyo! 1
Ukhakhayi olude lwabantu baseParacas kumboniso kwiMuseo Regional de Ica kwisixeko saseIca ePeru. © Wikimedia Commons

Kukho amakhulu okhakhayi olude, kwaye ezinye zisenokuba zinemvelaphi yendalo. Ngoko ke, zisenokufana nokhakhayi lwakwamanye amazwe, kodwa sinokuziqonda size sizihlukanise njani? Asikwazi ukufikelela kuzo zonke izinto ezifunyenweyo, kodwa abanye bayakrokra.