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"庞贝,然处巨城之中:冰河时代化石遗址藏于洛杉矶"
Chris Iovenk · 2026-05-24 · via The Guardian

L洛杉矶以Getty博物馔、Lacma博物馔等著名,然鲜少人知,城中藏一博物馔,内含寰宇之最殊异化石之址。

La Brea Tar Pits and Museum也。乃藏二百万余冰河时代草木禽兽之遗骸所,有长毛象与剑齿虎者,皆陷于油淖,今犹汩汩涌出。

自一九七七年开馆以来,此殊异之境,引游人数众、童稚学子及诸访客如潮。其尤著者,乃广袤幽暗之湖沼,有玻璃纤维所制巨象家族,悲其胶滞之命,怆然长叹。

此研研之府,古兽之馆,并五二顷(十三亩)之公囿,乃寰宇独存之都会,时冰之掘地也。

艾米丽·林迪斯言:“寰宇之中,几无他处,其化石之繁富、之众,及其保存之精良,有若斯者。”曰:“诚为奇观;犹庞贝,然处巨城之中,吾辈得百年之久,广掘而深研之。”

A man looking at bones
美利坚古生物学家查斯特·斯托克,观骨于馆。 照片:NHMLAC惠赠

今,近五十载之历史,首度巨变将兴。该馆将七月闭馆,行两年之二百四十万金重修大计,以易其地及其园。

今之博物院,隐于芳草丘壑,其形貌大抵如故,然内室之展陈、研习、授业之所,将予更新,别出心裁。蹊径壮丽,桥梁新设,他景亦增,为园中游人,别开生面。

是役肇于二零一九,由洛杉矶县自然博物院发其端。(该机构掌管经营此博物馆及其周边园林)并广纳众议。二零二三年,后续之设计竞赛将此项目授予纽约设计公司。韦斯/曼弗雷迪此公司素有营建著名园林、博物馆之历史,如布鲁克林植物园(Brooklyn Botanic Garden)其访客中心也西雅图艺术馆之 奥林匹克雕塑公园亨特斯角南滨水公园.

People walking into a building
停车处新见博物馆之景.摄影:WEISS/MANFREDI(NHMLAC惠赠)

“此乃仅见之域,可于一游之间,尽观一科之全貌,”琳赛如是言,盖指自发现至化石修复之过程,皆于公开之地施行。“吾素重科学素养,悯今世对科学之误解与不信任,此诚千载难逢之机,得以晓畅易达之方,彰科学之理,使人知其如何为之,及其与日常之关联。”


T斯地之斑斓史,肇于异禀之地质。下伏地裂,油气上涌,及至空际,化而为瀝,或为柏油。此域,先民所共知也;数千载间,楚马什人用以防水其舟。

世纪之交,油潮涌动于洛杉矶,此地焕发新生。 Grove与Miracle Mile未立之前,油井林立,遍及威尔希尔大道及四野。于今Lacma毗邻之私地Rancho La Brea,掘井之际,得惊人发现:乃万载绝迹之兽骨,尽染沥青,藏珍无数。

骸骨纷杂,为沥青所渗透包裹,得免腐朽,诚为奇迹。又,化石样本尚存胶原,此乃现代研究之幸,盖因其可作极准之碳测也。

A man next to an elephant bone
洛杉矶之沥青坑,遂成化石之渊薮。摄影:NHMLAC惠赠
A man at an excavation site
世纪之交,石油繁荣于洛杉矶,是时此地焕发新生。摄影:NHMLAC惠赠

于其地,事乃自凿油转而为掘骨。当其发冢之盛年(一九一三至一九一五),得遗骸约七十五万。其间奇珍异宝,有古新世各类生灵及巨兽之属,如美利坚狮(American lion)(较今日非洲狮为壮)且巨颚熊重达两千磅,为有史以来最大之陆上哺乳食肉动物。

实则,所掘遗骸九十之属,皆属肉食或食腐之兽,遂生此说:此坑乃为捕食者设之罗网。据此说,如猛犸巨兽之属,不意陷于沥青渗流(盖水与落叶所隐),其鸣则引捕食者而来。然不幸于捕食者,终亦如猎物般罹难。

故此,约五十九种哺乳动物,一百三十五种飞鸟,并丰饶之草木虫豸,为百有余之骨干。二百万出土之标本,其自何而来也国际地文遗产委员会称“地球最富藏古生物之地,为陆生化石之晚”四元年岁


维思/曼弗雷迪之修葺,将存旧地所爱之景,如湖渊,昔为矿坑,今盈水与油,及其永无宁日、惶惶然之雕塑居者,而更易他稍陈之素。

拉布雷亚沥青坑博物馆,原名乔治·C·佩奇博物馆,乃重要之例也。樸樸主義建築也。博物館者,藏展品、廣化石藏、研究之所也,藏於高阜,四圍草覆。

今博物馆之基址将存,然热带植物充其庭者,易以土著草木,更肖洛杉矶白垩纪时之景。于发掘处设户外讲堂,复辟新径及人行桥,欲引游者之往邻博物馆,若Lacma及Motion Pictures Academy Museum之属。

A  man looking into a microscope while a young girl looks at him
博物院内之化石之室。图:克里斯蒂娜·冈多洛佛摄,NHMLAC惠赠

“今时今日,汝可于园中徜徉,竟不睹博物馆,”此乃自然史之总裁兼总监 Lori Bettison-Varga 所言也。博物之府。 “汝或身处博物馆,而未思及与焦油坑之关联。故此项目,旨在重塑为真正之室内外体验,使公众更为可见且易达。”

馆内将焕然一新。化石实验室,即馆内研究之所,仍将保留其标志之窗,使游者得观科学家与义工之巧手,从事化石之保存与修复。藏品将续有增,其储藏之设亦将更新。

短面熊、凶狼及猛犸象等著名雕像与骸骨将存,然非独置于其自 mount,新展将置诸动态场景,欲令观者更尽识洛杉矶冰河时代之居者。

当气候剧变、物种频危之世,新展将述此地巨兽之绝迹,亦彰郊狼等类之存续与坚韧。其旨在于启民智,使知洛杉矶未有人类之前之景,而通古今,以明今人当慎御生态之需。

A rendering of an aerial view of the museum
博物之馆,空际之景,图绘呈焉。 照片:韦斯/曼弗雷迪/美国自然历史博物馆提供

拉布雷亚沥青坑与博物馆正进行实体修缮,亦塑造新形象,欲超越其旧时声誉,非仅儿童博物馆。

“固也,吾辈欲使童子来,以启其好奇,感其天造之境,明其科學之序,思其未來,察其所為,”貝蒂森-瓦爾加說。“然此處乃為眾人——自嬰兒至長者。”