Facing the audience's request, Bi Fang sternly refused.
[I have reason to doubt who Fang Shen is (dog head)]
[Fang Shen is not a robber, but someone is]
[Don’t talk about whether there is something or not, go inside and take a look]
[Boring, we don’t want treasure, we want to see rivers of blood!]
The firelight flickered, illuminating every inch.
The information on the walls is extremely rich and clear, with a large number of densely drawn pictures, which are quite exquisite.
There are little brown-skinned people lined up above, seemingly worshiping something.
Bi Fang looked a little dizzy.
When it comes to the pyramids of ancient Egypt, everyone knows it, but when it comes to the Mastaba, the predecessor of the ancient Egyptian pyramids, few people know it.
But this is also a must-see part of visiting Egypt.
This may be the first time that this ancient tomb is exposed to the world, and he is the first person to see it. At the same time, there are tens of millions of spectators accompanying him, and the number is still increasing.
Many people commented in admiration and expressed disbelief.
At first, the quicksand on the ground loosened, revealing a cave. No one realized the exaggeration of the matter.
Bi Fang unexpectedly found such a unique scene underground.
This is not a natural cave, but a ruins!
Real ancient ruins!
This of course caused another stir on the internet.
With the advancement of human science and technology, and satellites flying into the sky one after another, there may be lost things that have not been found in the primeval forests, but wilderness like the desert has almost no secrets for people.
Once you take a satellite photo, you can see where the pyramids are. There is no need to ride a camel and go through all the hard work to find them.
Therefore, almost all the undiscovered ruins in the desert are located underground or in the cracks of a canyon. In this case, it is not easy to find them.
It is precisely for this reason that after entering the 21st century, we no longer hear about explorers like Howard Carter, the Chinese archaeologist who became famous for discovering Tutankhamen's tomb.
It is becoming more and more difficult to find relics, and there are fewer and fewer explorers. News of this kind of discovery of relics seems to really only exist in the last century, in history and in movies.
I never thought that it would actually appear in reality, just like the movie Mu Na Yin became a reality.
"The Mastaba is different from the Pyramid. The Pyramid is completely exposed above the surface. Although the Mastaba also has a ground part, it is not a tall building in itself. Compared with tall buildings like the Pyramid, it is more like a bungalow."
"If the location is unlucky, a few sandstorms may come down and it may be buried underground."
"What's more, some of them don't even have surface parts and are completely buried underground."
When Bi Fang discovered this lost ruins, those who were most excited were probably the archaeologists who studied the history of ancient Egypt.
During the time he had entered the ruins, he had already seen a large circle of people asking him about their location. The barrages were in various languages. If it weren't for systematic translation, some of the languages would be incomprehensible to him.
Not to mention the excitement of the audience, they are excited about everything they watch.
It's just that through the screen, it's not as shocking as being there in person.
Watching it in the video, I still can't feel the weight of history in person.
There were footsteps in the empty corridor, and the light and shadow swayed along with them.
While Bi Fang studied the murals, he also informed the audience about the history of ancient Egypt.
"The original pyramid was a combination of layers of mastabas. The mud bricks turned into whole stone bricks. Each layer was narrower than the previous layer until it reached the top. So we can see that many pyramids are in the shape of steps.
, and there are many rooms inside.”
[Is the same thing true for the pyramid outside? 】
[I always thought that the pyramid was damaged or collapsed and turned into a ladder shape...]
[This ancient tomb is definitely not long before the Pyramid of Djoser, and all the details are already quite complete]
[The Pyramid of Djoser, I have heard of it, it seems to be the first pyramid, right?]
With the continuous progress of ancient Egyptian civilization, Egyptian pharaohs began to have higher pursuits of various sacrificial rituals.
During the reign of Pharaoh Djoser from about 2635 BC to 2610 BC, Pharaoh Djoser ordered his prime minister Imhotep to build him a new form of tomb that was different from the previous mastaba.
Yomhotep was a genius. After accepting the task given by the Pharaoh, he began to devote himself to developing the design of the new tomb.
In the concept of the ancient Egyptians, the Pharaoh was the son of the sun god Amun, and was the agent and incarnation of God on earth. After the Pharaoh died, his soul would ascend to heaven.
