At this time, Wei Changqing, who reacted the fastest, almost jumped up: "So, this ancient tomb must not have been discovered yet?"
"I'm afraid you're overthinking this. I think someone must have discovered it before us.√∟" After saying that, Han Kongque looked in the direction of Dragon City. Zhang Mei and the others didn't know how long they had been here. Time has passed. If they said they hadn't discovered this ancient tomb, he would definitely not believe it.
"Perhaps the sand dunes above this ancient tomb have just been blown away by strong winds, so this ancient tomb has just been exposed." Qian Mingyuan said.
"This is almost impossible. If this was a restricted area, Zhang Mei and the others would definitely not camp here. Since it is not a restricted area, such a large area of ancient tombs would not be well preserved," Qian Mingyuan said.
Han Kongque also knew this. The Tomb of the Sun is about 3,800 years old. It is composed of multiple layers of Populus euphratica wood piles wedged into the sand. The overall layout is like a radiant sun. Its discovery once shocked the world.
Such a great discovery will naturally not fail to attract attention. Since it attracts attention, it is impossible not to visit the all-pervasive tomb robbers, so destruction is inevitable.
At this time, the sky is getting dark, and a bright moon rises from the mountains in the north of the Gobi. The scenery has not changed for thousands of years, and the bright moon still shines, but the magnificent Tomb of the Sun has been completely destroyed, and it no longer has its former glory!
This cemetery is located on a small sand dune on the second platform on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Kongque River. It is only a few miles away from the Kongque River and about 70 kilometers east of the north bank of Luobupu. The cemetery covers an area of about 1,600 square meters. .
"This must be a public cemetery for the Lobu people, the indigenous people of the Luobu Nur area about 3,800 years ago." Qian Mingyuan confirmed.
"Rob people? If there are really Rob people here, then some of the legends would be more interesting." Han Peacock seemed to have thought of something, and a smile appeared on his face. He was still more interested in the legendary sand people here. I don’t know if the Sand People are involved with the Rob People.
"Are the Luobu people indigenous here?" Wei Changqing asked.
Qian Mingyuan said: "The Luobu people are officially classified as a branch of the Uyghur ethnic group. They live in the Luobu Nur area. They speak the Uyghur language Luobu dialect and are indigenous residents who make a living by fishing. They are called For 'Rob'."
Gu Tong sighed: "The Luobu people have been isolated from the world for thousands of years, and now there are only a few 'last Luobu people' left in the desert."
"So what legend do they have?" Wei Changqing was even more curious about this.
"They have many legends. But the most famous thing is the city they built. They built a square building with reeds and poplar trees. It is about 2 meters high and 6 meters long and wide. The door opens to the south and there is another wall on the west. It is a small wall. It is said that there are sacred objects buried in the ground inside the wall." Qian Mingyuan said.
"Holy object!" Huangshan glanced at Han Peacock.
Han Kongque ignored Huangshan and changed the subject: "I wonder how many Luobu people are left now?"
Gu Tongdao: "There shouldn't be many left, even if there are some now. Whether their descendants know that they are Luobu people is a question."
"That's no problem. They fish, hunt and grow crops by the sea in the desert. They maintain primitive customs and habits. Their life is full of mystery. Legend has it that the Luobu people live by the water and have lived in Luobu for generations. Among Haizi in the Bo area, their lifestyle is unique and they have their own dialect, so they will never forget their history." Qian Ming Yuan Dao.
Han Peacock nodded and said: ""Huijiang Chronicles" records that the Luobu people do not grow grains or herd livestock. They only fish in small boats for food, or gather wild hemp, or catch hash birds to skin them for clothing, or use otter skins to make them. Take the feathers of birds and sell them in the city. Use cloth to replace clothes.'
There were not many Luobu people in the first place. The war-torn migration and the plague that broke out in Little Luobu Nur in 1852 caused huge disasters to the Luobu people. The Luobu people fled in all directions, so the remaining people are definitely not many. But there must be some."
"So, no matter which nation it is, as long as it declines, the end will be very miserable. Now the Luobu people can't even save the graves of their ancestors." Qian Mingyuan sighed.
"Nowadays, even if the Luobu people are still living here, they can't protect themselves from overt and covert theft," Han Kongque said.
The earliest Luo Bu people cemetery was discovered in the winter of 1979. Luo Bu people's ancient tombs are divided into two types. The Sun Tomb is one of them, which is the most shocking and mysterious to the world.
But now, the Tomb of the Sun has long been destroyed, and this cemetery has also been robbed and destroyed. The wooden piles of the Tomb of the Sun are scattered messily on the ground. There are words engraved on the wooden piles, but it is not confirmed whether Carved by the ancients.
The wooden stakes of the tombs that were dug were thrown everywhere. These tombs of the sun were badly dug by the thieves.
After wandering around for a long time, Han Kongque and the others found a tomb with the most complete shape so far, which looked more like the sun.
