After the burial goods in the tomb were cleaned, it was natural that the final step of cleaning up and excavating was reached.

Open the coffin!

Theoretically, in order to ensure that the contents of the coffin are not destroyed.

It is best to open the coffin in a special constant temperature and humidity room.

The coffin cannot be opened directly in the open air.

Unless it is encountered, the coffin is destroyed at the scene.

For example, if the excavator at the construction site shovels out the coffin, then the coffin can only be opened quickly on the spot.

Tomb M-105 was obviously not damaged, and the coffin placed in it naturally had to be transported to the Jingzhou Cultural Protection Office for further opening.

Nowadays, archaeology has developed to a considerable extent.

Anthropological research on corpses is already an important part of archaeological research.

Although it is said that many thousand-year-old tombs have only some bone fragments left after they are unearthed.

Some even have only a few teeth left due to imperfect preservation, or they have simply become powdered.

However, even so, most of the unearthed corpses will be sent for medical identification and scientific research.

It is mainly to analyze the gender, age, cause of death and other information of the tomb owner.

Don't underestimate these studies, there are many major archaeological discoveries that have been made through the study of corpses.

For example, the melon seeds found in the body of Mrs. Xin Chai.

This not only allows modern people to understand the varieties of melons in the Western Han Dynasty, but also allows them to get a glimpse of the fruit food culture of the nobles of the Western Han Dynasty.

Not only that, many of the unearthed corpses have pathological research value, for example, through the study of corpses, we can understand what diseases and causes of death the tomb owner had during his lifetime......

The most important thing is that if you can open a corpse that will not rot for a thousand years, like Mrs. Xin Chai, then the research value is too great!

It will definitely become an important model for studying Chinese humans 2,000 years ago!

When the coffin of Tomb M-105 was transported to a constant temperature and humidity workshop at the JZ City Cultural Protection Office.

Chen Han and Zhuang Yunpeng, wearing masks and gloves, walked into the workshop and prepared to open the coffin.

Standing in front of the coffin, Lin Ya said with some excitement: "If only I could find a dry corpse that has not rotted for two thousand years!" ”

"If there is a lifelike dry corpse, aren't you afraid?" Su Sa shuddered, and said with some creepy: "Just thinking about it, I can't stand it anymore." ”

Su Sa can accept white bones, and even become accustomed to them, but this does not mean that she can accept the so-called "non-rotting corpse".

If it's really dry, it's okay to have a dry corpse like dehydration, and it's treated as a white bone.

But like Mrs. Xin Chai, when it was unearthed, the muscle tissue on her body was still soft, and the tissues and organs were still there, which can be called a lifelike "wet corpse", so her little heart couldn't stand it.

Anyway, Su Sa is still a girl, and she is still a young girl, and her ability to accept it is not so strong.

But Lin Ya didn't care at all, she looked at the coffin board at this time, as if she was looking at some rare treasure.

There was also an expression of excitement mixed with excitement on his face, and he kept muttering to himself: "If only I could open a dry corpse!" ”

"No, it's better to be wet, wet is more valuable for research, organs and muscle tissue are there!"

"Wow, I've been with my mentor for more than two years, and I haven't opened the coffin myself!"

The more she talked, the more excited she became, and her expression became more and more "perverted".

Chen Han and Su Sa, who were originally surrounding them, quietly moved a few steps back, away from Lin Ya.

Her current state is really a little scary.

"Squeaky ......"

The workshop was so quiet that the pin drop could be heard, and suddenly there was a screeching noise.

Combined with Lin Ya's terrifying voice, everyone was taken aback.

"Uhhh

All five of them looked back at the same time, looking at the location where the noise was coming from.

"Whew-"

"Whew-"

A gasp of relief sounded one after another.

It turned out that it was Kong Jianwen who opened the door of the workshop and walked in.

"What's wrong with you?" Kong Jianwen, who was paid attention to by Qi Brush, touched his head and looked confused.

"Ahem." Chen Han coughed dryly, and stepped forward to greet the mentor: "It's nothing, everyone is waiting for you." ”

Chen Han: Except for Zhang Jianbo, the members of their working group are all doctoral students.

How could the team let them carry out the coffin work independently.

The instructor Kong Jianwen must be present before the coffin can be opened.

"You're all set, aren't you?" Kong Jianwen looked around suspiciously, and after finding that everything was normal, he nodded: "Then prepare to open the coffin." ”

"No problem!"

Everyone hurriedly started the preparations for opening the coffin.

In fact, this preparation is also very simple, that is, a few wooden sticks that are one meter long and seven or eight centimeters thick are placed in the corner of the workshop and brought to the coffin.

This kind of coffin, which has been buried for more than 2,000 years, is normal despite its appearance, but in fact, most of them are already very fragile and decaying.

Lifting the coffin board directly like in Uncle Jiu's movie is definitely not something that can be done.

If you want to open this kind of old coffin, you have to be gentle and gentle.

After a few thick wooden sticks were in place, Chen Han stood in the southeast corner of the coffin, ready to open the coffin.

Although the owner of the tomb M-105 was a small nobleman during his lifetime, it can be seen from the coffin that he was not much "expensive" during his lifetime.

Because his coffin weighed only one.

Coffins, i.e. coffins and coffins.

According to the system of the Zhou Dynasty, the coffin of the Son of Heaven was fourfold, the Shanggong was three, the Hou Bozi was two, the doctor was one, and the scholar was not heavy.

But in fact, by the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, basically no one really followed this system, and they all exceeded the system.

By the time of "Xunzi Treatise on Etiquette", it had become the sevenfold coffin of the Son of Heaven, the fivefold of the princes, the triple weight of the doctor, and the heavy weight of the scholars.

This system was followed by the Han Dynasty.

The specifications of coffins in the Western Han Dynasty are generally five coffins and two coffins for the Son of Heaven, four coffins and one coffin or three coffins and two coffins for the princes, two coffins and one coffin for the doctor, and one coffin and one coffin for the scholars.

Like in the Mawangdui Han Tomb, Mrs. Xingchai, as the wife of a Chehou, was buried with four coffins and one coffin.

In the mausoleum of a certain Changsha king and his wife found on the west bank of the Xiangjiang River in Changsha, the coffin is three coffins and two coffins.

This time, Chen Han led the excavation of tomb M-105, and the owner of the tomb only used a coffin and a coffin.

This shows that he should not be a high-ranking nobleman during his lifetime, but only a minor nobleman below the five doctors (the ninth rank of the twentieth class), and belongs to the "scholar" class.

But the little nobles are also very good.

As the first experience of opening a coffin for Chen Han and them to practice their hands, this kind of coffin and coffin is just right.

Rubbing his hands, Chen Han also felt a little excited, picked up a wooden driver, and carefully inserted it along the gap between the coffin board and the coffin.

No matter how strong the wood is, it still can't withstand the erosion of 2,000 years.

The nails that were once used to seal the coffin have also lost their proper function.

Chen Han used a little force, and the coffin board was cocked by him.

"Quick, stick in the stick!"

Zhuang Yunpeng quickly inserted a prepared wooden stick into the gap that Chen Han pried open.

After repeating this six times, the three sticks were inserted horizontally into the middle of the coffin board and the coffin body, acting as a support.

At this time, as long as everyone holds the wooden stick on the left and right, and lifts the coffin board together!

This small nobleman of the Western Han Dynasty, who has been buried underground for 2,000 years, will unveil his dusty veil!