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Editor| The old spotted dove talks about history
Ancient tombs have always been the place where archaeologists have their hearts in mind.
Not just because of the duty, but also because ancient tombs can help us unravel a lot of historical mysteries.
The historical record of our country is not only based on historical records that have been preserved before,
There are also many ancient tomb excavations, witnessing the historical truths of hundreds of thousands of years ago.
Of course, our archaeologists still have their own work ethics,
Most of the excavations are ancient tombs dug up by stolen tomb thieves, or the burial chambers are exposed due to various reasons such as earthquakes.
In this case, archaeologists will immediately go to the rescue measures, and the intact tombs will be allowed to continue to hide deep underground after they are found, so as not to disturb the long sleep of the ancestors.
There is such a large tomb in Ningxia, because it has been detected by experts and has always been concerned.
But what I didn't expect was a heavy rainstorm about to enter the winter, which caused the tomb's burial chamber to be completely washed away.
There was no way but to excavate this tomb.
So what did they dig out in this tomb?
Why do experts say that the owner of this tomb is the emperor's adoptive father?
Let's take a look!
Heavy rain in late autumn rushed out of the Millennium Tomb
In Shengou Village, Yuanzhou District, Guyuan City, Ningxia, this is a place far away from the hustle and bustle of big cities, but what they did not expect was that
Directly below a high slope near the village, which is used as a mountain climbing paradise by children, is buried a large tomb from thousands of years ago.
In fact, in the beginning, the existence of this tomb has been known in advance,
Because the ancient tombs in this area of Ningxia are not as many as in Xi'an, but there are many,
There have been experts who have explored this large area, and after the tomb was detected, it was well preserved as a whole.
So no excavation was carried out, because the process of oxidation occurs after the artifacts come into contact with the air,
Even with the best protection measures, it is better to let them continue to be buried in the soil, buried and protected by the soil, safe and effective~!
"Broken, it's raining heavily."
The unusually late autumn rain came majestically, making the already cold weather add a chill that went deep into the bone marrow.
For archaeologists, this heavy rain is directly poured on their hearts,
Because every time the rainstorm faces the danger of the burial chamber being washed away,
And once these tombs are washed away, even if only a little is exposed, it is a devastating blow to the cultural relics placed in them.
When the rain stopped, the archaeologists immediately drove to the nameless tomb where they found it.
On the way, they kept praying that the tomb must be intact, but what made them despair was that
After arriving at the destination, they clearly saw that the tomb had collapsed, for the sake of the cultural relics in it.
They immediately gathered their men and horses and reported it, and after receiving the news of the consent of their superiors,
The group immediately prepared to carry out a rescue excavation of the cultural relics.
Excavations were carried out, but I did not expect to encounter many difficulties in the cemetery
Soon the archaeologists and their party came to Shengou Village, and what they did not expect was that the disaster was not alone.
On the day they first entered the village, they immediately ushered in a different rainstorm mixed with hail.
This can make the archaeologists anxious, this weather has no way to carry out excavations,
I had to wait for the rainstorm to stop, but after stopping, I didn't know what kind of damage would be done to the tomb.
This torrential rain indicates that winter is coming soon, and in the winter, outdoor archaeology can not be carried out at all.
The longer the tomb is dried, the easier it is to finish, but fortunately the heavy rain soon stopped,
Archaeologists rushed to the work site to make measurements.
After rigorous measurements, everyone accurately found the entrance, and the most basic work was completed.
But the dangers followed.
When archaeologists entered the cemetery, a large piece of loess suddenly fell from the top of the cemetery.
"Not good to run! It's going to collapse! ”
Before I could finish speaking, I heard a rumbling sound, and a large area of collapse appeared in the cemetery.
Several archaeologists who did not have time to run out were injured on the spot, and immediately contacted the hospital for treatment after rescuing them.
No one expected that before the archaeological work had even begun, there were already injuries.
The reduction in personnel has put archaeological work in the greatest crisis, and the cemetery needs to be fixed,
But now there is simply not enough manpower, and for a while, the archaeological work of this large tomb is in a dilemma.
Fortunately, after the archaeologists reported the current situation to their superiors, the local military sub-district of Ningxia came to support.
Archaeologists were given a large number of military-grade building materials and helped reinforce them together.
With the help of the army, the entire cemetery was soon restored to a solid state.
Immediately after the safety of the archaeologists was guaranteed, excavations of the tombs resumed.
The 42-meter burial passage shows that the owner of the tomb is noble, and may even be related to the royal family
Archaeologists soon learned about the structure, which is an old earthen tomb.
Because the tomb entered by the tomb diagonally down resembles a cave, it is named after the appearance of a cave.
