1. Tomb of Genghis Khan
Warriors, let's get on the horse! "This is a sentence that the emperor Genghis Khan said when he led the Mongolian army to war, but now it has inspired archaeologists all over the world to embark on the journey of finding Genghis Khan. Centuries have passed, and they have searched almost all over the Mongolian steppe. Some of them used mine detectors and even satellite photography technology, but they all returned empty-handed.
According to the records in "Vegetation Records" written by the late Yuan Dynasty, after Genghis Khan was buried, in order to keep secret, in addition to stepping on the cemetery, in order to find the cemetery in the future, a camel lamb was slaughtered on Genghis Khan's grave, and the lamb's blood was sprinkled on it, and cavalry was sent to guard the tomb. When the grass grew the next spring and the cemetery could not be distinguished from other places, the soldiers guarding the tomb retreated. If children miss Genghis Khan, let the female camel who was killed at that time be the guide. If the female camel lingers in a place for a long time and moans, then this place is the location of the grave.
This kind of "secret burial" was very common at that time. Not only Genghis Khan, but also the tombs of all monarchs in Mengyuan have not been found so far.
Zhu said that according to Mongolian tradition, Genghis Khan was buried in secret. He didn't want future generations to find out that ancestors should be respected for future generations, and future generations of Mongols didn't want Genghis Khan's tomb to be excavated. According to the traditional concept, Mongolians believe that digging the ground will bring bad luck, and touching the grave of their ancestors will destroy their souls.
2. Qin Shihuang Mausoleum
Should we wake the king of the underground? After the founding of New China, there was a constant debate about whether to excavate the imperial tombs. The General Administration of Cultural Relics emphasizes "protection first"
Technology alone is not enough, but it is actually a worldwide problem at present. In that case, it is better to preserve it naturally underground. The most difficult things to protect, such as silk, murals, lacquerware and bronzes, are better, but they will also rust. The preservation of organic matter is the most problematic. Digging is destruction in a sense. "
According to the historical records of the Qin Mausoleum: "When the imperial tomb rose, it went through three springs, bronze vessels descended, led to burial, treasures and treasures, and moved to hide it." The ladder will be used as a crossbow, and the wearer needs to shoot it. Taking mercury as a hundred rivers and seas, instilling machines, there is astronomy on the top and geography on the bottom. Mainly mermaid cream, and it will last for a long time. "National Cultural Heritage Administration's spirit is generally not active excavation, mainly to rescue excavation. Archaeologists are at a loss about the four most famous ancient tombs in China, especially Qin Shihuang's!
3. Ganling
Ganling is the burial tomb of Tang Gaozong Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, which was built in the first year of Tang Guangzhai. If you ask the most difficult tomb to dig in the world, it is undoubtedly the Ganling of Wu Zetian. This is also the fundamental reason why Ganling has not been stolen so far.
A couple and two emperors were buried in the same room, which is also rare in the world. In the history of China, grave robbery has a long history. For such a long time, there have been many grave robbers in Liangshan, and almost half of them have been poached. As a result, the underground palace of Ganling has never been found.
Ganling itself is a mountain, and the outermost layer is soil, which is easy to dig, but the soil layer is a neat big stone. In addition to the adhesive, there is a tapered cavity between adjacent sides of the stone. The conical cavities on the adjacent sides of two stones are opposite and poured with molten metal. After cooling, the stones are fixed together one by one, layer by layer, and I don't know how many layers there are, so the thieves have to look at the ocean and sigh! Archaeologists are at a loss about the four most famous ancient tombs in China, especially Qin Shihuang's!
4. Qin cemetery
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Qin established its capital in Fengxiang County, Shaanxi Province in 293. There is a Qin cemetery in Nanzhong Town, south of Yongcheng site, and 43 large tombs have been discovered, among which Qin cemetery is the largest burial tomb in China. It is the earliest and only largest tomb found in the whole Qin cemetery, so it is called Qin Gong No.1 Tomb.
The excavated Tomb No.1 of Qin Gong ranks among the top five in the archaeological history of China;
1. The largest pre-Qin tomb excavated in China so far.
2. There are 186 martyrs in the tomb, which is the tomb with the largest number of martyrs found in China since the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Third, the cypress "Yellow Intestine Mystery" coffin in the coffin room is the highest-grade funerary instrument unearthed in Zhou and Qin Dynasties in China so far.
4. The wooden tablets on the outside of the two walls of the tomb are the earliest tombstones in the history of China tombs.
5. The stone chime unearthed in the tomb is the earliest carved stone chime found in China. There are more than 180 characters in calligraphy, which looks like "Shi Guwen".
Because it was stolen, only some human bones were found in the main coffin, so there are different opinions about who the owner of the tomb is. It took 10 years from discovery to the end of excavation, and it is also the largest ancient tomb excavated in China so far.
Archaeologists are at a loss about the four most famous ancient tombs in China, especially Qin Shihuang's!