The Terracotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang is known as the eighth wonder in the world, and all those who have seen the Terracotta Warriors are amazed. The terracotta warriors currently on display in the museum are not complete, and there are still many terracotta warriors that have not been excavated in the mausoleum. Then some people are confused, why don't the terracotta warriors dig up?
Why didn't the terracotta warriors dig up
The reason why the terracotta army did not continue to dig is because the current science and technology can not control the oxidation of the terracotta army, the color of the terracotta army that has just been excavated is very gorgeous, because there is no chemical dye in ancient times, the color of the terracotta army is natural, it is really lifelike, but because it is impossible to control the oxidation of the terracotta army, the terracotta army immediately loses color after excavation, so the country will never carry out this destructive excavation. Abandoning excavation and letting these terracotta warriors continue to be buried in the ground is the best protection.
In July 1974, archaeologists carried out the first excavation of the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, and archaeologists saw the terracotta warriors in color, as if they were real people. However, after the terracotta army is out of the map, the terracotta army will lose its color in just 15 seconds, and within 4 minutes, the terracotta army will be dehydrated and curled, and then the terracotta army will begin to peel off rapidly, and then fall into the dust. So far, only more than 8,000 terracotta warriors have been excavated, but the actual number of underground is nearly 100,000.
Terracotta warriors digging difficulties
The technical difficulty of excavating the terracotta warriors is first of all the problem of oxidation, the real protection of the terracotta warriors is not oxidized, when excavating, it is necessary to create an oxygen-free enclosed space, and the entire Qin Shi Huang mausoleum is equivalent to dozens of Tiananmen Square, such a large anaerobic enclosed space is undoubtedly impossible in modern times,
In addition, although the Qin Shi Huang Underground Palace is only 35 meters from the ground, if the technology is not passed and accidentally collapses, the underground cultural relics will be damaged. Moreover, there is a river completely filled with silver water in the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, and there is no solution for this at present, if the mercury leaks, it will be a disaster comparable to nuclear radiation.