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"Greetings" in the tomb
In Geneva, Switzerland, a picturesque place with a good life, archaeologists are not vegetarians. One day, they were so idle that they decided to go digging in the suburbs to see if they could find some treasures.
The experts were thrilled to think that gold had been dug up, but it turned out to be an ancient tomb. Isn't this a typical "stepping on iron shoes and finding nowhere to find them, and it takes no effort to get them"?
This ancient tomb has been destroyed enough, as if it had been visited by tomb thieves. The experts' hearts are so cold, this is too far from the expected baby!
However, they decided to continue digging and seeing, maybe there was a surprise?
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The identity of the tomb owner is "bright and blind"
Digging and digging, suddenly an expert shouted: "Oh my god, what is this?" Everyone gathered around, only to see a skeleton lying quietly in the soil, as if beckoning to everyone: "Hello, I'm here!"
This made the experts in the room very excited, and they scrambled to put the skeleton together as if they were playing a jigsaw puzzle.
After a while, the bones were pieced together. When you look at it, it turns out to be the skeleton of an adult male! Look at this tall and mighty posture, he must have been a great figure in his life.
The experts began to speculate: "This may be a general with high martial arts! Look at this bone structure, how strong and powerful!"
However, when everyone looked around, they couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. The general's tomb is a little shabby, isn't it? There is nothing but the skeleton and a few rusty funerary goods.
I thought I could dig up some treasures such as gold and silver, pearls, agate, etc., but it turned out to be a "light pole commander".
The loss in the hearts of the experts is beyond words. This is too far from the expected general's tomb! They originally thought that they could dig up a tomb at the level of a "local tyrant", but it turned out to be a tomb at the level of a "beggar".
However, disappointed to disappointed, they decided to continue digging and seeing. After all, they can't come home empty-handed, right? Maybe there are surprises waiting for them below!
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The Bronze Hand "Turned Out"
Just as everyone was about to pack up and go home, go to a tavern to drink some wine, and talk about this "failed" excavation experience, someone suddenly shouted: "Hey! What is this?"
Everyone turned around one after another, only to see that in the upper left corner of the cemetery, a bronze hand with a strange shape broke through the soil, as if the owner of the tomb had been in the soil for a long time and wanted to stretch out to breathe.
This bronze hand is a perfect replica of the real hand, with a one-to-one ratio, even the fingerprints are clearly visible! The wrist is also attached to the golden cuffs, which looks quite tall.
However, it is a bit of a pity that the four "bronze fingers" are broken and scattered nearby. The experts' eyes lit up when they saw this posture! This must be a remarkable discovery!
Everyone gathered around and began to make various guesses about the bronze hand. Someone said: "This must be the burial goods of the tomb owner, who loved it during his life and carried it after his death." ”
Someone retorted: "How can there be such a strange burial object? I see, this must be the weapon used by the owner of the tomb during his lifetime! You think, he stretched out this hand, and when the enemy saw it, they thought he was a bronze warrior, and they were scared away!"
Others have made even more outrageous speculations: "This must be a sacrificial object! The owner of the tomb may have been a mysterious figure such as a sorcerer or priest." ”
However, every guess seems to be untenable. You say funeral goods, how can there be a burial hand? You say weapons, this hand can't be waved or hit people?
You said sacrificial items, but what about these four broken fingers? This bronze hand is like a mystery, and everyone can't figure it out.
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The use is a mystery and evokes reverie
As the research deepened, the experts discovered another strange thing. When they put the male skeleton together, they found that it was missing the bone in his left hand!
This stunned everyone! Could it be that this bronze hand is a prosthetic leg of the tomb owner? But this prosthetic limb is too delicately made, isn't it? And if it is a prosthetic, then why is it so realistic? Isn't it just a palm?
So the experts began to speculate again. Some say it may be some mysterious weapon used by the tomb owner during his lifetime; some say it may be some mysterious power to continue to protect him after death; others say that it may be a belief or Xi symbol of the tomb owner's life.
But every speculation seems to be untenable. The bronze hand is as elusive as an unsolvable mystery.
But the experts didn't give up. They decided to start with the oddly shaped stone and see if they could find any clues.
After some effort, they found that the stone could be perfectly inserted into the bronze hand!
This makes everyone very excited! It seems that this bronze hand must have some connection to the stone!
But a new problem has arisen. What exactly is this stone for? Why should it be used with that bronze hand?
Some people say that this may be a tool used by the tomb owner to perform some kind of ritual during his lifetime, some people say that it may be a magic weapon used by the tomb owner to suppress evil spirits after his death, and others say that it may be a form of entertainment or a toy for the tomb owner during his lifetime.
However, every guess seems far-fetched. This stone and the bronze hand are like a pair of "happy enemies", and people can't figure out their use and connection.
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Unsolved mysteries leave reverie
Although the archaeological work has ended, the mystery of this mysterious tomb and bronze hand on the outskirts of Geneva remains unsolved.
Each change gives us a deeper understanding of this history, but it also brings more questions and confusion.
These questions and confusions remain in our hearts like knots that cannot be untied, and make us full of infinite curiosity and reverie about this history.
Like a door to the unknown, we are attracted to explore the mysteries of this history, what kind of stories and secrets are hidden behind these mysteries? Let's wait and see!