Chapter 1177: Cleanup
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The tomb that goes deeper than 100 meters underground is not only the first to be seen in China, but also has never been heard of in the history of archaeology in the world. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
In addition, the archaeological team also lacks the necessary means and equipment to investigate the interior of the tomb, and now the people outside are more speculative and inferred about the situation inside the tomb, and no one knows what the actual situation inside is.
Therefore, for the sake of safety, the first batch of archaeological team members who entered the tomb this time not only wore relatively bloated protective clothing, but also wore oxygen masks on their heads, and wore all kinds of preventive measures.
This is also a decision made by the command after the unanimous opinion, you know, the tomb is 100 meters deep underground, and I don't know whether the air inside is circulating, if not, then the air that has been underground for thousands of years will definitely undergo some unknown changes, and even become a toxic gas.
Just like when the first ancient Egyptian pyramid was opened in modern times, the first archaeologists who entered the pyramid all died, and the world called the curse of the Egyptian pharaoh, which was almost a change of color among Egyptian and archaeologists at that time.
But after research and analysis by scientists, the answer to this mystery has been found, and the truth is not what people think.
Scientists have concluded that all of the victims died when the pyramid was opened, inhaling the mutated viruses and air inside that had been sealed for thousands of years, rather than some kind of supernatural time such as the curse of the pharaohs.
Therefore, the headquarters has also carried out enough protective measures for this entry, not only urgently calling a batch of protective clothing, but also specially airlifting some portable oxygen equipment from the mainland.
In order not to interfere with the entry of the archaeological team through the narrow passage, the oxygen device is actually a piece of clothing, except that the inside is hollow, and a catheter is attached to the oxygen mask worn on the head.
"Grandma's, this thing is really uncomfortable......"
There is a layer of protective clothing inside, and a layer of oxygen clothing outside, even if the ground is damp and cold, this is extremely uncomfortable to wear, plus the secret passage is narrow, and there are some tools in his hands, Zhuang Rui is very difficult to climb.
The secret passage was originally dug by those craftsmen, and the width was about the same as that of ordinary robbery holes, and the terrain had also undergone some slight changes over the millennium, and when this secret passage was first discovered, some places were already narrow and only fist-sized holes remained.
If it weren't for the fact that this secret passage had been widened a little bit in the past few days when they were cleaning the passage, Zhuang Rui and the others would not have been able to enter it at all.
But fortunately, the secret passage is more than 30 meters away, and after four or five minutes of traveling in like a ground mouse, a one-meter-square bluestone slab in front of Zhuang Rui blocked Zhuang Rui's way.
Zhuang Rui had already prepared for this, and at the moment he reached forward with both hands, stuck a crowbar in the gap between the bluestone slab and the soil, and put his hands on the board, and the bluestone slab trembled slightly.
Although technology is now developed, due to the constraints of conditions, Zhuang Rui can only use primitive tools such as crowbars, and in such tombs, these tools are also the most suitable.
After several days of investigation, especially after discovering this stone slab blocking the way, the archaeological team also found out that this secret passage was not a cave left by tomb robbers, but a "back road" left by the craftsmen who built the mausoleum.
But why no news about this mausoleum has been leaked out in later generations, and whether those who have left a way out have escaped? These are all things that need to be further investigated.
Above Zhuang Rui's body, a camera was aimed at the bluestone slab in front of him, and the experts in the ground command center were nervously staring at the picture, and when they saw the bluestone slab loosening, there was a burst of cheers in the command center.
"Xiaozhuang, be lighter, I don't know where the stone slab is in the tomb, don't lift it down and smash the things inside......"
An old expert's voice came into Zhuang Rui's ears from the headset, for archaeologists, even a piece of wood chips in the tomb has the value of analysis and research, this old expert does not want to cause any damage to the tomb when entering.
"I know, Qi Lao, don't worry......"
Zhuang Rui replied to the earphones on his lips, but he was a little disapproving.
Because Zhuang Rui knew that this bluestone slab weighed hundreds of catties, and it was more than a meter high from the ground, and it was impossible to open the tomb intact.
Moreover, this burial chamber is just a burial pit for cattle and horses, which is full of bones of cattle and horses, and there is not much value for research and research, even if it is damaged, it is harmless.
Promised Qi Lao, Zhuang Rui did not collect at all under his hands, and also increased the strength of the crowbar, after priing the soil under the slate to loosen, Zhuang Rui stuck the upper edge of the slate, and with a fierce force, the whole bluestone slab fell backwards.
