Preface
British excavations unearthed 1,600 years ago ancient Roman period frescoes, which made the British archaeological community very serious, archaeologists carefully excavated.
But during the excavation in the UK, five simplified Chinese characters were unexpectedly revealed, and it was impressively written "Jim is here".
This sparked speculation in the archaeological community, and after netizens saw the news, they said: Is it crossing?
1600-year-old mural excavated in England
In a small village in England, an extremely precious mosaic of the ancient Roman period has been excavated.
There are only three works of this type in the world, so archaeologists call them one of the most exciting discoveries in Britain in the past 50 years.
The mural is laid out on the farmland of the farmers in this village, and the area of the mural is indeed not small, about 6 meters long and 5 meters wide.
The size of the mural has led many archaeologists to excavate this mural, and because it is a mural from 1600 years ago, archaeologists are very careful about this excavation.
This fresco is from the Roman period, 1,600 years ago, and the Roman civilization is the most profound civilization in the history of Europe.
Compared with the history of Britain, they themselves do not have many cultural relics, and they do not have thousands of years of cultural and cultural relics accumulation like our China.
In addition, there have been wars in European history, which is very serious for the destruction of cultural relics, so they attach great importance to this excavation.
What makes this mural so precious is that it is so large that there are only three of them in the world today.
In addition, the style of this fresco is mosaic, which is very profound and has great significance for the study of Roman culture.
So, what is a mosaic painting, and what is the meaning of this mural?
What is Mosaic Painting?
When it comes to "mosaic", many people feel that it is the mosaic with blurry shadows on the mobile phone.
Mosaic painting is a kind of decorative art in the field of painting, generally using many small stones to draw patterns, mosaic painting actually has a long history, one of the oldest decorative arts.
In the 5th and 4th centuries BC, the Greeks began to make mosaics, and the Romans later developed the technique.
The Romans inherited from North Africa to the Black Sea, and even from Asia to Spain throughout Europe, and the most important thing is that the mosaic works were of such artistic difficulty that they became a luxury at the time.
Therefore, the British attached great importance to this mural when they discovered it, because this kind of mural is composed of small stones one by one, and it is easy to be damaged twice.
After continuous excavation by many archaeologists, people have seen the original appearance of this mural, and it is very interesting that this mural also records a love story.
It is a legend from the Roman period in which the hero and heroine are Hercules and the centaur, and the two of them fight for their loved ones.
In the fresco, Hercules has muscular muscles, and Centaur has human legs, and the two are dueling for their beloved Princess Hippodamia.
This mosaic mural depicts the two of them competing in a chariot race for the sake of their beloved.
Due to the limitations of the historical record, the outcome of this duel is unknown, but this exquisite mural can be displayed in front of the world.
It shows that 1600 years ago, the frescoes of the ancient Roman period had great achievements, and this art is amazing.
In fact, during the excavation of this mural, there is an even more incredible thing, that is, 5 simplified Chinese characters appeared on the scene!
So, what exactly are these five simplified Chinese characters?
5 simplified Chinese characters appeared
British archaeologists found some pottery shards in the middle of the excavation, in fact, it is normal to find stones in archaeology.
But this stone was shocked to find 5 simplified Chinese characters with the words "Jim is here", which attracted everyone's attention.
The five words "Jim is here" are engraved on it in regular script, and the penmanship of the person who once wrote this word is also slightly rough.
These words are very simple for Chinese, but this is a large archaeological site 1600 years ago, which makes people feel strange.
After media reports, many people have different speculations, could it be that the Chinese have arrived in Britain 1600 years ago?
The most important thing is that 1600 years ago there were today's simple characters? Could it be that the Chinese crossed over to Britain?
The mystery of the man?
China already had the famous Silk Road as early as the Han Dynasty, which made ancient China and Europe inextricably linked.
The British excavated mosaic murals from 1,600 years ago, but China before 1,600 years was in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties period.
Before 1600, there was no England, and the British province of the Roman Empire developed under the rule of the Roman Empire.
According to historical records, the mainland did not have certain exchanges with the Roman Empire until the Eastern Han Dynasty, but there is no record of the ancients coming to the Roman Empire.
Besides, even if someone went to the Roman Empire at that time, the writing was not the current stick script, but the traditional Chinese characters of ancient China.
Later, some experts put forward his conjecture, believing that the content on the stone was not Chinese script at all, but only a special language used during that period.
These special symbols were recorded by the people of the time to record the daily events, but they were similar to Chinese stick scripts.
There is also the Chinese stick character character that originated in 1922, which is 100 years from now.
Someone expressed their opinion, and this man named Jim may be a time-traveler, who traveled to the ancient Roman period 1,600 years ago.
There is also a more credible theory that someone traveled to that place in England in modern times, and it was very coincidental that a "Jim is here" stone was buried there.
It happened to be excavated by British archaeologists and dug up this mural, so coincidentally?
So what do you think about this matter?
Information sources:
"Precious Cultural Relics of the Ancient Roman Period Unearthed in Britain Surprised to Reveal 5 Simplified Chinese Characters" - Global Network