The tomb of the Marquis of Haidu is an extremely luxurious tomb of the princes of the Han Dynasty, in the words of modern people, the Marquis of Haidu is an out-and-out Han Dynasty "local tycoon", and his thousand-year-old tomb can be called an "underground vault". The treasures unearthed in the tomb are staggering.
In the history of the Han Dynasty, Liu He, the Marquis of Haidu, was a rather special figure. In terms of blood, he is considered to be the grandson of Emperor Wu of Han. Because he was a concubine, he was once put on the dragon chair and served as the Ninth Five-Year Emperor for a period of time.
However, Liu He, the Marquis of Haixia, reigned for only 27 days, and before he could take control of power, he was deposed because he was too absurd.
Throughout the history of the Western Han Dynasty, Marquis Haidian was the emperor with the shortest reign. After losing his imperial power, the life of The Marquis of Haidian was much worse, but he did not collapse and was still a high-ranking and powerful prince. Therefore, many rare treasures are placed in its ancient tombs.
The reason why the tomb of the Marquis of Haixia reappeared was because the place was destroyed by tomb robbers. Some villagers accidentally found the stolen hole, and hurriedly called the phone and contacted the police.
Soon, archaeologists learned through the police about the reappearance of the ancient tomb, and they were excited and rushed to the scene to explore, and they were pleasantly surprised to find that the tomb of Hai Xiahou was not excavated like other Han Dynasty tombs.
Its preservation is quite intact, and the contents of the mausoleum are basically unspoiled, which surprised experts particularly.
You know, the Han Dynasty was popular for thick burials all year round, and anyone with a bit of status would prepare a solemn funeral for themselves in an attempt to continue to enjoy underground.
Therefore, tomb robbers have always been eyeing the ancient tombs of the Han Dynasty, digging graves and digging graves at the first opportunity, sneaking in to steal treasures. Many of the ancient tombs of the Han Dynasty found by archaeologists are basically empty. Therefore, the folk have the saying that "the Han tomb has ten rooms and nine empty spaces".
That being the case, what exception is the tomb of the Marquis of Haidu? Experts speculate that the reason why the tomb of the Marquis of Haixia was spared was because of a major earthquake in Jiangxi during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The entire tomb was flooded due to a sudden change in topography.
At that time, the tomb robbers did not have the ability to excavate underwater, so they could only let this ancient tomb be sealed in the dust, and had no idea of fighting it.
When archaeologists carried out protective excavations of the tomb of Hai Xiahou, there was a large amount of water in the tomb, and the oxygen content was extremely low, which was not conducive to the growth of microorganisms. Therefore, many cultural relics in the ancient tomb have been well protected and basically have not been too much corroded.
So, what exactly did archaeologists find in the tomb of the Marquis of Haixia? From the discovery of the specific location of the tomb to the official excavation, archaeologists spent several years.
In the process of continuous excavation, archaeologists have unearthed thousands of precious treasures. Among them, the five baht alone is nearly a dozen tons, and if you calculate it in total, it is about 4 million pieces.
In addition, archaeologists have unearthed 5 high-class carriages, more than 20 horses and more than 3,000 exquisite copper carriages and horses inside. It is worth mentioning that this is the only tomb with a real car and horse burial pit found in the south of the Yangtze River on the mainland, which is of extremely great historical significance.
In addition to these things, archaeologists have also found a large amount of horseshoe gold and gold and silver jade in it. The horseshoe gold excavated from the tomb of Marquis Haidu is extremely pure, and they are all valuable treasures. Some experts have revealed that they have excavated at least more than 470 pieces of gold in the tomb of Hai Xiahou, with a total weight of up to 115 kilograms.
Among them, the most valuable are some gold plates, which archaeologists found between the inner and outer coffins of the main coffin. Archaeologists specializing in the Culture of the Qin and Han Dynasties have commented that the gold plates unearthed from the tomb of Marquis Haidian were the first discovery in the archaeological history of ancient tombs in the Han Dynasty.
However, what experts attach the most importance to is not these things, but the documents in the ancient tombs. Experts have unearthed more than 5,200 Jian Mu in the ancient tomb, and each Jian Mu has some information recorded on it.
Among them, some things corroborate with everyone's recognized historical facts, and some things fill in the gaps in history and let everyone know more historical truths.
Among the many materials that record written information, the thing that most concerns experts is the bamboo book "Analects and Knows", which should be a long-lost version.
If experts can interpret it smoothly, it can be of great help to follow-up academic research, and even to a certain extent, change everyone's historical cognition.
It is worth mentioning that archaeologists also found a lacquered screen on the west side of the main chamber of the tomb of Hai Xiahou, on which some words were written, and a portrait. After deciphering, the experts were pleasantly surprised to find that these words were about the life and deeds of Confucius, and the characters on the portraits were likely to be confucius in history.
This major discovery was a big surprise for archaeologists. This portrait of Confucius should be the earliest image of Confucius so far, and it has extraordinary value for the study of Confucian culture.
In general, there are many rare treasures in the tomb of the Marquis of Haidu. Among the many ancient tombs of the Han Dynasty, the Tomb of the Marquis of Haixia is by far the largest and best preserved tomb of the princes of the Han Dynasty.
For archaeologists, the tomb is an extremely important national historical and cultural heritage, which is of great significance to the follow-up research of experts.
Judging from the results, the tomb of The Marquis of Haixia has been excavated for many years. Archaeologists have indeed unearthed many rare treasures from it, but many questions about ancient tombs have not been explained.
Among them, there is a problem that has always puzzled everyone, that is, the aroma in the tomb is extremely strange. In the first 3 years of excavation of the tomb by archaeologists, there was always a special aroma inside the tomb.
How is this aroma produced? Where did it come from? Archaeologists have studied for a long time and have not given a definitive answer.
In addition, archaeologists also found a large number of symmetrical jade pieces and jade ornaments in the coffin of the tomb owner Liu He. Experts also did not give a reasonable explanation.
Some archaeologists believe that the best way to solve these historical mysteries is to continue archaeological excavations and find more valuable clues from ancient tombs.
Because the tomb of the Marquis of Haidu was so important, the relevant departments protected the place and built a museum in the local area.
With a total floor area of 39,000 square meters, the museum is a large building built in accordance with international first-class standards, with a number of functions such as cultural relics collection and research protection.
Its establishment, to a certain extent, carried forward the culture of the Han Dynasty, and also attracted many tourists who were interested in the tomb of the Marquis of Haixia, and had a lot of help for the local economic development.