Based on this concept, Yimhotep began to design a staircase-shaped tomb, which was meant to serve as a ladder for the pharaoh to ascend to heaven after his death.
The new mausoleum designed by Yimhotep is based on the mastaba, but what is different from the traditional mastaba is that the new mausoleum is made up of six mastabas, and the construction materials of the mausoleum are not
Instead of mud bricks, large stones were used.
Each mastaba is smaller than the next and overlaps upwards in a stair-step pattern.
"The final work presented is the Pyramid of Djoser. The entire mausoleum is 62 meters high, with a base of 109 meters x 125 meters and a total of six floors. It is the first stepped pyramid in history."
"Unlike many later Egyptian pyramids, all of the Step Pyramid's internal spaces are underground, including the huge central shaft that leads to the burial chamber."
"The total length of the underground passages of the Step Pyramid is more than 6 kilometers, and the structure is complex like a maze. This is probably the result of the continuous experiments required during the construction of the new tomb."
"At the same time, there will be many blue bricks inlaid on both sides of the underground passage, which means that the pharaoh ascended to the sky after his death."
Bi Fang walked to the end of a passage and saw a small step with a small platform on top of the step.
The platform is not high, it only looks like a eucalyptus platform. I don’t know what it is used for.
[A weak question, do you need to know astronomy and geography to be an anchor now?]
【Is such that】
[How dare you become a host even if you don’t understand eight languages? 】
"Later, the pharaohs pursued more and more spectacles, and the pyramids became larger and larger. The too complex underground structure would lead to too many hollows inside, and ultimately insufficient load-bearing, making the whole structure very easy to collapse."
"The bottom of Djoser's pyramid partially collapsed, so the layered pyramid evolved into a solid body, leaving only the corridor and the final tomb chamber. The overall appearance became very smooth, as if it were one body."
"The typical example of this kind of solid pyramid is Khufu, the largest pyramid in the world. It was the tallest building in the world until the Eiffel Tower was built in Paris in 1888."
Bi Fang then walked through many passages. At the end of many passages there were small "eucalyptus platforms" like the one he just saw, and without exception they were all in the north. Some of the passages had broken wooden boat fragments near them.
Seeing these wooden boat fragments, Bi Fang realized what the small eucalyptus platform next to it was.
"It's just a small altar."
"The ancient Egyptians regarded houses as temporary residences and tombs as permanent residences."
"During the dynasty, the number of mastabas gradually increased, and a small altar located to the north of it and a wooden boat next to the tomb gradually appeared."
"People believe that the dead pharaoh would ride on this small wooden boat and accompany the sun god across the entire sky from east to west every day."
"This guy must be very rich."
"The complexity of the mastaba depends on the wealth and social status of the owner, and the small rooms in the ground-level building represent the various rooms in the palace."
"There are no corridors inside."
After wandering around the outside, Bi Fang entered the inside and found that the rooms here were next to each other, extremely small, and had no doors.
Bi Fang was not surprised by this.
There are no corridors inside the mastaba because it is believed that the soul can pass through physical barriers unharmed.
Bi Fang also discovered a mound above the central tomb. It is not difficult to imagine that it evolved from the sand pile on the pre-dynasty tomb.
"In Upper Egypt, people would simply wrap the body with reed mats or goatskin, and then bury it in the desert some distance away from the residents, and cover it with hills. Tomb supplies were placed around the deceased. Later, wood was used to make the tomb.
The roof of the pit.”
"Although the sand piles were purely functional at first, they developed some kind of religious significance, so they were retained in the new tomb structure. Perhaps the mounds also symbolize the 'book' that nurtures life."
[Don’t say things we don’t understand]
[Book: In the creation myth of Heliopolis, the mound was raised from the primordial waters. On the mound, the creator god created humans, gods and the world.]
【Where is the treasure? Where is my treasure?】
"However, as the foundation of the superstructure, the mound pier will make the structure unstable. Later, after a wall was reinforced around the mound pier, a sloping outer embankment was built against the outside of the wall, and it was encased in stepped bricks.
shell."
Bi Fang brought the torch close to the sand dune, and everyone saw a shell made of mud bricks.
