Chapter 219: Representative Tombs of the Ancient Silk Road
Four side rooms, although there are quite a few of them, but the staff of the archaeological team is even more.
So it didn't take much effort, and in just two or three days, the four side rooms were cleaned up.
Truth be told, not many artifacts were obtained.
After several stolen excavations, the cultural relics that can still remain in the tomb are really only some corners and corners.
After the four side chambers were cleared, there were no more than a dozen complete artifacts.
The rest were mostly fragments of silk and leather.
The fragments of the two add up to one or two thousand.
It's enough for the cultural relics restoration agency to fight for a long time.
However, although not many artifacts have been unearthed, the tomb itself is still very important.
In 2020, the No. 1 tomb of Xinxuewei is one of the high-grade tombs with the most complete layout, the clearest structure and the most complex shape found in the Hot Water Tomb Group and even the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau!
Its tomb structures, such as cemeteries, sacrificial buildings, sacrificial pits, and burial chambers with a main chamber and four side chambers, are important discoveries in the archaeological research of the Hot Water Tomb Group.
It is also the first time to reveal the basic characteristics of the shape of the Tuyuhun mausoleum.
Well, although it is said that the shape of the Tuyuhun mausoleum after the fusion of Tubo culture is no longer the earliest form of Tuyuhun tombs.
However, this still provides important information for the study of the ancient Chinese mausoleum system.
Although the Tuyuhun nation has perished, the bloodline of this nation is still passed down from generation to generation in the body of the Chinese people.
Many Chinese people living in Qinghai today are actually Tuyuhun people from their ancestors.
Therefore, the study of this tomb is very important for Chinese history and tomb culture.
The scientific research value of the tomb itself has far exceeded that of those unearthed cultural relics.
According to the members of the archaeological team, after field investigation and collection of data, drawings, and understanding of the structure, it can be discovered.
The whole tomb has been carefully planned and designed, and the construction process has followed a relatively mature construction method, and the tomb has construction channels and anti-theft facilities.
The burial chamber is a multi-chamber structure mixed with wood and stone, and the functions of each burial chamber are divided to a certain extent, and the structural design is carried out according to their functional differences. The main tomb is painted with white walls and red wooden structures, just like an underground palace building.
Stone grinding plates, lacquerware, and pottery were found in the south 1 side room, and the pottery contained carbonized plant particles, and eucalyptus was also found, on which were sheep bones, and it was speculated that it was a place for cooking.
The north side room has a wooden bed specially made to protect against moisture, and combined with a large amount of silk and leather excavated, it is believed that it was a place to place clothing.
The lid of the coffin was found next to the wooden bed, but no bones were found.
It indicates that the north 2 side chamber should have buried a concubine of the tomb owner at the same time, as well as her burial goods.
It's just that because no bones have been found, there is no way to do this for the time being.
However, this kind of tomb with a five-chamber structure is also the first time to be discovered in the Tibetan period!
This shows that the structure of the five tombs should be Tuyuhun's own burial culture.
Moreover, the construction of the tomb made comprehensive use of stone, wood, brick, adobe and other building materials, which provided important information for the new discovery of the shape of the high-grade tombs in the Tubo period and the restoration of the construction process of the high-grade tombs of the Hot Water Tomb Group.
In the south 2 side room, a number of horse harnesses, bronze armor, iron armor, lacquer armor, etc. were also excavated, which were probably not stolen because the tomb robbers felt that they were too big to move.
And these armor tools left behind are exactly in line with the records in the literature about Tubo "its armor and stomach are excellent, the clothes are all around, the eyes are two, and the strong bow and blade cannot be very injured".
Chen Han's previous speculation that the metallurgical process level of Tuyuhun was not good could be overturned.
Perhaps Tuyuhun's own metallurgical level is not good, but the metallurgical level of Tubo is clearly recorded in historical documents, and the level is very good.
Otherwise, Tubo would not have been destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, and there would be wins and losses for each other.
You must know that the title of "Giant Tang" of the Tang Dynasty was not obtained by people everywhere who gave away the territory of the Tang Dynasty for nothing.
The territory of Jutang is all the generals and soldiers of Datang, and they are beaten down with a sword!
When the territory of the Tang Dynasty was at its peak, it was 9,900 miles from Chang'an to the farthest frontier of the Western Regions!
To the northeast, it also reaches the outer northeast region, which is adjacent to the Bohai Kingdom.
The east and south sides are already connected to the sea.
Only in the west, because of the entrenchment of the Tibetan State, the Tang Dynasty has not been able to get through the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau!
This can also show how strong the Tibetan country was back then.
Yes, they were not conquered by the Tang Dynasty, and they were able to fight each other for one or two hundred years, and many areas in Hexi, Gansu, and Qinghai of the Tang Dynasty were trapped.
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And to be able to obtain such a record, the weapons of the Tubo State are definitely not bad.
A series of armor stomachs and horse harnesses found in this new Xuewei No. 1 tomb provide important information for the study of the handicraft production process, production technology, and organizational form of the region under the rule of Tibet!
In addition, a large number of animal bones found in the south side 1 chamber, as well as grape seeds found in the main burial chamber, are also important harvests.
In-depth research through multidisciplinary methods such as animal and plant archaeology, diet analysis, and ancient DNA detection is of great significance for understanding the race, ethnic genus, and livelihood patterns of the Hot Water Tomb Group.
According to the ancient Tibetan "Biography of Zanpu" in Dunhuang documents, during the period of Chide Zuzan, the people and the heads of Qianchang were generally able to wear good silk silks from the Tang Dynasty.
Through the archaeological excavation of this tomb, a large number of silk fabrics have been unearthed, and it can be found that its weaving process and patterns are of multiple origins.
This is undoubtedly also empirical evidence, this tomb is located in the Dulan area, which was indeed an important transit point on the Silk Road.
The excavation of this tomb also provides new information for the study of the Qinghai Road of the Silk Road, the burial customs of the Hot Water Tomb, and the ancient ethnic activities and cultural transmission in the eastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
It can be said that although the cultural relics of this tomb were found, it was indeed unsatisfactory.
But the importance of the tomb itself behind it is definitely very special.
This is any Central Plains tomb of the same period in the Tang Dynasty, which may not be able to be given.
After all, the history of the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains is still very clear, and there is basically no need to find an answer from the tomb.
However, the history of Tuyuhun, or the history of the Tibetan Kingdom, and its influence on the Silk Road, can only be understood by the few records in the Dunhuang collection.
Now there are physical objects unearthed, and tombs on the Silk Road have been discovered, which is very important for perfecting the history of Tibet and the Silk Road!
The above-ground cemetery, sacrificial buildings, coffin beds, and the decoration of the main tomb have obvious characteristics of the Central Plains culture.
In addition, a large number of silk fabrics and five-color stones with religious colors from the Central Plains were unearthed from the tombs, which fully proved the important role of the Qinghai Road of the Silk Road, and also reflected the strong radiation and influence of the Central Plains culture.
In China, which is now moving towards rejuvenation, this kind of tomb is conducive to national unification and can endorse the cultural influence of the Central Plains.
Its importance is very ingenious.
Especially in this critical period when the Belt and Road Initiative is proposed.
Huaxia is about to write a special book on the "Ancient Silk Road", and the appearance of this tomb is just right!
It is foreseeable that this tomb will not be long before it becomes a representative tomb of the "Ancient Silk Road" in China, and it has been publicized on the Internet!