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How many of the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty had been buried in this vast expanse of yellow sand!
These rich oasis countries all had one thing in common: These Oasis Cities were built in the lower reaches of the river or in the coastal areas. For example, Jingjue Country was located in the lower reaches of the Niya River, and Qiemo Country was located on the alluvial plain along the Che 'erchen River…
The agricultural water of these oasis cities mainly relied on river irrigation: The eastern and southern edges of the Taklamakan Desert had layers of yellow soil formed during the geological period.
The water capacity of the yellow soil layer was relatively strong, so the end of the river mostly gathered in the yellow soil area to form swamps and lakes, thus forming oases.
The appearance of human settlements and towns on the oasis was the choice and use of the natural environment by humans. At the same time, it also caused damage to the natural ecological environment of this area. In order to survive, the people on the oasis unknowingly buried themselves in the grave!
At that time, the ancient people carried out all kinds of production activities on the yellow soil layer, and the yellow soil layer at the edge of the desert was generally relatively thin. After long-term cultivation and other production activities, the yellow soil layer was often damaged, causing the surface to be fragmented. What was worse was that they were at the edge of the Sea of Death. Under the yellow soil layer was a layer of powder sand that was hundreds of meters deep!
When the yellow soil layer was destroyed, the river water would easily leak into the silt layer underground, reducing the river's flow and causing the river to shrink.
Another serious consequence of the destruction of the yellow soil layer was the exposure of the underground powder sand. Under the influence of the wind, it flew and moved, forming flowing sand dunes.
Once the sand was exposed, it would be an out-and-out demon. The sand dune would grow larger and larger, swallowing everything it encountered with the wind, including oases and civilizations!
" In history, the extinction of many oasis cities around the Taklamakan Desert was almost related to the changes of the natural environment, such as the disappearance of rivers and the desertification of cultivated land, except for man-made war factors. The survival and extinction of the Jingjue Kingdom at the end of the Niya River also proved this point!”
The two of them drove to the cemetery. Qin Shi took out the hatchet that he was good at using from the car, while Brother Long followed them with a shovel and a basket.
The two of them went into the pit and tapped the yellow soil surface with their axes. The sound they made was no longer the echo of the solid soil. Then, they used the Luoyang shovel to test the soil layer. They estimated that there was at most 50 to 60 centimeters below the coffin.
In the past two thousand years, the sandstorm had already blown away a thick layer of soil covering the tomb. Originally, this large mound should have been higher.
Otherwise, the two of them could spend a few days digging a tomb.
If one of them was using a hatchet, the other had better stay a little further away to avoid being accidentally injured.
Brother Long didn't join in the fun. He just stood by the pit and watched Qin Shi work.
Because he knew the general situation of the coffin below, he could only use the method of moving mountains instead of the ordinary grave robbers digging holes. He planned to remove all the soil above and open the coffin cover.
This was also the most barbaric method used by grave robbers. They would completely expose the entire tomb. As long as the things inside were useful, they would not miss anything!
However, he did not do this because he was extremely evil, but because he had a conscience. He wanted to leave a relatively complete " home " for the tomb owner. No one wanted a big hole in the roof of their prince, and it was probably the same for those who died.
The completely dried yellow soil was a little hard, but because it contained a small amount of sand, the sharp hoe and axe could lift up a large piece of yellow soil every time.
Three meters in length, from top to bottom, a layer of yellow soil more than 20 centimeters thick was chiseled loose.
Sweating profusely, he took out a large cup of water and gulped down a mouthful of slightly salty dried bamboo shoot soup. He said to the side,
"Brother Long, it's your turn."
As he spoke, he stepped onto the pit and lay down beside it like a dead dog!
Long Zhi washed the pit, shoveled the soil into the frame, and left after filling it up.
This action was absolutely swift. It seemed that he had definitely trained a strong set of soil engineering techniques in the army. Half of the soil was picked far away, and the other half was poured outside the pit. It would be useful later.
They worked from six to eight. There was still an hour before the sun would set. Two casket coffins were exposed in front of them. The Gobi Desert was dry and had been around for 1,700 to 1,800 years, but the coffins were still well preserved.
If it was in the south, if a coffin of this age did not have the protection of the green paste mud, even the wood would have rotted away!
"God bless, I hope the thing is in here!”
Hearing Qin Shi's mumbling, Long Zhixi said,"
"If what you're looking for is inside, we'll leave tomorrow?”
"En! Who would want to stay in this damned place for too long?”
The two of them were covered in dust. They had just drunk some Huoxiang Zhengqi Water to avoid heatstroke. It was the vast Gobi Desert. Who would want to stay here for long?
He took out two " pig mouth masks " from his bag and put them on. Although he had never heard of any virus or bacteria that survived thousands of years in the ancient tomb, it was better to be safe than sorry.
When he was a local in the Central Plains and the North, Qin Shi had even prepared gas masks. There was no need for such special equipment in the South-the tombs were filled with soil, and at most, there would be a special, indescribable smell of soil.