The real Tomb of the Sun that appeared in front of them was very different from the pictures Han Kongque had seen before. It can be said that illegal excavation and all kinds of man-made damage were extremely serious!
This tomb is the largest tomb and has 7 rings of wooden piles. Now only half of the ring is left, and some of them have been pulled out and dumped there.
Except for this one, there are two other tombs that can be roughly identified as the Tomb of the Sun, but there are no traces of the others at all, which is very sad!
However, through analysis, Han Peacock was still able to determine that there were six Sun Tombs here at that time, which was consistent with the situation when the Sun Tomb cemetery was first discovered.
According to records at that time (when it was first discovered): There are seven layers of ellipses surrounded by Populus euphratica wood piles on the surface of the Tomb of the Sun. The wood piles are orderly in thickness from the inside to the outside. The diameter of the wood piles on the innermost layer is only two to three centimeters, while the outermost wood piles are only two to three centimeters in diameter. One layer is more than ten centimeters thick.
Outside the seven layers of wooden piles, there are standing trees radiating out in all directions. The diameter of the standing trees can reach more than thirty centimeters. The entire tomb is like a radiant sun.
There are a total of 6 sun tombs of this kind, arranged like altars in the cemetery and in an orderly manner.
Therefore, there were six sun tombs discovered first, and there should be six here.
In front of this largest one, which is also the best-preserved one, standing trees and wooden piles are erected and buried deep in the sand. The parts exposed above the surface have been blown away by the strong wind, and there is still a small tip diagonally facing the southwest, indicating that it is popular here. Northeast wind.
But now, there is no sun at all here, which is why Qian Mingyuan did not immediately recognize this as the Tomb of the Sun.
"Do you think it's possible that Zhang Mei and the others destroyed this place?" Qian Mingyuan asked when he saw the only ancient tomb that had not been completely excavated.
Wei Changqing said: "It's really hard to say this."
"No matter who dug it, since it has been destroyed, let's dig up this ancient tomb and have a look." Han Peacock decided.
Huang Shandao: "Are we camping here tonight?"
Han Kongque said: "Well, you prepare the tent, and I will clean this ancient tomb."
Although the ancient tomb was severely damaged, Han Peacock could still sense that the coffin underground was not completely destroyed, and there were still some things left underneath.
When Huangshan and others were setting up tents, Han Kongque got out a dune buggy and turned on the lights, illuminating the surrounding area.
Most of the ancient tomb has been dug out, and it is covered with sand, so it is easy to dig.
Han Kongque and Wei Changqing were both strong laborers. They used engineering shovels and it was easy to dig.
Since it had been visited a long time ago, they quickly cleaned up the surrounding sand and gravel following the robbery hole.
Looking at the opened coffin, Wei Changqing kept sighing, and Han Kongque was also very distressed.
After the surrounding sand and gravel were completely cleaned up, Qian Mingyuan and others also gathered around.
At this time, the situation of the entire ancient tomb was completely clear.
The owner of the tomb was buried underground in the center of the sun with seven layers of circular wooden piles. The wooden coffin had long since decayed, leaving only a general outline. Even now, more than half of this outline has been overturned.
However, the skeleton of the tomb owner was not destroyed and was still surrounded by the coffin.
From the analysis of the length of the bones, the owner of the tomb is male. This fact is the same as what Han Kongque knew. In such sun tombs, men are often buried. This has long been confirmed in other sun tombs.
Perhaps because tomb robbers visited the tomb, there are very few cultural relics buried with it, mainly some wood carvings, tooth-shaped objects, bone awls, bone beads, etc.
Looking at these things, Qian Mingyuan said: "This sun tomb does reveal puzzling information."
"Yes! The wooden piles of the tombs here can be used to solidify the sand and force the tombs, but the shapes and patterns adopted are intriguing. Could this be 'sun worship'? If so, why do the tomb owners stand up straight and face the west instead of the east?
And coincidentally, in the same historical period, sun worship was also a feature of Egyptian culture or Hebrew culture. If the sun is a celestial phenomenon that is perceived by people all over the world, and humans spontaneously worship the sun, then, in terms of time, Is the agreement too much of a coincidence?" Wei Changqing asked.
Han Peacock smiled and said: "Some people have suspected this for a long time, and some people think that there is some kind of connection between the ancient Asian and African continents that is unknown to modern people. Some people also speculate that the birthplace of human beings is the African continent. If this is true, All of this is explained."
In fact, there are still many doubts, such as the number of sun tombs. If it is sun worship, if it is a certain religious consciousness, the same worship should be deep-rooted in the same area in ancient times. However, every time the so-called "solar tombs" are discovered, they are only discovered. 6, so far, have been found nearby, and no tombs of the same form have been found in other areas.
Also, why are all the men buried in the sun-shaped center?
Where are their women buried?
These are really confusing!
Han Peacock made some statistics and found that more than 600 large and small poplar trees would be used to build such a solar tomb.
The ancients may not have realized that cutting down the trees around them on such a large scale may be destroying the foundation of their own existence. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!