Looking at the shovel mixed with white, gray, cyan, yellow, and red clods brought out by Chen Hanxin, everyone was shocked.

The appearance of five-colored soil means that there is a high probability of a tomb in this underground.

Zhuang Yunpeng hurriedly said: "Teacher Kong! We've found the five-colored earth! ”

Kong Jianwen, who was walking around the construction site to inspect, hurriedly walked towards Chen Han and his group.

"Well, good job!"

Taking the clod of soil from Chen Han's hand, Kong Jianwen broke it open and examined it carefully.

Fragments of pottery or porcelain are not found in the soil, but it is enough to find five-colored soil.

If this is not a group of tombs, then it is a little doubtful that there is another reason for the appearance of the five-colored soil.

However, after determining that Phoenix Mountain was a noble cemetery in the Qin and Han dynasties, there was nothing to hesitate about digging up the five-colored soil, it must be a tomb.

Kong Jianwen hurriedly took out a radar station construction plan given by Rao Wenyi from his arms.

"How deep did you dig into the cave?"

"About three meters, less than four."

"Hmm..."

Kong Jianwen took the planning map and carefully judged it, and affirmed: "This area is also within the scope of the construction of the radar station, and the depth of three meters may affect the foundation." ”

"This tomb needs to be excavated for conservation."

He solemnly marked the side of the cavern and put down an M-105 mark, indicating that it was Tomb 105.

When the military builds a radar station, it is not really just one main building of the radar station, but it is necessary to build a whole supporting building, as well as a dormitory area and a training area, and even the main building may also need a basement and an air-raid shelter.

Tombs with a soil layer of 3 meters will definitely be excavated and destroyed during the construction of large infrastructure, and must be disposed of in advance.

After determining that there was a tomb in this location, Kong Jianwen instructed Chen Han and the others:

"Don't rush to excavate first, the workers will be in place tomorrow, and I will also go to Director Rao to ask for a batch of lacquer protection liquid."

"Good teacher." Chen Han nodded calmly.

Kong Jianwen looked at the calm Chen Han.

He suddenly remembered that he was Chen Han's mentor, and he had been busy leading the team to carry out excavation work recently, and he didn't seem to have taught his students much "words and deeds".

So, he asked, "Cough, Xiao Chen, do you know why I went to Director Rao to ask for lacquer protector?" ”

"Because there are often a lot of lacquerware unearthed in Han tombs." Chen Han still replied calmly.

"Then why are there a large number of lacquerware unearthed in the tombs of the Han Dynasty?"

Now Chen Han also reacted, the tutor was testing him.

After thinking about the knowledge points a little, Chen Han organized the language and said: "The Han Dynasty was the heyday of the development of lacquerware. ”

"Before the Han Dynasty, a large number of bronzes were used in China, and bronzes were single in color, difficult to obtain materials, complex in production, and scarce in existence."

"Lacquerware, with its exquisite shape, not only has a decorative role, but also has practicality, and has gained rapid development and popularity in the Han Dynasty."

"Moreover, it was once said in the "Treatise on Salt and Iron" that lacquerware is a tool for health preservation and death."

"The funeral system of the Han Dynasty also mostly advocated thick burials."

"In the Han Dynasty, people died as if they were life, and the ruling class advocated filial piety to rule the world."

"Therefore, when the Han Dynasty was buried, the utensils used by the deceased during his lifetime, even clothing, food, housing, transportation, servants and slaves would be brought into the tomb for the use of the tomb owner."

"It just so happens that the people of the Han Dynasty used a lot of lacquerware, and lacquerware was widely used in people's clothing, food, housing and transportation, and a large number of lacquerware appeared in natural burial objects."

Kong Jianwen nodded as he listened.

Yes, Chen Han's theoretical knowledge is still very solid, which makes him very satisfied.

But he didn't let Chen Han go so easily.

"So, why did the number of tombs and lacquerware unearthed after the Han Dynasty begin to decline sharply?"

