There were so many emperors in the Zhou Dynasty, why was the tomb of the Emperor of Zhou not excavated?

The reason why the royal tombs of the Zhou Dynasty are not easy to discover is because the tombs were buried without seals or trees. That is, there are no obvious traces on the ground, and there are no trees planted, so it is indeed not easy to find. Later, after the Qin Dynasty, most imperial tombs used earthen tombs. And it has changed from the previous Chinese-shaped to sub-shaped. The so-called earth-enclosed tomb will leave a high and protruding mound. But as time goes by, it becomes more and more difficult to detect.

The third type is the easiest to discover: that is, "mountain as mausoleum". Mausoleums after the Tang Dynasty are basically like this, and most of them have obvious buildings in front of the cemetery, like It can be said that it is clear at a glance where the imperial tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties are located. Although the tombs of the Zhou Dynasty are not easy to discover, with the subsequent increase in population, the digging of wells and canals, as well as the loss of water and soil, and the impact of rain, it is possible that those ancient tombs will no longer appear in the world. Some royal tombs in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty were discovered because villagers dug wells. Unfortunately, it was during the Republic of China, and no one was protecting these cultural relics, so most of the cultural relics were stolen by foreigners. It happened in 1928. There was a village called Jincun not far northeast of Baima Temple in Luoyang. This place is located on a plain and has abundant water resources, so the people in the village are easy to dig wells. But there was a place where the well water would slowly dry up. Everyone was surprised. Later, there was a heavy rain and the land collapsed, and it was discovered that there were many ancient tombs underground. There are some valuable things inside, such as chimes, bronzes, and jades. They are all treasures.

For a time, many people took Luoyang shovels and went to Jincun to dig for treasures. Later, the news spread to the provincial capital. There were some missionaries in the provincial capital. After they learned about it, they began to hire local farmers to dig out our country's cultural relics. Later, many Zhou Dynasty cultural relics were lost overseas. Among them was a Canadian named Huai Luguang who was a representative. He openly ran charities, schools, hospitals and carried out relief work. These precious cultural relics were transported to Luoyang by horse-drawn carriages by thieves, and then transported abroad. Among them, Warner stole the most fine jade articles, and other cultural relics were shipped to more than 10 countries including Canada. Very few cultural relics remain in the country.