Hegel once said: "History is a pile of ashes, but there is a residual temperature in the depths of the ashes." "Historical stories, far from the present, in the story, teach people to deal with things, attract people to think.
In the course of thousands of years of development, the ancestors have left us a rich heritage, among which many material and cultural heritages have been buried in coffins along with the death of the ancestors. Therefore, for us, archaeological discoveries are an important way for us to understand ancient history.
During a construction process, workers accidentally found the underground tombs, so they immediately reported the situation to the relevant departments, and finally, from May 2016 to November 2017, archaeologists discovered a large group of Tombs in Tushantun, Qingdao.
Under normal circumstances, large tombs will always unearth some precious cultural relics that amaze the world, and this discovery is the same. It is reported that in this tomb group, experts have gained a lot.
Experts judged according to the design of the tomb and the excavated cultural relics that the burial time of this tomb group was basically in the Western Han Dynasty, that is to say, this ancient tomb has a thousand years of history. In this tomb group, experts found a special ancient tomb - Tomb M147, when the experts carefully opened the inner coffin, but unexpectedly found that it contained a large amount of water. Why is a thousand-year-old coffin filled with clear water?
Obviously, after thousands of years of sedimentation, the water in the coffin has long been settled in the passage of time very clear and transparent, and the burial items inside are even more shining under the sunlight. Many gilded objects look like real gold, not at all like objects from a thousand years ago.
Under the owner of Tomb M147, experts have made even more exciting discoveries. After careful cleaning by the experts, a golden dragon jade mat was presented in front of the staff. This mat-shaped burial instrument is decorated with glass ornaments, and this mat-shaped burial instrument is also known as the "Golden Dragon Jade Mat". What's more, dragon motifs are also carved on these pieces.
As we all know, the "dragon" was the symbol of the emperor in ancient China, and only when the emperor had the right to use the dragon-shaped element, if someone carved a dragon-shaped ornament on the object without authorization, then he would be punished by the emperor. Therefore, when experts saw this jade mat with dragon patterns, they could not help but associate the tomb owner with the royal family.
In the famous movie "The Last Emperor", when the elderly Empress Dowager Cixi died, she had a large pearl in her mouth. Surprisingly, in the tomb group discovered this time, the tomb owner also contained a dragon ball. Obviously, if it is an ordinary person, a dead person will not contain a dragon ball in his mouth, so although the experts at that time did not know the true identity of the tomb owner, but after a dragon ball, the experts can judge that the identity of the tomb owner is not ordinary.
As archaeologists further discovered, they found a ring-headed knife near the head position of the tomb owner. In ancient society, knives and swords were common personal items for men, and from the design and texture of this ring-headed knife, the owner of the tomb was either in a high position or a rich party. This ring head knife is so exquisite that we don't even need to look closely, when it enters people's eyes, it is easy to be attracted by the exquisite design of the ring head knife. When the staff slowly opens the knife, it will find that the knife body is still sharp and eye-catching.
In ancient cultures, having a sword and a sword seemed to be complete enough. When the staff pulled out the tomb owner's clear water, the left side of the tomb owner suddenly appeared different, and a sharp sword finally appeared in front of people's eyes. At first, the experts did not know what the sword should be called, but later, after comparing the list of burial items in the tomb, the experts determined that it was a jade sword.
Above the sword body, there is still a jade sword grid. It is worth noting that the texture of this sword is steel, that is, during this period, the bronze sword is no longer the only raw material for swords. In terms of weight, the steel sword is more portable and lightweight, and has become the choice of more people.
Although it has been buried for thousands of years, this sword is still sharp and complete, which makes people have to lament the skill of the social craftsmen at that time and the well-preserved tombs. If the tomb is not well preserved, these precious cultural relics will be difficult to appear in the eyes of our public.
For modern people, after repeated archaeological discoveries and the study of historical data, we have long understood the general framework of ancient China, but although the framework exists, the whole picture of history is still waiting for our discovery and restoration. In the process of archaeology, we can generate many problems, which not only allow us to understand the tomb group being excavated, but also let us have new discoveries and reflections on the entire ancient history.
Just like the ancient tomb of the Han Dynasty discovered this time, why are there so many dragon-shaped ornaments in the tomb, why is it that after a thousand years, the sword is as sharp as the old, and why is the identity of the tomb owner so difficult to explore? Although these problems have yet to be solved, as long as we insist on discovering and thinking, we will certainly be able to solve them in the near future.
Reference: History Museum