"Tang Dynasty lacquerware shined, showing a gorgeous style, and even as a representative of the Tang Dynasty, it influenced the aesthetics of the whole of East Asia."

"Why are there more gold, silver, and porcelain in the cultural relics unearthed in the Tang Dynasty, but not many lacquerware?"

The tombs of the Han Dynasty, basically from the tombs of noble princes and kings to the tombs of ordinary people, will be unearthed lacquerware, but the difference between more and less.

However, in the tombs of the Tang Dynasty, lacquerware is basically rare, and there may be a small amount of unearthed in the tombs of nobles, but lacquerware is basically not seen in the tombs of ordinary people.

Why is it that the times have progressed, and the craftsmanship of lacquerware has become more mature, but it has begun to be rare.

This is obviously a very divergent question, but it can't be difficult for Chen Han.

After thinking about it for a while, he said confidently: "This is because since the Three Kingdoms, the funeral system has begun to advocate thin burials. ”

"After all, in ancient times when productivity was insufficient, practical tools could be passed down for several generations, and it was too wasteful to take them directly underground after death."

"Especially in the Tang Dynasty, there were strict regulations on the specifications of the burial system, advocating thin burials and resisting thick burials."

"The nobles of the Tang Dynasty had the ability to use gold, silver and porcelain for burial, and the amount was not large, compared to the Han Dynasty, it was indeed a thin burial."

"But the people can't afford to buy these precious metals and porcelain to accompany the burial."

"And during the Tang Dynasty, Buddhism was more admired from top to bottom, and for the people, most of the exquisite lacquerware that they could afford to buy needed to be used for the Buddha and could not be used for burial."

"When the people of the Tang Dynasty handled funerals, they mostly used dead utensils instead of practical utensils for burial."

"That's why there are few unearthed lacquerware in the tombs of the Tang Dynasty."

"On the contrary, the practical lacquerware used in the Tang Dynasty is more handed down today."

"Including those brought into RB by the Tang envoys, as well as those preserved in China, the number of lacquerware in the Tang Dynasty is still not small."

Kong Jianwen nodded with satisfaction.

The Han people died like life, and basically after death, they would bring the things they had used in their lives to the ground, and lacquerware had been used daily in the Han Dynasty, and clothing, food, housing and transportation were inseparable, so a large number of them were unearthed.

By the Tang Dynasty, the Tang people had abandoned the concept of death as life, and lacquerware had changed from a daily necessities to an item for serving the Buddha, and exquisite lacquerware was rarely used as a burial item.

This led to a huge amount of lacquerware unearthed in the Han Dynasty, giving people the feeling that lacquerware = Han Dynasty.

But in fact, the development of lacquerware reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty, and it was the most exquisite and luxurious, affecting the whole of Asia.

In particular, after the Tang Dynasty envoys brought lacquerware culture to RB, it is still regarded as a national treasure of RB.

"Well said, the basic skills are still very solid!" Kong Jianwen patted Chen Han on the shoulder and said with satisfaction: "If you don't know lacquerware, you can't do Han tombs." ”

"Of the ten Han tombs, nine and a half have lacquerware, which is exquisite!"

"Xiao Chen, you are going to feast your eyes on the excavation project of the Han tombs this time."

Chen Han nodded excitedly.

He's really excited!

Compared with the prehistoric ruins of the Lajia site, the excavation of the Han tomb is indeed much more interesting and exciting!

Not only lacquerware, but also the Han Dynasty people who like thick burials, there are too many treasures in the tomb!

Moreover, the Western Han Dynasty was connected to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the tombs of this period were full of unknown surprises!

After all, the Western Han Dynasty was only one or two hundred years away from the era when a hundred schools of thought contended and ideas exploded.

No one knows if they will dig up some masterpieces of the sages that have been lost in modern times, or some hidden historical truths, or even important cultural relics that have been lost!

This is a tomb, it's a treasure buried deep in the ground!