But unfortunately, after shopping around a lot, Bifang didn't see anything valuable.
Although he doesn't take it, it doesn't mean he doesn't want to see it.
Tutankhamun's golden mask is world-famous. If a similar one can be found, it will definitely be a supreme honor. How many people will be jealous.
Everyone who goes to the museum to see it in the future will remember that this gold jewelry was first found by an explorer named Bifang.
"But it's not completely hopeless. The most valuable items are usually kept close to the owner of the tomb. If you find the tomb, you might be able to find the treasure."
"As for the tomb, it should be further down."
In the darkness, Bi Fang held a torch and groped carefully.
Another advantage of having a memory palace is that once you walk through it, you can basically remember this maze-like tomb, and you won't take the wrong path at all.
After a brief exploration just now, the general route of the entire tomb is already clear in Bi Fang's mind.
Bi Fang held up a torch and after some searching, he finally found the entrance to the underground tomb. He threw a stone, estimated the height, and started walking down.
[By the way, why are there no traps here? 】
[Yeah, logically speaking, it shouldn’t be like that. When you step on a stone slab, and then a mechanism appears on the side, Kakaka shoots a row of arrows and misses it? 】
[I have seen this, and a rolling boulder suddenly appeared from behind, and then pushed everyone away and ran away]
【What is this all about?】
[Well, I can only say that you have watched too many movies]
[Normal archeology, except for toxic gases, usually does not consider institutions, it is all fabrication]
【Ah, it’s Professor Song!】
[What Professor Song, I don’t remember anymore]
[This is the history professor who appeared when Lao Fang discovered new species]
I don’t know if history is always accidental.
The last time I discovered an unknown territory was also in the desert, and it was also Professor Song who provided the answer.
It seems like some kind of reappearance.
Facing the audience’s questions, Professor Song once again answered the questions on Bi Fang’s behalf.
[So far, we have found no examples of crossbows used to prevent theft in ancient tombs, nor of fire used to prevent theft.]
[These mechanisms are basically imaginary. There must be tension to launch a crossbow. Under ancient technological conditions, this tension cannot last for a long time, and it is impossible to use precise mechanisms to trigger it to aim and launch. Even if there is, smelting iron
Conditions don’t allow it either. Nowadays, alloy steel cannot guarantee that it won’t rust for thousands of years, let alone ancient times.]
[As for poisonous insects and snakes, it is even more unrealistic. In the closed space of the ancient tomb, how the poisonous insects can survive without food is a problem. 】
[The only problem is probably the poisonous gas problem that Bi Fang mentioned before coming in, but it is usually born naturally after being buried deep underground, rather than artificially. 】
[Modern chemistry that can synthesize artificial poisonous gases came into being very late. Chemical weapons were only put into use in World War I, and were soon banned from use in war by all mankind. There were no chemical weapons in ancient times. Alchemists may be able to
Occasionally, some toxic gas is found, but it cannot be continuously produced and used in a targeted manner.】
[Ah, thank you Professor Song]
【I always thought it was true】
Landing again, the surroundings seemed darker.
Just as Bi Fanggang put up the torch, a burly human male appeared in front of everyone.
Chills are rising!
Everyone is creepy.
No one thought that there was a person hiding in the dark underground tomb!
Even Bifang was so shocked that he took two steps back, but then he realized something was wrong.
The man in front of him was motionless, not like a living person at all.
When the torch took a closer look, everyone realized that it was just a statue built in a hollow in the wall. However, the firelight was too dim and the image was like a lake, which led everyone to admit their mistake at first.
Bi Fang calmed down and thought for a while: "In order to protect the statue of the owner of the tomb, it is usually hidden inside the masonry, but I don't know why, but this one is exposed. I was scared just now."
One jump."
[Fortunately it’s fake, my soul is about to fly away]
[Damn, you really scared me to death just now]
[It’s really torture without a flashlight, and the firelight is too weak, and my heart can’t stand it]
[The heart-saving pills are not enough]
Just when everyone thought it was just a false alarm and relaxed.
The sound of a heavy object falling to the ground suddenly came from above the tomb, spreading clearly, as if it was right in front of you. This chapter has been completed!