"Open the coffin?" Bi Fang looked surprised, and looked at the damp burial chamber around him, which had not yet been regularized, "Is this too hasty?" ”

When it comes to archaeology, Bi Fang is a complete layman.

The reason why it seems that he knows everything about Egyptian tombs and is proficient in everything is entirely due to his good learning of history in this area.

With the ability of the memory palace, Bi Fang can almost write more than 95% of the content after reading an Egyptian historical record.

Before each adventure, Bifang does a lot of research work.

The local flora and fauna, climate, and environment are the most basic, and there are local folklore above that, which is to facilitate dealing with the residents.

Further up there are myths, histories, and so on.

For example, when fishing, you can tell a local history, myth, or short story about a river or fish.

However, even if he was a layman, Bi Fang instinctively felt that it was a little inappropriate to open the coffin as soon as he entered, and as far as he knew, the excavation time of some large ancient tombs could even be counted in months.

"I mean, don't you need to prepare anything?"

A middle-aged man with gray temples jumped into the pit while stepping on stagnant water, wore gloves to check the integrity of the coffin, and shook his head.

"There is not much need, you will open the coffin too mysteriously, open the coffin normally, if the coffin itself is not a work of art, but an ordinary coffin, many of them are directly pried with a crowbar, as long as the internal ornaments are not destroyed, many times the reason why it is not opened is just that the application process is too troublesome."

"I've opened hundreds of such coffins."

[Hundreds? 】

[, this is a big boss]

[Coffin professional household, right]

"This is Mostafa Waziri, the head of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, and he is in charge of all the archaeological work this time, basically he can open it if he can."

Ambassador Liao on the side whispered to Bi Fang to introduce the identity of the other party, although there was a brief meeting on it, Ambassador Liao was worried that Bi Fang did not remember, so he repeated it again.

"In November last year, he opened dozens of ancient coffins in public, and many reporters were at the scene."

Bi Fang was taken aback: "Dozens? ”

Is this doing wholesale?

"Yes." Ambassador Liao nodded, "There was a press conference under a huge white tent opposite the Pyramid of Djoser, and I went to see it at the time, and it was really shocking. ”

On the main stage, dozens of sealed coffins and mummies were lined up one after another, and the formation was exposed to the flashing lights of the media.

The most incredible thing is that at the press conference, there were cultural relics experts who "opened the coffin for autopsy", opened the coffin containing the mummy Yin, and used an X-ray machine to scan the condition of the mummy Yin in the layers of packages in public.

This operation simply shocked Ambassador Liao at that time.

Rows of pharaoh's coffins were placed in rows like cabbage in the vegetable market, and then one by one they were opened.

"It was between September and November, and over a period of three months, the archaeological team excavated more than 100 sealed mummies, sarcophagi, masks and more than 40 statues of Pta al-Sek, the main deity of the Saqara tomb complex, in the Saqara tomb complex."

Waziri in the pit obviously heard the "whispering" of the two and said with a smile.

Bi Fang and Ambassador Liao did not hide from each other.

In this confined space dozens of meters deep underground, even breathing can be heard clearly.

[, dig more than 100 in three months? ] 】

[I can't help but open it on the spot, is my relationship worthless? ] 】

[People in China, Egypt is not all over the tomb gold, online, etc., quite urgent. 】

[What, do you still want to go over and dig it yourself? 】

The upper chambers were already a little damp, and even more so the lower ones.

The air became much thicker, and the thick humidity mixed with the heat was almost impossible to breathe.

There were water stains everywhere, and there was water in the square pit where the wooden coffin was placed nearly a centimeter thick.

"Clean up the surroundings."

Mostafa commanded the crowd, and the entire cleanup process was orderly, apparently a complete excavation team that had cooperated many times.

Objects submerged in stagnant water were quickly rescued and moved outdoors one by one.

The drone flew out of the cave, and it was clear that a huge white tent was being quickly erected, and the helicopter that had sent people over also flew away.

Apparently there are many more people coming over.

A few expensive gold utensils were covered in a thick layer of dust in the catacombs, making them look unsightly, but they could be carried outdoors and wiped down to shine in the sun.

"Because of their age, most of the tombs are dark and damp like this, and the groundwater level may also rise, and many times, the ground is flooded with silt, so archaeologists can only reach out in the silt to find buried antiquities to ensure that nothing is missing."