This kind of tomb shape system with zenith in the tomb passage began to appear from the end of the Han Dynasty, which made everyone feel vaguely in their hearts.
This tomb may be older than everyone imagines.
After the entire cemetery was cleared, archaeologists found that the cemetery was 42 meters long.
According to the experience of the tombs of 5 pin officials of the Tang Dynasty in a 30-long tomb excavated before, the identity of the owner of this tomb,
At least it will not be lower than the Tang Dynasty 5 pin masters
As the excavation progressed, archaeologists found three patios in the tomb, and the appearance of three patios surprised everyone.
Because there are only 4 burial patios of a Tang Dynasty prince who have been excavated before, the three patios show this person's good identity.
This discovery made everyone start to be full of energy, and it was necessary to dig out the tomb before winter came.
Everyone began to clean up downwards in full swing, at the door of the tomb,
Archaeologists have found a painted mural about two meters long.
Among the ancient tombs excavated here in Shengou Village, no ancient tomb with frescoes has ever been excavated before.
The appearance of the mural made the archaeologists very excited, and they rushed to clean up the mural in front of them.
After expending a lot of energy, a total of 20 murals were cleared out.
The murals depict a variety of young women,
Maids with dust and floating fans, dancers with dancing postures and waist drums hanging from their waists,
It reminds the archaeologists all the time that the owner of the tomb lived a very luxurious life before his death, and must be a very rich person!
The last mural that was cleaned out, on which was depicted a high-end atmospheric high-grade gatehouse map,
In ancient times, people would carve their previous residences on the walls of the tomb, also to show their identity.
Archaeologists have found that the shape of this gate tower is the same as the architectural style in the murals in the tomb of Prince Tang just mentioned.
This made everyone wonder if this was a royal mausoleum.
Identity is a mystery, and experts have begun to question the identity of the owner of the tomb
With this question in mind, archaeologists continue their work,
In the tomb, they found another 20 murals, and the other 20 murals depicted a number of strong men in armor.
This should be an ancient warrior, and then in the excavation of the burial chamber, archaeologists excavated a large number of clay figurines in the loess soil.
The first two clay figurines excavated are two men in armor, according to the judgment of body experts, this is a fine general figurine,
Subsequently, according to the excavation, 6 pieces of clay figurines of different shapes were excavated one after another, each of which was armored.
Even the horses under their crotches are clad in heavy armor, a costume that directly reveals the specific era.
"This is a tomb of the Northern Dynasty."
Archaeologists, after seeing these heavily armored strange pottery figurines, immediately understood the dynasty of this curtain.
Because in the history of our China, only when the nomadic peoples migrated inland during the Northern Dynasty,
In order to improve the combat and protection ability of the cavalry, the war horse was equipped with full horse armor,
But because this heavy cavalry lost the mobility of the cavalry, it was a bit of a reversal,
Therefore, in the early Tang Dynasty, this kind of army was abandoned.
Heavily armored cavalry
After determining that the owner of the tomb was most likely a general, the archaeological work continued downwards.
But a subsequent discovery made everyone almost overturn their previous ideas.
"How can a ring appear in a general's tomb?"
When an archaeologist was cleaning the burial chamber, he suddenly dug out two funerary items in the tomb.
The first is a gold sapphire ring, and the other is a war knife.
This made the people present doubt their judgment just now.
According to common sense, this should be a general's tomb, ah, how can there be a female ring?
"Isn't it... Is this a female general! ”
This conjecture stunned the people at the scene, because although it is not absent in history, the existence of female generals is still very rare.
If it is a female general like Mulan, it is the biggest archaeological discovery this time.
In the next archaeological work, archaeologists finally dug out the epitaph,
It is like an ID card that records the life of this person.
The identity was revealed, and it turned out to be related to the current emperor
It turned out that the tomb was buried with a couple, and the owner of the tomb was indeed a great general, but except for the great general,
Archaeologists have also uncovered an important piece of information.
The owner of this tomb was a great general named Li Xian of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and in addition to being a brave and warlike general,
He was actually the adoptive father of the Heavenly Son.
It turned out that when Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was born at that time, the royal fortune teller night stargazing found that this prince was not suitable for growing up in the palace.
So the emperor of Northern Zhou sent his children to Li Xian's hands to entrust them to grow up.
Knowing that he returned to the palace after he was a teenager, he took the throne and inherited the throne.
It turned out that the owner of the tomb not only made great military achievements for the Northern Zhou, but also the adoptive father of the Heavenly Son of the Dynasty.
That's why there are tombs of this specification.
The identity of the owner of the tomb was finally revealed, once again thanks to the archaeologists for their efforts,
Add more details and truth to our history!
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