Different regions and different eras in the world have different wonderful civilizations, and the people who created these civilizations will also leave their own traces, proving the value they have brought to the world. Interestingly, when different civilizations appear in the same archaeological site across regions and time and space, it is inevitable that people will think of it.
On 1 September 2019, British media reported that a giant Roman mosaic mural dating back 1,600 years had been found on a farm in Boxford, Berkshire, and that excavations had been completed and a date would be set for display. This news has caused a sensation in the world's cultural relics and archaeology circles, which is the most important archaeological discovery in Britain in half a century.
There are only 3 mosaic murals of this type in the world, and this Roman mosaic mural is 6 meters long, and its value is undoubtedly incalculable. Archaeologists have interpreted a story about the origins of the Olympic Games from ancient times through the carvings of gods such as Hercules, Half-Horseman, Cupid and other gods on the murals.
In ancient Greek mythology, King Onomaus had a beautiful daughter named Hippodamia. When Princess Hippodamia grew up, she was so stunning that she attracted many heroic knights or noble children to propose marriage. But the ancients were very superstitious, and King Onomaos believed in "oracles" even more.
He had received a warning in his sleep that his future son-in-law would kill him. King Onomaos woke up in a panic and tried his best to obstruct his daughter's marriage. The king was very good at driving chariots, so he created the battlefield race, demanding that those who wanted to become his son-in-law must beat him on the chariot.
This chariot race is considered one of the ancient Olympic Games, but it is far more brutal than today's, and the loser will lose his life. The king used this method to execute 13 people who courted the princess of Hippodamia in succession, when Zeus's grandson Perops heard of the princess's name and wanted to marry the princess, and in order to beat the king in the game, he thought of a poisonous plan.
Pelops and Princess Hippodamia were in love, and together they conspired to replace the axle of the King's chariot, causing the King's chariot to overturn during the race. The king, wrapped in reins, was dragged alive by the mad horse. Such a flesh-and-blood story is difficult not to think that it is a real fact in history.
However, this slate should have surprised humans earlier, but it has now been artificially destroyed by a large piece. In fact, as early as the beginning of this century, when the farm was undergoing renovations, a group of workers had already discovered the stone slab. Unfortunately, they have no culture and no ability to identify cultural relics, and they directly treat them as waste stones.
When the workers laid the underground pipe, they did not bypass it, but directly carved a corner of it, which also made the later restoration work difficult. Therefore, in 2017, several archaeologists discovered the stone slab, and it took only a few days to see it, but the later maintenance and research work was carried out for two years.
To the shock of the world, The official website of Birksford also published a bizarre photo of three stones inscribed with words, one of which was engraved with Chinese Simplified. It's just that the above 5 words of "Jim is here" are confusing to everyone.
Even if Chinese saw this stone, he couldn't say why. These pieces are also identified as products that do not belong to 1600 years ago, and they should not appear in archaeological remains. So it's more likely that people feel that these stones are artificially hyped.