Master Archaeologist

Chapter 265 Lots of Gold Again!

"Has the material of the main coffin been analyzed?"

"Yes, the whole coffin belongs to camphor wood."

"Hey, I remember that Jiangxi is rich in camphor trees, right? But in the Western Han Dynasty, using camphor wood as coffins was only used in the tombs of high-ranking nobles."

"To build such a three-meter-long main coffin, it takes a lot of camphor wood, which is very rare."

Kong Jianwen and Wen Yuangen were communicating in low voices.

After making the decision to open the coffin, everyone stood next to the main coffin and waited for the hoist.

The main coffin is 3.7 meters long and 1.7 meters wide, and the outer coffin is also of this size.

Obviously, such a huge coffin cover cannot be opened by manpower.

So even though it was decided to open the coffin cover, it had to wait for the mechanical vehicle to arrive, and then use the crane to lift the coffin cover.

During this idle period of waiting, everyone also surrounded the main coffin, constantly looking at it.

The main coffin was originally supposed to be a lacquered wooden coffin, with exquisite lacquer paintings painted on the coffin body.

But because of the long-term soaking in water, many of the paint layers on the main coffin have peeled off, leaving only the dark inner and outer coffins.

However, the cover above the main coffin is orange-red.

This is naturally not the color of the wood itself.

According to speculation, this should be a drapery board.

That is to say, there should have been a very large piece of ruined curtain on the main coffin, but with the passage of time, these ruined curtain parts and the coffin cover have been integrated into one.

You know, the so-called barren curtain is actually a coffin cover, and this thing is made of silk.

The main component of silk fabrics is protein. To be more precise, it is the protein fiber composed of eighteen kinds of amino acids in silk.

Protein fiber, long-term contact with wood, the two are easy to "stick" together.

Over time, the coffin cover made of camphor wood became orange.

In fact, this orange should be the original color of camphor wood, which is the color produced after it is fused with the red curtain.

Under normal circumstances, the main coffin is covered with a curtain ceiling. Since the curtain collapsed, there may be traces of woven fabrics and textiles around it.

Therefore, the barren curtain must be uncovered before the coffin cover under the barren curtain can be dealt with.

Chen Han and Zhuang Yunpeng were lying around the main coffin, and they were in the process of uncovering the barren curtain.

It's troublesome to say, but it's also troublesome to do.

The barren curtain that was completely glued together with the coffin cover obviously couldn't be removed by brute force.

In other words, if it is to be removed by force, it will only shatter the barren curtain into small pieces, and then continue to stick to the coffin cover.

Fortunately, with the strong assistance of the Jingzhou Cultural Protection Center, they have a lot of chemicals in their hands.

Some chemicals are specially used to separate silk fabrics.

After using these chemicals, it was much easier to remove the barren curtain.

However, although the difficulty of the work has been reduced, everyone still spent a whole morning working hard to remove the barren curtain and reveal the coffin cover below.

And two specially transferred cranes had already been waiting nearby.

"Then we will pry open the coffin cover next?" Chen Han looked at Kong Jianwen impatiently.

Kong Jianwen didn't say anything, but nodded calmly.

Of course, the coffin cover is not simply covered on the main coffin, it is usually nailed to the main coffin.

Therefore, if you want to lift the coffin cover, you must first separate the cover from the main coffin.

To put it simply, you have to pry open the main coffin first!

This is not a hard job, on the contrary, it is a job that needs to be done lightly.

Because although these camphor trees are very hard wood, after all, they have been soaked in the ground for more than 2000 years. No matter how strong the wood is, it will become very fragile.

Although it is not as brittle as bean curd residue.

But if you try to pry open the coffin cover directly, it is more likely that the coffin cover has not been pried off, but the position where it was pried is rotten.

Therefore, this work must be done meticulously, and needs to be strengthened bit by bit.

In this regard, Zhuang Yunpeng is professional.

His skill at hand is really good.

Under Chen Han's onlookers, Zhuang Yunpeng took a steel bar and carefully inserted it between the gap between the coffin lid and the main coffin, and with little force, opened a gap in one corner of the gap.

At this time, a dramatic thing happened.

Through this small gap, Chen Han couldn't help peeking inside.

As a result, what he saw when he entered the line of sight along with the light was a piece of gold and green splendor!
The coffin was relatively clean, and there was not as much mud as Chen Han imagined.

Some suspected objects of gold and jade were conspicuously lying in the coffin, and some gold could still reflect golden light under the light entering!

"Fuck, there are so many gold and jade objects!" Chen Han shouted without any concealment.

Kong Jianwen and Wen Yuangen also hurried over, bent down and looked through the gap with him.

Regardless of Zhuang Yunpeng next to him, his face flushed red in order to support the gap.

"The situation in the coffin is better than expected, and it hasn't been affected much by the outside world!"

"It seems that the sealing of the main coffin is very good! There may be a large number of preserved and relatively intact Jinyu period and other precious cultural relics unearthed!"

"Do you want to continue to open it? Or just transfer the entire main coffin to the laboratory and open it again?"

"No."

Kong Jianwen shook his head: "This main coffin probably weighs several tons."

"It is too difficult to transfer it to the laboratory in its entirety."

"If you want to lift it as a whole, I'm afraid the bottom of the coffin can no longer support such a weight."

"The coffin can only be opened on the spot."

The reason for deciding to open the coffin on the spot was originally a last resort.

According to the length and width of the coffin, and assuming that it is filled with things, after a simple estimate, it can be concluded that the lightest weight of the main coffin is estimated to be two to three tons.

With such a large weight, if it was a new coffin, it might be able to lift it.

But a coffin that was soaked in water for a thousand years more than 2000 years ago cannot be lifted and transported away.

If you really want to hang it, it may only shatter the entire main coffin, and the consequences will be very serious!

"Hey, let's take a look at the coffin cover first."

Wen Yuangen also came to his senses, feeling ashamed of his bold idea.

He waved his hand, and Zhuang Yunpeng immediately continued to pry the coffin cover.

Start with the four corners, then the middle of the left and right ends.

After all the six fulcrums were pried open, it was basically confirmed that the coffin cover and the main coffin were separated.

Zhuang Yunpeng did a great job, and the coffin cover did not deform or break during the whole process.

After reaching this step, the crane that has been waiting by the side for a long time, the variety show can start to work.

Accompanied by the low friction sound of the rails and steel bars, the huge main coffin cover was firmly lifted up in one piece like an "arm" by the steel bar as thick as a little finger of the aerial crane.

With the hoisting of the coffin cover, the situation inside the main coffin was finally revealed to everyone without reservation.

"Damn! Another lot of gold!"

(End of this chapter)