In 2016, a villager in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, was preparing to build a new house. In order to make the house more secure, he specially hired an excavator to lay the foundation for his house. On the first day of operation of the excavator, a sudden emergency was encountered. With a bang, the excavator seemed to have touched something. The sound drew everyone around them.
People came forward to check it out. I saw a red stone buried in the dirt. None of the villagers present could tell the variety of the stone. The villagers felt that the matter was not so simple and immediately reported it to the relevant government.
The Taizhou government, which received the news, immediately set up a group of experts and rushed to the first scene. After preliminary observation by experts, it is likely that there is an ancient tomb from the Song Dynasty here. The size of the ancient tomb is very large, indicating that the deceased may have come from a large family before his death. There are two tombs neatly buried in the cemetery, which is obviously a cemetery where husband and wife are buried together. Since the grave has been damaged, if it is not excavated in time, it is likely to attract tomb robbers. The Group decided overnight to continue excavating the graves.
The progress of the excavation at the site is slow and long due to the deep burial. The tomb is full of water and silt, and in order to reduce the damage caused by machines to the tomb, experts can only dig by hand. Finally, after a few days of digging, there were some discoveries. There were many damages to the graves, which experts speculated had been visited by tomb robbers long ago. A few broken bones were scattered next to the cemetery. In order to determine the owner of the tomb as soon as possible, the experts accelerated the progress.
Finally, the good news came one morning. A young archaeologist shouted excitedly, "Dig, dig." Archaeologists rushed up and found it to be an epitaph. According to the epitaph, the female owner of this tomb was surnamed Li and the male host was surnamed Zhao.
The man's surname is Zhao, and it is also the tomb of the Song Dynasty, which has led archaeologists to find some connections. The royal family of the Song Dynasty was surnamed Zhao. Archaeologists speculate that the owner of the tomb is likely related to the royal family.
During the excavation, it was accidentally obstructed by humans. The visitor claimed to be a descendant of this tomb, which belonged to Zhao Bopeng. Archaeologists immediately opened the history books to find zhao Bopeng's life. Zhao Bopeng was the seventh grandson of Zhao Kuangyin.
The archaeologist didn't believe the visitor until he came up with his own family tree. Experts carefully read the family tree, and according to records, Zhao Bopeng once served as a general doctor and has been living in seclusion in the countryside since retirement. The detailed records in the genealogy led the experts to believe the identity of the comers.
As a junior of Zhao Bopeng, he said he did not want the grave to be excavated. Archaeologists understand the man's thoughts, but the grave is half dug, how can it stop halfway? If it stops halfway, it is likely to cause more damage to the grave.
Under the analysis of experts, the visitors finally agreed to continue digging the grave. Digging and digging, I finally dug to the place where the coffin was stored. The coffin is very well preserved and is infused with mud river. Everyone found an excavator, tied the coffin with a rope, and finally transferred it safely to the museum.
After the coffin was smoothly transferred, the coffin lid was carefully opened. Inside the coffin are three beautifully crafted silk quilts. Due to the long time experience, the silk has been dried and is very easy to break. Unveiling the quilt, I finally saw the owner of the dream. The master of the dream wears gold and silver. Although the flesh is rotten, the clothes are worth a lot.
Next, the museum staff performed a professional operation to separate the clothes from the corpse. According to statistics, a total of 66 pieces of clothing were found from the graves. Each piece of clothing is exquisitely crafted and is an important symbol in the history of Chinese silk.