"Hey, tap, let you tap......"
"That's it, how do young people ...... hairy?"
"Don't say anything, let's see what's in there......"
Zhuang Rui's move made the old experts in the command very dissatisfied, but these old men in their seventies and eighties were also helpless, they couldn't go down by themselves, and everything they said was in vain.
However, more people in the headquarters focused their attention on the tomb behind the stone slab, and the strong light above Zhuang Rui's head formed a beam of light, which illuminated the tomb that had been closed for thousands of years from the hole in the stone slab.
Just as the stone slab hit the ground, a thick layer of dust rose in the tomb, and the dust that could be seen by the naked eye fluttered in the tomb, mixed with the bones of cattle and horses that had been hit by the stone slab.
"Everyone be careful, pay attention to the oxygen suit on your body so as not to be cut......"
Zhuang Rui issued an indication from the headset on the side of his mouth, he didn't expect the dust in the tomb to be so big, but this also shows that the tomb is extremely sealed, and I am afraid that there will be no air circulation for thousands of years, which makes the dust fall to the ground.
Although Zhuang Rui's aura detected that there was no danger such as a hidden weapon, he didn't know if the dust would spread any virus, if he repeated the mistakes of the pyramid archaeologists back then, he would regret crying.
After warning the archaeological team members behind, Zhuang Rui carefully threw the crowbar in his hand into the tomb, he didn't dare to be careless, first poked half of his body out of the hole, and then supported it with both hands, and carefully stepped his feet on the ground.
After entering the tomb, Zhuang Rui first cleared out a clearing on both sides of the bones on the ground below the cave entrance, and there were many sharp objects in these bones, which he was afraid of being stepped on by the people behind.
After clearing the open space, Zhuang Rui first took the camera in Wang Ji's hand and transmitted the images in the tomb to the ground command center.
"This ...... This is a burial pit......"
"That's right, it's supposed to be an animal burial pit, and human bones are not so big......"
"The use of burial chambers instead of burial pits is also very rare in China......
After seeing the picture passed by Zhuang Rui, the experts in the command immediately began to analyze, and the bones of the cow and horse were easily identifiable, and soon the experts came to a conclusion.
The burial of domestic animals is a very common thing in ancient times, that is, generally a little more solid people, will also accompany the burial of some chickens, ducks and geese, but most of them are dug and buried, and few of them open up a tomb independently.
Like in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, there are also living creatures to be buried, but as mentioned above, they dig a big pit, push the animals into it, and then bury it with soil, and then use galloping horses to stabilize the ground, and that's it.
However, the appearance of this burial chamber is very easy to explain, because this tomb itself is very special, it is not excavated from the ground, and it is more difficult to use conventional burial, so the burial chamber is used instead of the burial pit.
The experts on the ground were analyzing the picture, and the underground archaeological team was not idle, and after all eight people entered the wide burial chamber, a ventilation duct connected to the outside exhaust fan was also brought in by the last archaeologists to enter the burial chamber.
Since the oxygen carried by each person can only last for about two hours, according to the previous plan, every time a tomb is cleaned out, the air environment must be purified after the structure of the objects in the tomb is identified.
Of course, if there are bamboo slips or woven silk objects in the tomb, then it must be embalmed first, although there will be air inflow when the tomb is opened, but in this 100 meters underground, the conditions are limited, and it can only be treated in this way.
"Tao Yun, Jin Cheng, you two put together a complete set of animal bones, take them out, the others clean up these bones to the east corner of the tomb, Dr. Ren and I look for the tomb door to the other tombs, let's split up......"
Zhuang Rui began to arrange the work after all the personnel entered.
Although Zhuang Rui is relatively young, this deputy commander-in-chief is not in vain, and in the preparation work of the past few days, many of the opinions put forward by Zhuang Rui have been adopted, and enough prestige has been established.
Under Zhuang Rui's arrangement, the archaeological team members performed their duties and got busy, and the two best photojournalists of CCTV pointed the camera with a strong light at the tomb, and did not let go of every subtle corner.
Of course, the tomb door leading to another tomb was still found by Zhuang Rui, but due to time, after finding the tomb door, everyone withdrew from the tomb and did not rush to investigate.
In the following week or so, the work of the underground archaeological team did not progress very quickly, because the several burial chambers near the secret passage were all burial chambers, although the archaeological value was not high, but it was particularly troublesome to clean up.