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 undoubtedly belong to large-scale tombs of Chu nobles.”
"Coupled with the discoveries in Zhongxian and Wanxian, we can now clarify the boundaries of the westward distribution 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 typical features of the tombs of nobles from the Chu Kingdom 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 of human beings has confirmed the The tomb should belong to the tomb of the prince of Chu State. "
The prince here does not refer to the rich young man, but the "son of the prince", who is the direct male relative of the princes and kings and has his own fief. That kind of thing.
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 is a pity that all the big tombs were robbed." Huo Wei expressed regret: "However, although no evidence was found to show the identity of the owner, there is no way to prove the remaining three small tombs. Whether it is a subordinate tomb or a family tomb in a large tomb, but based on the shape and scale of the tomb, Judging from the cultural relics unearthed from Tomb No. 3, which has never been robbed, this cemetery group should be a cemetery for the nobles of the Chu Kingdom in the mid-Warring States Period, and may have an important relationship with the legend of the "Chu Gu Mausoleum"."
" The most important thing is," Jiang Tianxi said: "Now we know that it has arrived In the middle of the Warring States Period, this area had become the boundary of the Chu State's influence. In order to strengthen the rule of the border, the Chu State sent important royal family members to sit in the hometown of Ba State. They were also buried here after their deaths. The scale was so large. It is enough to show that the rule of Chu State here is quite stable. It’s more than one generation ago.”
These are the real charms of archeology. It’s not like what’s said in tomb-robbing novels, it’s just about digging up some incredible treasures. Its real charm is to uncover the secrets of history. Layers of fog restore 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 our ancient tomb No. M3. The tomb is seventeen meters long. The length, width and depth of the tomb are all over ten meters. Moreover, the tomb is well preserved. Although six or seven robbery holes were found in the surrounding area, unlike the other tombs, the robbery holes in Tomb M3 did not penetrate into the tomb chamber. Therefore, it has not been destroyed.”
“According to the archaeological excavation, bamboo curtains were hung in the tomb, and copper tripods, pots, chariots and horses, gold-plated belt hooks, jade bis, and glazed beads have been found. Waiting for a large number of relics."
"Can we go and see it?" 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 pot stage." Huo Wei explained: "They have just been moved to the laboratory together with the environment and are being cleaned up. Some of them may have to be transported to Yuzhou for cleaning. It is not enough to see the originals. Have to wait.”
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!"
"Cleaned up. "?" Jiang Tianxi stood up immediately.
Things with written records in ancient tombs are the most precious and 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 knows Not being an outsider, I couldn’t help but feel excited and nervous.
"It's still in the mud tray," the student said excitedly: "It's a little difficult to clean up. Teacher Deng asked me to inform you quickly."
"Let's go and have a look." Jiang Tianxi no longer hesitated: "It just so happens that everyone can go and visit together, and you can also give us opinions on our work."
Because it is a holiday, the middle school in the town is the emptiest. The space is now fully occupied by the working group.
After the major discovery was made in Tomb No. 3, all the work forces from across the country were rushing here one after another. The school leaders called the cook back again. Three meals a day for so many people in the work team were also in the school cafeteria. have eaten. 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 tombstone and Xinmang fifty stamping money. Two of your articles I’ve read all the papers, but how did I get admitted to the Chinese Department?”
This is such a thoughtful question that I don’t know how to explain it. I can’t say in front of the head of the History Department that my ambition has always been the Chinese Department. , archaeological discoveries are just for fun, right?
Fortunately, Jiang Tianxi was very good to Zhou Zhi. He also had the identity of being the curator of the Sichuan 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 recently returned it? Our museum has restored so many calligraphy and paintings? Where is the copper seal we just mentioned?”
"Here it is." Teacher Deng led everyone to a huge workbench. There was a wooden box on it. In the wooden box was a box of soil. A large amount of the surface layer of the soil had been cleaned away. In part, you can now see 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, 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.
"Just 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, he can definitely take out the copper seal first."
"Speaking of skillful people, don't we also have one here? "Is there a seat?" Jiang Tianxi looked at Zhou Zhi: "Elbow, you What do you think?”
Zhou Zhi is no stranger to this kind of work. In high school, he often inspected various large and small tombs in Jiachuan. Although most of them were empty, some of them were excavated for the cultural center. There are few treasures such as stone carvings and wooden figurines.
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 observing it, I felt confident, so I was eager to give it a try: "I think I can try it."
(End of this chapter)