Master Archaeologist

Chapter 267 There is so much gold that the eyes can't see it
The main coffin of the owner of the tomb is divided into two layers. The inner coffin is very well preserved, but because the inner coffin has not been opened, it is still unknown what is in the inner coffin.

Everyone's attention is more on the space on the south side of the inner coffin.

According to the funeral custom of "death is like life" in the Western Han Dynasty, most of the coffins contained the tomb owner's favorite items.

This is fully reflected in the small space on the south side of the inner coffin.

Here, archaeologists discovered a large number of horseshoe gold, linzhi gold, gold plates, jade, and exquisite lacquer boxes, which can be called "full of gold and jade"!
Among them, even the lacquer boxes are not made of pure lacquered wood, and are usually pasted with gold or silver.

It can be seen how extravagant the life of the tomb owner was.

According to Kong Jianwen's speculation and the drawing patterns on the inner coffin, the owner of the tomb should have his head facing south, that is, the corridor, and his feet facing north.

In the space on the south side between the inner and outer coffins, a large number of gold and jade wares are placed on the west side, and on the east side, where the "head" of the tomb owner is, is a lacquer box about 50 centimeters long and 20 centimeters wide. .

What's even more amazing is that the cabinet is pasted with various exquisite patterns with gold foil.People, birds, animals and other things are lifelike.

Even the laughing eyes and ears are vividly depicted.

"Oh, what a baby!"

While carefully trying to peel the box out of the coffin, Professor Li said: "This rectangular lacquer box is made of lacquer inside and out, covered with silver buckles, and affixed with gold patterns."

"The decorations are very beautiful, with figures, hunting and animals."

"During the excavation of Haihunhou's tomb, we also found gilded figures and lacquer decorations with animal patterns many times, but this artifact is the most complete!"

Kong Jianwen nodded: "Yes."

"From the position of this box, we can guess that the box is the most precious and favorite thing of the tomb owner, and it is also the thing he values ​​the most, so it is placed in front of the inner coffin."

"I speculate that there is a good chance that there are clothes worn by the owner of the tomb in the box, and they are also his favorite clothes."

Kong Jianwen is not guessing.

As far as high-standard Han tombs are concerned, it is not that they have not been excavated.

Take the tomb of Mrs. Xin Zhui as an example. In her main coffin, a large number of silk fabrics, that is, the clothes in front of her body, were found.

Of course, because Mrs. Xin Zhui is a woman, it may not be considered a convention.

However, when most of the tombs of nobles in the Western Han Dynasty were unearthed, there must have been a lot of silk fabrics in the main coffin, but the quantity is only a matter of quantity.

Moreover, the number does not depend on the gender of the tomb owner, but on the status of the tomb owner. The higher the status, the more silk fabrics in the coffin.

After all, in the Western Han Dynasty, silk was something that nobles could only enjoy. For example, the famous Shu brocade was loved by Liehou and other high-ranking nobles.

It's not just women who wear clothes.

"The beauty of clothing is called Hua, and the beauty of etiquette is called Xia."

The Chinese ancestors have always paid attention to dressing!
Will this lacquer box specially placed on the head of the main coffin contain the favorite costumes of the tomb owner?

Will there be the high-end silk fabrics that everyone is looking forward to?
Even, will this silk fabric be well preserved?

Everyone's heart is full of expectations.

The action of cleaning the lacquer box has also been accelerated a lot.

On the other side, when a group of seasoned and prudent experts were busy working around the lacquer box, young people like Chen Han, Zhuang Yunpeng, and Lin Ya didn't pay attention to the lacquer box at all.

To be honest, they have seen a lot of lacquer boxes in this period of time.

Even if it is a lacquer box with gold, that's it.

Especially the lacquer box has not been opened yet, and I don't know what is inside.

These young people who can't bear their temper naturally don't get much attention.

What they paid more attention to was the large piece of gold shining in front of them!

Things like gold are called "cute"!

Since humans entered the tribal era, gold has been regarded as a precious thing and a symbol of "wealth" by humans all over the world.

Westerners always like to describe the giant dragon in Western fantasy novels as a greedy monster who likes gold and shiny gold and silver treasures.

But in fact, human beings are the species that like gold and gold and silver treasures the most!
Even though, everyone knew that the gold in front of them had nothing to do with them, and none of them belonged to them.

But Chen Han and the others still couldn't help but keep looking at them, and even started to buckle the gold.

No way, there are really too many!
As far as you can see, there are two boxes of gold on the top floor, and it is estimated that there are at least dozens of gold cakes, each of which is the size of a standard, that is, a pound made in Han Dynasty!

And it's just gold cakes!

In addition to gold cakes, you can also see horseshoe gold, linzhi gold, and gold plates!

A large number of horseshoe gold, linzhi gold and gold cakes were discovered in such a complete arrangement, and the concentrated quantity is not only the first time in the archaeological history of Han tombs in Jiangxi, but also rare in the whole country!
Standing beside the edge of the coffin, Chen Han couldn't help sighing: "The horseshoe gold, linzhi gold and gold cakes that are so well preserved and concentrated in such a large number can be called "the most archaeological records of Han tombs in China"!"
The gold found in the outer coffin chamber before was carefully cleaned and protected by cultural preservation experts with a small brush dipped in water, and the horseshoe gold and linzhi gold were carefully cleaned and counted. There were 10 rare linzhi golds in the lacquer box. 5 gold horseshoes and 10 gold small horseshoes.

As for the two boxes of gold cakes in Datou, there are a total of 187 pieces!
The washed horseshoe gold can be clearly seen. The bottom is engraved with a "Shang" character, which is hollow, and there are wheat ears and other patterns on it. It is cast and then processed again. There are four claw-like hooks inside. It may be used for decoration such as jade inlays.

There is also a character "上" at the bottom of Linzhi Gold, and there is a small gold bead decoration on the top, both of which are very exquisite.

This just happened to verify the statement in the history books that gold was used for "coin listing" in the Western Han Dynasty.

However, these horseshoe gold and Linzhi gold are not currency in circulation, but are actually a special gift from the emperor.

In the "Hanshu", there are detailed records of this batch of horseshoe gold and linzhi gold.

According to the records of "Han Shu Wu Di Ji": "In March of the second year of Tairu (95 BC), the imperial edict said: 'There is a minister who said, those who go to the suburbs of Zhen will see God, go to Longshou in the west, and get Bailin to give to the ancestral temple. , Wowa water comes out of Tianma, and Taishan sees gold, so it should be renamed. Today, the gold is changed to Linzhi and Haoshoe, to help auspiciousness and auspiciousness."

It means that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty claimed to be inspired by heaven.

It is said that when he went to worship the heaven, he captured Bailin, and there were also Tianma, Bailin and Tianma by the water.

This batch of horseshoe gold and Linzhi gold was "made in harmony with auspiciousness" by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It was mainly used to reward those ministers who were loyal to the royal family and had military merits, and they are rare in the world.

Therefore, princes and nobles regard horseshoe gold and linzhi gold as a symbol of honor and status.

Obviously, the batch of horseshoe gold and Linzhi gold owned by Haihunhou should have been inherited from his father, the previous king of Changyi.

After all, his father is the son of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and the gold should have been rewarded to him by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)