Master Archaeologist

Chapter 264 Open!

"That is to say, the raw materials of these jade ornaments mainly come from the Hetian area of ​​XJ. Are they high-quality Hetian jade?"

"Fuck, this is really evidence of the prosperity of cultural and trade exchanges between the Central Plains and the Western Regions on the ancient Silk Road!"

Holding a texture inspection report issued by the laboratory in his hand, Chen Han was filled with emotion.

In the main coffin room, there are more than [-] various kinds of jade sabers and a large number of jade articles.

The shape of the accessories and the texture of the jadeware are clearly visible, and the jade used for these jadeware is very high-grade, at least not comparable to the topaz in the tombs of the Qin and Han Dynasties and even the Zhou Dynasty.

This also aroused the curiosity of laboratory archaeologists, who immediately tested the texture of these jades.

As a result of this test, the result was a surprise.

These jades are all from XJ Hetian, which is the earliest "Hetian jade"!
For Yu, the time scale of 2000 is actually no different from a moment.

The jade produced from the Hetian area 2000 years ago is not much different from the current Hetian jade in terms of texture.

So it's easy to tell.

But this result is still surprising.

In this period BC, Haihunhou in the far Nanchang area actually owned Hetian jade from XJ Hotan.
Moreover, in this Haihunhou tomb, many unformed jade pieces were also unearthed.

Judging from this indication, Haihunhou may have a workshop dedicated to making jade articles for Haihunhou.

In other words, Haihunhou bought Hetian jade directly, and then asked craftsmen to make exquisite jade articles.

Well, it's aristocratic!

Obviously, since Zhang Qian left the Great Wall, the Central Plains and the Western Regions have had close exchanges.

At least, the original jade mines produced in the Western Regions could be transported thousands of miles to the hinterland of the Western Han Dynasty!
It takes at least a few thousand miles to go down this road!

After reading the report, Chen Han, who was standing next to the main coffin, picked up a jade saber from the ground to protect the owner of the tomb, and looked at the jade heads, jade grids and other jade accessories on the sword. Call an emotion.

These seemingly inconspicuous swords are all made of Hetian jade.

Good guy.

This Liu He is really awesome!

The person is in Nanchang, but the sword used must be made of jade transported from XJ!

However, this seems to be in line with the people's thinking at the time.

sword!
This is a weapon that has run through the history of China and has been endowed with special significance.

Why were swords used for so long in ancient times?
Not only because it is a convenient weapon to carry, but also because it is a symbol of the social status and identity of feudal bureaucrats and scholar-bureaucrats!

"Book of Jin Yufu System" uploaded: "From the emperor to the hundred officials in the Han system, all of them wear swords, and only the imperial court has swords after that."

"Shuowen" also records: "In ancient times, the son of heaven wore a crown with a sword at twenty, the princes at thirty wore a sword on their crown, and the doctor wore a sword on forty. No swords."

For the nobles in the Western Han Dynasty, the sword was their second life.

When traveling normally, it is absolutely necessary to never leave the sword.

For them, a good sword, a sword worthy of their identity, is very important!
The so-called gentleman's accessories, this Confucian saying, is actually a continuation of the etiquette system from the Zhou Dynasty.

Exquisite swords can not only defend themselves, but also show the prominent identity of the user.

In the Han Dynasty, when the emperor went to court, he needed to wear a sword.

Except for the emperor, other ministers are not allowed to enter the hall with shoes and swords.

However, there is a very special honor called "Swords on the Temple"!
If the emperor grants a certain minister the right to go to the palace with a sword, then this minister can go to court with a sword!

This is considered a godsend honor!

However, when it came to Wang Mang, this was originally an honor used by the emperor to reward important ministers, and it was completely ruined.

Walking on the sword to the palace, worshiping without being famous, and entering the court without tending.

These three privileges were combined by Wang Mang, and then he usurped the Han.

Since then, the sword on the upper hall has changed from the greatest honor of a courtier to the standard equipment of a powerful minister.

But all powerful ministers who can abolish establishments must have these three privileges.

Dong Zhuo is like this, so is Cao Cao.

Then add Jiuxi, which basically means that the powerful ministers want to usurp the dynasty.

Especially in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were many regime changes in the Southern Dynasties. All the powerful ministers gathered their swords and went to the palace, praised and worshiped without being famous, and entered the court without being late, and then they were given Jiuxi, and then the emperor could abdicate.

So far, the fine gentleman tradition of saber has been completely ruined.

The ministers did not dare to carry swords when they were not in court.

What do you mean you're fine with a sword?
Want to bring the sword to court?
Or do you want to win the standard honor of a powerful minister who walks on the sword?
Gradually, the tradition of Chinese nobles, ministers, and gentlemen going out to wear swords no longer exists.

By the Song and Ming dynasties, scholars had completely become "gentlemen" without the strength to restrain a chicken, let alone a sword, they couldn't even hold a sword.

He even thinks that it is degrading for scholars to practice martial arts for nothing.

These scholars did not know that their ancestors in the Han Dynasty were all poets and swords in one hand, who could rule the army at the top and the people at the bottom!

This is the real gentleman!

After packing up several ancient swords that have been "closely" guarding Haihunhou for more than 2000 years in the main coffin chamber.

Chen Han cast his gaze on the main coffin.

The cleaning of the inner and outer coffin chambers has almost finished.

Several leaders also have some ideas about the main coffin.

Judging from the size of the main coffin, this coffin is at least a double coffin, and there should be an inner coffin inside.

Therefore, Kong Jianwen and the others discussed it and planned to open the coffin on the spot.

First open the coffin cover of the outer coffin and take a look at the situation inside.

Otherwise, without knowing the situation inside, there is no way to carry out the next step of archaeological work on the main coffin.

In the tomb of the main tomb of Haihunhou in the Western Han Dynasty in Nanchang, which is 15 meters deep and has an area of ​​about 400 square meters, the core is the 60-square-meter main outer chamber.

In the main coffin chamber, the most mysterious thing is the main coffin.

After a month of excavation, all the funerary objects in the inner coffin chamber have been cleared out, and the bottom of the coffin chamber is clearly revealed in front of everyone.

The main coffin lies in the northeast corner of the main coffin chamber.

According to the on-site measurement by archaeologists, the length of the coffin is 3.7 meters, the width is 1.7 meters, the height of the back of the coffin is 1 meter, and the height of the front jaw is 0.3 meters.

Judging from this length and width, it is obvious that this is not a heavy coffin, and the biggest possibility is a double coffin.

This is indeed not in line with the regulations on Zhou Li.

In the Mawangdui Han Tomb before, Mrs. Xin Zhui used a five-fold coffin!
Liu He, as a lieutenant, how could he use double coffins?

With this doubt, all the staff from the Academy of Social Sciences and the Jiangxi Institute of Archeology gathered in front of the main coffin.

Looking at the traces of the ruins left on the top of the main coffin, Kong Jianwen and Wen Yuangen looked at each other.

"Open the coffin cover?"

"open!"

(End of this chapter)