Eight hundred and eighty-ninth chapter tip of the iceberg (3)
Chapter 889 The tip of the iceberg (3)
"Comrades, just stay on the mountain and don't let anyone come up..."
After resting for a while, Professor Meng began to divide the work. The few armed police soldiers guarded the top of the mountain, while the others were busy selecting suitable rocks and trees and tying ropes to them.
It was Zhuang Rui's first time to conduct field archaeological excavations. He was a little excited. After taking off the bundle of ropes he was carrying, he found a large stone weighing a thousand kilograms and was sunk deep in the soil. He tied it to it and pulled it with his hands.
, it should be able to hold your own weight.
"Xiao Zhuang, you need to add a cushion at the edge..."
Of course, Professor Meng didn't need to do anything. He walked back and forth to look at other people's preparations. When he reached Zhuang Rui, he stopped and took out a few soft leather mats from the bag on the ground.
Seeing Zhuang Rui's puzzled look, Professor Meng laughed and said, "Haha, I'm afraid that the edges of the stone will break the rope, so be careful and add it to it..."
"Thank you, teacher……"
Only then did Zhuang Rui know what the use of so many leather pads in the bag was. Teacher Qingqing had already thought of this and had made preparations in advance. Zhuang Rui couldn't help but feel his face getting hot. He still had something to learn.
There are plenty of them.
The weather in May is already very hot, and there are relatively few trees on the top of the mountain. Several armed policemen have already begun to set up tents. Seeing Professor Meng's intentions, he also has the idea of living here.
After working for a while, four ropes were dropped from the top of the mountain to the cliff on the back of the mountain.
"Alright, Daniel, you go down first and determine your position, Xiao Ren will follow, then I will go down, Xiaozhuang, you last..."
As for Erniu, Professor Meng did not arrange for him to be buried at all. Erniu was too reckless. If something unexpected happened while detecting the tomb, Professor Meng would not be able to explain it to his fellow villagers.
According to Professor Meng's idea, the tomb discovered by the Daniel brothers only revealed the tip of the iceberg. Whether there is a mechanism behind it is uncertain. You must know that the wisdom of the predecessors cannot be underestimated.
This mountain is also very strange. One side is a gentle slope covered with trees, and the other side is a cliff with a slope of nearly 90 degrees, which is 70 to 80 meters high. If you fall down, you will be shattered to pieces.
Hao Long was also left at the top of the mountain. Only the few people brought by Professor Meng and the local staff went down in a group of eight. Archaeological excavation is different from other work. It must be done by knowledgeable people.
This is a special situation. Otherwise, no one would be able to enter the archaeological site. For example, during open-air excavations, the last villagers invited would be isolated. This is to prevent cultural relics from being secretly taken away.
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You must know that a large tomb often unearths tens of thousands of cultural relics. If there are many people and a mess, it will be difficult to detect a few small items quietly.
"Teacher, I'm in good health, so I'd better get off first..."
Zhuang Rui knew that Professor Meng was taking care of himself, and the person who got off first should find a good place to stay, and the one who got off last would be the safest.
"You have no experience, so you just arrange it like this..."
Professor Meng waved his hand and interrupted Zhuang Rui's words. He had already walked to the edge of the cliff and was looking down at the terrain.
"What are you doing with this stupid thing? Just grab a rope and get off..."
Daniel came over mumbling. He was a little unaccustomed to the rock climbing tools used by the archaeological team. The protective belt, which was like briefs, was very awkward to wear.
After all, Daniel moved very quickly. After fastening the rope to the alloy buckle around his waist, he grabbed the rope with both hands and slipped away, disappearing on the edge of the cliff.
Nearly forty meters down, the figure of Daniel suddenly disappeared. Zhuang Rui took a look with a telescope from above. Where the figure of Daniel disappeared, there was a low crooked-necked tree.
"Hey, come down, right here..."
Daniel stretched out his head and shouted towards the cliff. Dr. Ren had already attached the lock and fell down.
In fact, the cliff looks steep, but there is still a foothold. In addition, there are ropes to support the body and carry most of the weight. There is basically no danger. Professor Meng can climb down easily.
Dr. Ren's task was the heaviest, because he had to carry the small diesel exhaust fan that Zhuang Rui carried up the mountain. It weighed more than 40 kilograms. With the help of a staff member, he carried the exhaust fan down.
Go down.
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When Zhuang Rui stepped on the tree growing in the crack of the rock wall, a one-meter-square hole appeared in front of him. There were originally many vines growing at the hole, but they were all cleared away by those who came down first.
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Zhuang Rui really admired the Daniel brothers. Judging from the growth of the vines, they must have blocked the entrance of the cave at first. Just like that, the two brothers were able to discover this ancient tomb. They were really not ordinary people.
With the help of Dr. Ren, Zhuang Rui climbed into the cave. The entrance was not big, but the inside was very spacious. Zhuang Rui looked up and found that the height of the cave should be about 2.23 meters.