One of them even put on a pair of rubber gloves, not to prevent any viruses or corpse poison, but to prevent the sweat on his hands from damaging the antiques that had been isolated from the air for nearly two thousand years.
Qin Shi's target was very fragile. It would be damaged by sunlight and salt. Otherwise, he would have nowhere to cry!
Long Zhixi used a tire repairing crowbar, while Qin Shi used a hoe ax. The two of them knocked open the coffin lid in a few moves.
At least he had some morals and didn't smash the lid of the coffin into pieces.
"Wow!"
Long Zhixi couldn't help but shout when the coffin lid was thrown to the side.
There was basically no soil or sand in the coffin. It was very clean. A corpse lying on its back had its head covered with brocade silk. It was wearing a brocade robe, brocade pants, and a brocade quilt. It was also wearing a pair of leather shoes with embroidered patterns and a pair of leather boots with halos. The colors were bright and the patterns were clear!
"F * ck, no!"
Long Zhixi was quite excited, but Qin Shi was very unhappy. They had dug the wrong place, and this tomb was not!
"These are almost two thousand years old, and they're still so well preserved!”
As Brother Long was speaking, he heard Qin Shi cursing.
"It's not what you're looking for? Are these useless?"
Qin Shi took a large airtight drying box from the side and handed a sealed bag to Brother Long. He pointed at the brocade quilt covering the corpse and said,"
"This brocade quilt was produced in Shu at that time. It was dyed and woven from mulberry silk. It is a miracle that it has been preserved for nearly two thousand years.”
Soon, they pried open the coffin at the side, but the two of them did not take anything. After checking it, they closed the lid of the coffin.
This was obviously the coffin of a queen. There were many silk and cotton products inside. This cotton cloth might be the earliest existing cotton cloth in China.
However, Qin Shi wasn't interested. It was bad enough that he had a dead person's quilt, so why did he have to pull the pants of a dried corpse? Besides, it was a woman!
They didn't want the things used by those women, and they didn't find any bronze mirrors. They just left them for the archeological team to take off their pants.
Thinking of this, he felt strange. He was sleeping well, and when a big hat came down, he would be stripped naked. It was only right and proper. No matter how he thought about it, it was awkward. Once the yellow soil and sand were refilled, it was considered completed.
It was already dark when they drove back to the ruins to set up camp.
She casually washed up and planned to continue working tomorrow.
Four days later, at night, the two of them had already dug up a total of six tombs. Other than the joint tomb on the first day, the rest were all single tombs.
Just as Qin Shi remembered, there were only two joint graves in this royal cemetery. The rest were single graves, and he didn't know when the other joint grave would be dug out.
Speaking of which, Qin Shi had always taken something from every tomb, and all of them were brocade quilts. These things were exquisite and would definitely look beautiful when hung up. However, when he thought about those terrifying mummies, he felt a little strange.
"These are all very typical images of the Han Dynasty, showing the mentality of the ruling class of the Han Dynasty to pray for longevity and protect their descendants.
The life of the upper echelons of the ruling clique was comfortable enough, and with so many people dug up here, the commercial trade activities on the Silk Road must have been very active back then. The relationship between the Han Dynasty and the city-states of the Western Regions must have been very close.”
That night, Qin Shi had tidied up his things because Brother Long had said,"
"The people at that time were really superstitious."
Hence, he explained.
"You are indeed superstitious, and you worship foreign things.”
Hearing Long Zhixi's words, he smiled,"
"At that time, there was nothing good here. Although there were cocoons, this kind of Shu brocade is not something that ordinary people can weave. Today's manufacturing technology can't even reach this level!”
This was not nonsense. The silk weaving technique of the Han Dynasty was at its peak, and the wefts were so dense that they could not be copied today. The same standard, the woven things would be longer than the unearthed samples, which could not reach the highest level of craftsmanship at that time.
"As for those inscriptions, many bronze inscriptions have similar words. Things like 'enjoy the descendants forever' are the most common, but in the end, they become decorations for others.
There was no such thing as a dynasty that lasted tens of millions of years. As time passed, everything would be fleeting.”
Long Zhixi, who was sitting by the fire and roasting a salted duck, said,"
"You won't be able to spend all your money in ten lifetimes, and you're still doing grave robbers. Don't be so emotional, okay? I have goosebumps."
"Hehe, that's because the weather is cold. A person's life was only a few decades. If there was something they liked to do, they had to do it. Otherwise, once they closed their eyes, they would be like those dried corpses. What hope would there be?
People should live freely!"
After two lifetimes, Qin Shi could see through it better than anyone else.
"Brother Long, is there anything you like in particular?"”
Brother Long seemed to think for a moment and said,
"When I was young, I wanted to be a fisherman. Later, when I saw people in movies who at least herded livestock, I wanted to be a herdsman who could ride a horse every day. After I joined the army, I liked guns, all kinds of guns.”
"I said now."
"Spear!"
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