Riding the wind of rebirth
Chapter 1464 Discovery
Chapter 1464 Discovery
"Although the cultural relics unearthed from these four ancient tombs are not enough to confirm that they are the tombs of Chu kings, judging from the unearthed funerary objects, they are undoubtedly large-scale tombs of Chu nobles."
"Coupled with the discoveries in Zhongxian and Wanxian, we can now clarify the westward distribution boundary of Chu culture from the perspective of archaeological objects, which is the area from Zhongxian to Wanxian in Yuzhou."
"The largest tomb in the camp is about 24 meters long, and the tomb is eight meters wide and ten meters deep. It has the typical features of the tombs of nobles of the Chu State in the Warring States Period, such as burial pits, stepped tomb passages, and two-story platforms. Two pairs of four people were martyred. The discovery confirmed that the tombs here should belong to the prince-level tombs of Chu State.”
The term "gongzi" here does not refer to a wealthy young man, but to a "son of a prince", who is a direct male relative of the princes and kings and has his own fiefdom.
For example, Lord Mengchang, Lord Pingyuan, Lord Xinling, and Lord Chunshen are the famous "Four Young Masters of the Warring States Period", and Lord Chunshen is a native of Chu.
In other words, the big tomb here is on the same level as Chun Shenjun's tomb.
"But it's a pity that all the big tombs were stolen." Huo Wei expressed regret: "However, although no evidence was found to show the identity of the owner, it is impossible to prove whether the remaining three small tombs are from the big tomb. However, judging from the shape and scale of the tombs, as well as the cultural relics unearthed from Tomb No. 3, which has never been excavated, this cemetery group should be a cemetery for the nobles of the Chu State in the mid-Warring States Period. It may be related to the legend of the "Chu Gu Mausoleum". has an important relationship.”
"The most important thing is," Jiang Tianxi said, "now we know that by the middle of the Warring States Period, this area had become the boundary of Chu's power, and in order to strengthen the rule of the border, Chu sent important royal family members to Ba. The fact that he was in charge of the city and was buried here even after his death is so large shows that Chu State’s rule here was quite stable and lasted for more than one generation.”
These are the real charm of archeology. It is not like what is said in tomb robbery novels, just whatever incredible treasures are dug up. Its real charm lies in peeling away the layers of historical fog and restoring part of the truth of that era. .
Just being able to confirm that the legend of the Chu tombs in Guling is true is already a very valuable archaeological discovery that can solve many historical mysteries.
"The golden doll that Xiao Huo just mentioned is the M3 ancient tomb here. The tomb is seventeen meters long, and the length, width and depth of the tomb are more than ten meters. Moreover, the tomb is well preserved, although six pieces of it were found around it. Seven holes were robbed, but unlike the other tombs, the robbed holes in Tomb M3 did not penetrate into the tomb chamber, so it was not damaged.”
"From the archaeological excavation, bamboo curtains were hung in the tomb chamber, and a large number of relics such as copper tripods, pots, pots, chariots and horses, gold-plated belt hooks, jade bis, and glazed beads have been cleared out."
"Then can we go and have a look?" Lin Wanqiu wanted to see the newly unearthed cultural relics with her own eyes.
"Yes, but it is still in the cleaning stage. Those things are not the same as those at Xiaolin's auction."
"Many cultural relics are still in the clay plate stage," Huo Wei explained. "They have just been moved to the laboratory along with their environment and are being cleaned. Some may need to be transported to Yuzhou for cleaning. We have to wait to see the originals."
At this moment, a young man who looked like a student and wore a blue coat ran in: "Dean Jiang, Professor Huo, we found a copper seal!"
"Has it been cleaned up?" Jiang Tianxi stood up immediately.
Things with written records in ancient tombs are the most precious, and they can often indicate the identity of the tomb owner. Things such as copper seals must be the most important type of cultural relics in archaeological excavations. Everyone is not an outsider, so they can't help but be excited. Get nervous.
"It's still in the mud dish," the student said excitedly, "It's a little difficult to clean up. Teacher Deng asked me to inform you as soon as possible."
"Let's go and have a look." Jiang Tianxi no longer hesitated: "It just so happens that everyone should go and visit together, and you can also give us opinions on our work."
Because it was the holiday, the middle school in town was the emptiest place and it was now completely occupied by the work team.
After the major discovery was made in Tomb No. 3, work forces from all over the country rushed here one after another. The school leaders called the cook back, and the work team also ate three meals a day in the school cafeteria. The town middle school was renovated from the former Confucian Temple. The oldest teaching building is actually the main hall of the former Confucian Temple. It is now an indoor sports room, where physical education classes are held when it rains.
The space here is the most open, and it has become a place for temporary cleaning of cultural relics.
Although it was already evening, there were still a lot of staff. Teacher Deng, who was responsible for the cleaning work, was a young woman. She couldn't help but feel a little confused when she saw so many people coming at once.
After Huo Wei finished introducing her, Teacher Deng breathed a sigh of relief: "I know Xiao Zhou, the discoverer of Jianyuan tombstones and Xinmang fifty stamped coins. I have read both of your papers, How did you get admitted to the Chinese Department?”
This question was asked even though Zhou Zhi didn't know how to explain it. He couldn't say in front of the head of the History Department that his ambition had always been the Chinese Department, and that the archaeological discoveries were just for fun, right?
Fortunately, Jiang Tianxi was very good to Zhou Zhi. He also had the identity of being the curator of the Shu University Museum, so he helped to answer: "Literature and history have never been separated. Although Xiao Zhou is in the Chinese Department, hasn't he done so many renovations for our museum recently?" Where is the calligraphy and painting I just said I found?"
"Here it is." Teacher Deng led everyone to a huge workbench. There was a wooden box on it. Inside the wooden box was a box of soil. A large part of the surface layer of the soil had been cleaned away. Now it can be I saw some bronzes, jades, and beads half-buried on the surface of the soil.
Teacher Deng pointed with a thin bamboo stick to a copper button exposed under a pile of black carbide: "Here!"
"Are these silk fabrics or bamboo products?" Huo Wei frowned.
"It's a bamboo curtain."
"If you can do it without destroying it, try not to destroy it. Materials are also needed for the carbon 14 experiment." Huo Wei breathed a sigh of relief and said.
"It will be a bit difficult to get this without destroying it." Teacher Deng also frowned.
"Well, it is indeed difficult. Are you sure about it?" Jiang Tianxi asked.
"Do it slowly." Teacher Deng is not eager. Even though there may be important discoveries, he is still prepared to follow the regular steps despite being excited.
"It would be great if Lao Zhao was here." Huo Wei said: "He is skillful and can definitely take out the copper seal first."
"Speaking of those who are handy, don't we have one here?" Jiang Tianxi looked at Zhou Zhi: "Elbow, what do you think?"
Zhou Zhi is no stranger to this kind of work. In high school, he frequently inspected various large and small tombs in Jiachuan. Although most of them were empty, many treasures such as stone sculptures and wooden figurines were unearthed from some tombs for the cultural center.
He didn't feel the difficulty that several people mentioned. Although the carbonized bamboo curtains were stacked on top of the copper buttons, there was still a layer of mud between the two, so there was a certain amount of room for manipulation. .
Just don't touch the pile of carbonized bamboo curtains when cleaning from the side.
After some observation, I felt confident, so I was eager to give it a try: "I think I can try it."
(End of this chapter)
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