There are no traces of cutting on the rock wall next to the cave. It should be a natural cave. It is estimated that more than a thousand years ago, those who were looking for tombs for royal feng shui exploration in ancient times also hung ropes from the top of the mountain and discovered it.
Here?
Many emperors began to prepare their own mausoleums as soon as they ascended the throne. It often took thirty or forty years to complete a mausoleum. For example, the imperial mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang almost devoted all the efforts of the whole country. However, this was also done for the second generation of the Qin Dynasty.
Finally, hidden dangers were laid.
"Is everyone here? Okay, Daniel, take us to the tomb..."
After Zhuang Rui came down, Professor Meng counted the people and asked Daniel who was walking in front to turn on the lights. There was light at the entrance of the cave, but after going in for more than ten meters and turning a corner, it became pitch black.
Since the excavation was conducted inside the mountain, the archaeological team was equipped with a battery-powered lighting lamp. After the light was turned on, the cave immediately became brighter.
Walking in the cave, Professor Meng suddenly said: "This is not the entrance to the tomb, but the tomb was just built at this place..."
Although this cave is very high, it is relatively narrow and can only accommodate two people at the same time. This is very difficult to excavate for a large-scale tomb. Moreover, both sides of the cave are covered with rocks, so it cannot be filled in later.
When they reached the first stone gate, everyone stopped. Professor Meng asked Daniel to stand back and then stepped forward to inspect it.
"You, what a sin, such a beautiful stone gate, actually... alas..."
Professor Meng stroked the stone door, which was about two meters high and three meters wide, with both hands, with a look of regret on his face.
This stone door is carved with two animal heads, neither a lion nor a tiger, with protruding eyes and a stone ring hanging from its mouth, glaring at the group of people in front of the door. They are so lifelike that no one can tell what kind of animal they are.
Zhuang Rui and others who were following behind could see that someone had smashed a hole in the upper part of the stone door one meter square. Needless to say, this was definitely the work of the Daniel brothers.
"Ahem, this door was buried in the soil at that time. When we opened it, it turned out to be a rock, so we broke it open..." Da Niu looked a little ashamed and explained calmly.
It turned out that when they discovered this door, the animal head relief below was not exposed, but Erniu noticed that the smooth stone was somewhat different from the cave, so he knocked it with a hammer, but he did not expect that it would produce a hollow sound transmission.
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People are curious, and since they were in Mang Mountain, it would be sheer nonsense to say they didn’t know anything about ancient tombs. Therefore, with the idea of making money by robbing tombs, the two brothers returned home to find an ax and a heavy hammer, and then
When I came here, I smashed the stone door open.
However, this attack by the Daniel brothers is likely to open up an eternal mystery and bring history that has been dusty for thousands of years to reappear in people's sight.
Zhuang Rui took a camera and filmed the stone gate in all directions. It was his first time to participate in on-site archaeology. The task assigned to him by Professor Meng was to take photos and record the archaeological excavation process in detail.
Professor Meng observed the door and murmured to himself: "No, this is not the entrance to the tomb. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be a stone door?"
After holding a wooden clamp in his hand and gesturing on the stone door for a while, Professor Meng had a dark look of relief on his face.
"This should be called a wind-blocking wall, not a stone door. Look, the gaps in the middle are actually fake. This is a whole stone..." Professor Meng came to a conclusion after observing carefully for a while.
Usually at the end of the corridor of a large tomb, there will be a stone weighing thousands of kilograms to block the road. However, this tomb uses stone slabs that are not wide and thick. Maybe it is because it is close to the rock wall and will not be discovered by others, right?
"Xiao Li, go to the entrance of the cave and turn on the blower, and then stay there while we use the walkie-talkie to communicate..."
After getting into the stone door, the air inside became worse. Although it was not difficult to breathe, the smell of decay was very unbearable. After the blower sent fresh air in, everyone felt that they could breathe smoothly.
Got up.
"This...is this a masonry corridor?"
After entering the tomb passage through the destroyed stone door, Professor Meng was obviously surprised.
Behind the stone gate is a corridor. The ground is paved with wide bluestones. On the edge of the bluestones, there are two drainage channels more than ten centimeters wide.
People more than two thousand years ago were no less intelligent than modern people. They had already considered the damage to tombs caused by stagnant water.
On both sides of the corridor are stone slabs carved with reliefs, most of which are figures. Although the lines are simple, the strokes are clear and orderly. Looking at the people wearing high hats and long clothes on the rock wall, Zhuang was stunned.
Rui is like going back to ancient times.
"The purpose of this corridor is to drain water..."
Professor Meng observed as he walked, and soon came to the second stone door. This stone door was much thicker than the previous one. Zhuang Rui took a quick look under the light and saw that it was thirty or forty centimeters thick.