Mostafa Waziri handed over a stone sculpture, and he said that these words were clearly not only addressed to the crowd present, but also to the audience in front of the drone.

The reason why they decided to open the coffin immediately is that, on the one hand, it is indeed not uncommon to open the coffin, and it is not as careful as the world thinks, but it can be opened immediately when they come in, and there is indeed a certain risk that it may cause damage to the internal objects.

However, after the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities learned about the whole incident, it immediately decided to open the coffin directly at the scene, and in front of Bi Fang.

Of course, this is not to show any world-friendly image, or to curry favor with Bi Fang.

The fundamental reason is that even the stupidest people realize that this is a great opportunity to publicize.

Why did dozens of pharaoh's coffins be opened at the same time in November last year, and many media reporters were allowed to observe and take pictures on the spot?

If anyone accidentally breaks a golden mask, or a bronze sculpture, isn't it a loss to vomit blood?

With a large number of people and a noisy scene, this kind of thing is definitely possible.

In the final analysis, so many events are aimed at attracting more tourists from all over the world.

Money, it's all for money!

Tourism is one of the pillars of Egypt's economy.

According to the International Travel & Tourism Association, tourism accounts for 13%-15% of Egypt's GDP and directly or indirectly generates 12% of the country's jobs.

This amount is extremely huge, and such a brilliant tourism industry is naturally inseparable from the Sahara Desert and, most importantly, the pyramids in the desert.

Every successful publicity is a lot of benefits and achievements.

Bi Fang's trip to the Sahara was not a black household, but reported every country that he might pass through along the way, which is why after being used as a spy in Algeria, the local police released Bi Fang with a little confirmation.

It's been documented for a long time.

It's just that the work efficiency of the locals is really slow.

In addition, Bi Fang once used an identity ticket on the skills of a wilderness traveler, and obtained two certificates in the system, one is a hunter certificate, which is common in the world and can hunt most non-endangered species.

The second is the permit, when Bi Fang goes to any corner of the world, or handles related affairs, it can be quickly recognized by the local government, opening the door to convenience.

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism, which had been informed a long time ago, had already been informed of the glorious history of the tourism economy that could drive the tourism economy, and waited to come to Egypt and then advertise.

What I never expected was that Bi Fang not only came, but also made such a big event.

It's still a great thing!

Open!

Open hard!

Isn't it just a coffin?

Shouldn't we be glad that Pharaoh has been dead for thousands of years and can still contribute to future generations?

Therefore, Qiao also had to pry open the pharaoh's coffin, and the only condition was to be in front of Bi Fang and in front of the live camera.

That's what Waziri was told to do.

Otherwise, with his professionalism, he can't open the coffin just after he comes down, at least he has to wait a few days to study and come up with a clue first.

Under the busyness of everyone, the deepest tomb finally cleared a clearing.

"After the perimeter is cleaned up, the most important step will come, which is to open the coffin."

Waziri's gloves were stained with muddy sewage, and he took them off and replaced them with a new pair of white gloves.

White gloves can clearly tell if they are dirty or not, preventing damage to the integrity of the antiquity.

"It's so humid that the whole coffin is soaked in water, and sometimes the body inside is also decomposing over the years."

"If it's a pair of remains, it's okay, but some of them have become a puddle of spoiled sewage for environmental reasons, and a lot of burial objects or clothes have been integrated with this sewage, we can only carefully clean it up a little bit, you definitely don't want to see that process, it's quite disgusting."

Waziri carefully tied the ropes to the coffin, and then the group worked together to lift it out of the pit and carefully carry it to the cleared open space.

Seeing that he was finally going to do something to this coffin, the audience in the live broadcast room was extremely excited.

From the discovery of the ruins to the present, this is undoubtedly the most anticipated.

Originally, the audience didn't think that they could open the coffin directly to see the real person, after all, this is a cultural relic, and Bi Fang can't act rashly, but they never expected it to be in the end.

[The big one is coming, the big one is coming! 】

[It's fucking exciting]

[Who else, who else! The best in the live broadcast industry, explore the ruins and open the coffin of the pharaoh! 】

[It doesn't have to be the pharaoh's coffin, maybe it's just an ordinary nobleman]

[I don't listen, I don't listen, it must be Pharaoh in this]

[It's good if you're happy.] 】

After Waziri and several other scholars lifted the coffin off the ground, they pulled out a series of tools and began to tinker with the coffin.

