Master Archaeologist

Chapter 183 The medical level of the Western Han Dynasty can be seen from the arrangement of jade bi
Not very tall in modern times.

But in the Western Han Dynasty, Zhao Hu's height was already very good.

Mr. Sui, the Han Tomb No. 168 in Fenghuang Mountain that Chen Han participated in the excavation before, was only 1.65 meters tall, far less tall than Zhao Hu.

He is also an aristocrat, don't take five doctors with the same status as county magistrates seriously!

In such a comparison, Zhao Hu can be said to be very "tall".

"Tsk tsk, if he was more handsome, he would probably be considered a handsome man in the Western Han Dynasty." Chen Han teased with a smile.

"By the way, if we all traveled to the Western Han Dynasty, we should all be considered handsome men, right?"

None of the male members of the archaeological team is less than 175 in height, including Professor Li and Kong Jianwen. Although they are not 1.8 meters tall, they are also above 175 in height.

In addition, modern people eat and drink well, and their mental outlook and maintenance level are far superior to those of the ancients in the Western Han Dynasty.

If there is a modern person who travels back to ancient times with his body.

As long as it's not the kind of guy who is really miserable, even if he is a popular face, he would be a handsome guy in ancient times.

If you grow some more beards, I am afraid that the women in the Western Han Dynasty will be fascinated and lost their minds.

"If you really travel back in time, the modern viruses and microorganisms on your body are just a self-propelled virus body, whoever touches you will die."

"In the era when there were no antibiotics, no vaccines, and no modern rich mutant virions, the human body was very fragile, and a cold would kill you."

Professor Li rarely participated in the naive discussion between Chen Han and Zhuang Yunpeng, and poured cold water on them.

Although Professor Li is not young, he also knows what time-traveling and rebirth are. In the past ten years or so, this topic has become too popular on the Internet.

"Okay, don't think about these things."

Professor Li shook his head, stretched out his hand to pick up a piece of jade, and said in a serious tone: "There is no trace of the fabric of the clothes inside the jade clothes, the jade bi that lays next to the body, and the remaining bones. .”

"This situation may explain that when the owner of the tomb was encoffined, he was probably buried naked and wearing a jade suit."

"This should also be a more respected method of encoffining in the Han Dynasty. The body is in direct contact with jade, and the power of jade can be used to keep the body from rot."

"It's a pity, after all, this is just a beautiful wish and fantasy of the ancients."

"If jade can really make the body immortal, modern biology and human anthropology will have to be reconstructed."

Chen Han shook his head and laughed, these words are less reliable than time travel.

At least quantum mechanics can give an explanation for time travel.

It is really nonsense that jade can make human tissue and protein not rot.

"Hey, there are really a lot of jade."

"It's fine to cover the jade clothes with ten pieces of jade, but inside the jade clothes, there are actually 14 pieces of jade placed close to the body."

On the other side, Director Fu also sighed.

Originally, he thought that the owner of the tomb placed ten pieces of jade bi and three pieces of jade huang on the left and right side of his body, which already met the standard of "jade burial", which was more jade than most nobles of the Western Han Dynasty used.

Unexpectedly, this is just pediatrics.

Inside the jade clothes, that is, on the naked body of the tomb owner, 14 pieces of jade bi were placed next to the body, sandwiched between the tomb owner's body and the jade clothes.

"How did you wear the jade clothes?"

Zhuang Yunpeng was full of question marks.

Just imagining that scene in my mind is extremely puzzling.

After the owner of the tomb passed away, it was very difficult to put him in jade clothes.

How to stuff 14 pieces of jade into it while putting on the jade clothes?
Zhuang Yunpeng's little head couldn't think of an answer.

Chen Han also frowned, trying to reproduce in his mind the situation of the owner of the tomb when he was encoffined.

Professor Li, on the other hand, didn't find it strange.

"As long as there are enough people to serve, nothing is impossible."

"The big deal is that the jade garment can be made into a semi-finished product. The last part of the chest is left unsewed. After the body of the owner of the tomb is laid in the jade garment, the jade bi is placed, and finally the chest part is sewn on."

"Hurry up, and more people will do it. It can be completed within a day or two, and the corpse will not rot."

"The luxury and enjoyment of the ancient kings, as well as the manpower and material resources that can be mobilized, are beyond your imagination."

Raising his eyebrows, Professor Li gave you such a rare and strange expression.

Why are jade clothes only available to the most senior nobles?
Not only because of the strict regulations of the emperor, but also because it is very costly and labor-intensive to make jade clothes, and even putting them on in the end is not an easy job.

There are not dozens of servants in the family who take turns to serve together, there is no way to do it!
While tidying up, Professor Li said: "The 14 pieces of jade bi are arranged close to the body inside the jade clothes. The quality of the jade is crystal clear and firm, the decoration and carving are also extremely fine, and the soil immersion and calcification are relatively slight."

"Compared with the jade pieces on the jade clothes, both the quality and workmanship of the jade are much more exquisite."

"It looks like it is placed close to the body, but it is indeed the best jade, all of which are top-quality sapphires, and they still have some warmth."

Chen Han also nodded, and took over the conversation: "There are 2 pieces placed on the hood, which are sandwiched between the ears."

"The other 4 pieces are arranged vertically on the chest and abdomen, of which the larger 3 pieces are on the top, and the other smaller piece is pressed on the genitals."

"The remaining 8 pieces are arranged on both sides of the column, with 4 pieces on each side."

"It's not just that the quality of the jade is better than the jade pieces of the jade garment, the carving technique on this jade bi is also very top-notch."

"Especially this piece of openworked three dragons, it's so beautifully made, no wonder it's placed in the genitals."

"It seems that the ancients were very obsessed with protecting the genitals."

Although there was a bit of color in the words, Chen Han's expression was very serious.

This is no joke.

Understanding the placement of these jade biscuits will have a direct effect on those who understand the Western Han Dynasty and pay the most attention to the supplementary positions of the body.

Putting two pieces of jade in the hood shows that people in the Western Han Dynasty knew very well that the head must be protected from corruption, and they knew the importance of the brain.

Three pieces are placed on the chest and abdomen, which shows that the Western Han people also know that the organs in the chest and abdomen are also related to life and cannot rot.

As for the genitals, it’s even easier to say, this thing is used to pass on the family line, for the Han people who regard filial piety as the top priority, this is the most important thing, and the organs that are passed on from generation to generation must be protected.

But the tomb owner's legs and hands were not placed with jade bi.

This shows that the Western Han people knew that even without limbs, people can continue to survive, so they will not be unable to "resurrect".

From the placement of these jade bibs.

In fact, it can be seen that the development of medicine in the Western Han Dynasty was still very good.

At least he has a good understanding of the functions and significance of the vital organs of the human body.

And to understand the function of organs, dissection is obviously indispensable.

Legend has it that Bian Que once exposed soldiers who died in battle and obtained valuable human body data.

And wrote some medical techniques about the structure of the human body.

It's a pity that most of Bian Que's medical skills have been lost, and we can only get a glimpse of the leopard from a few historical records.

(End of this chapter)