"When Wu Chin-ting, one of the last generation of archaeologists, came to Shandong, originally to the site of an old city from the Spring and Autumn period. He saw a little mound on a distant hill and speculated that it might also be a site. After careful exploration, he uncovered important artifacts," explains Zhang Xuehai, director of the Shandong Institute of Archaeology.
「當年考古前輩吳金鼎到山東來，本為勘察春秋時齊國的古城遺址，看到遠方山頭一個小土堆，便推測這也是個遺址所在，仔細一探，果然出土了重要文物」，山東省文物考古研究所所長張學海說。