"The ancient Egyptians had an elaborate set of burial customs, which they considered necessary to ensure eternal life after death."

"This set of burial rituals and procedures includes the making of mummies, chanting spells to overhaul the undead, and using special burial objects that they believe they need for their life after death."

"At the same time, the burial rituals adopted by the ancient Egyptians also continued to evolve and develop with the change of dynasties, economic and political developments, and some old customs were eliminated and some new customs were adopted."

"Although there have been appropriate 'reforms' of the burial rites of different periods, several important links in the burial process are still used, and they are not arbitrarily added or subtracted."

"Although the specific details of these steps may change a little bit over time, the preparations involved in the making of mummies, the preparation of the deceased and the preparation of burial objects are the most basic components of an Egyptian funeral, and basically there will be no major changes."

"But we can intuitively judge its approximate period from these forms."

Bi Fang didn't rush up to help.

Even if he carried the coffin just now, he didn't come forward with pure strength.

For these professional things, doing nothing is the best thing to do.

Waziri, who was next to him, was also explaining to the audience while inspecting the coffin.

For a scholar like him, live streaming is no different from giving lectures, both of which are teaching people.

"For example, in predynastic times, the ancient Egyptians dug shallow pits in the desert to bury their dead relatives."

"At that time, coffins were not used due to limited conditions, and the deceased was usually buried directly by lying on his side, but this would accelerate the decay of the body."

"By the end of the predynastic period, there were burials with mud brick walls and wooden roofs, and mastabas were beginning to take shape, and people would use straw mats or willow branches to protect the corpses, and sometimes wooden and terracotta coffins made of simple and easy to obtain materials."

"It was not until ancient times that coffins gradually became popular, although so far archaeologists have not found the burial chambers of nobles or high-ranking officials at that time, but we can see from some of the coffins of ordinary people unearthed now, most of the burial chambers only used relatively simple wooden boxes, and even reed-woven baskets appeared."

"By the time of the Old Kingdom, the burial style of the body with the body straight and the longer coffin gradually became common, and there were two styles, one with an arched lid and the other with a flat roof."

"Nobles or high-ranking officials sometimes wrapped the wooden coffin in addition to the wooden coffin, similar to what we today call 'double insurance.'"

"Coffins are often carved or depicted with false doors to allow the spirits of the deceased to enter and exit."

"Flat-topped wooden coffins usually have carved or depicted eyes on the head of the deceased, so that the deceased can better see the rising and setting of the sun."

"By this period, the burial system of ancient Egypt was roughly formed. At the same time, the materials used in the coffins became more diverse, and the types of words and pictures depicted on the coffins by the ancient Egyptians gradually became more colorful. ”

"And this period, that is, the period when the pyramids appeared, we can see that this is a typical flat-topped wooden coffin."

The flashlight shone on the flat coffin, and everyone could clearly see that there were also eye-catching pictures of the eyes and the rising and setting of the sun.

[But what are the coffins in the shape of people that can often be seen?] 】

[There is one thing to say, I don't understand these periods (dog head)]

[Playing the piano to the cow belongs to yes.] 】

"The humanoid coffin appeared in the Middle Kingdom, which is a relatively distant era, when the coffin of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh was a bit like a nesting doll, not just a double insurance, but inside and outside to be divided into three layers, and the style of each layer must be built according to the image of the pharaoh, and the name of the pharaoh must be engraved on it."

Waziri couldn't see the barrage on the drone, and this answer was Bi Fang's answer.

Soon, the coffin loosened.

At this time, everyone held their breath, and they didn't dare to breathe, and Tong Ren trembled slightly, not daring to leave the ancient coffin for a moment.

Waziri even glanced up at the drone, and after confirming that the camera was aimed here, he used his leg to slowly push the coffin lid open.

A shriveled and rotten corpse with his arms crossed over his chest appeared in front of everyone, like Osiris of ancient Egypt.

I don't know if it's an illusion, Bi Fang suddenly felt a trace of disturbance in the dull air of the tomb.

It was like a gust of wind that woke up the body that had been sleeping for thousands of years and swept away the veil of historical mystery.

It makes people stand on the shoulders of time and have a dialogue with history.