There is an urgent need for an ancient tomb the size of which has been excavated.
Mausoleum of Queen Tali in Noefer (location and time of discovery: Egyptian King Guling, 1904) The word Tali in Noefer means "the most beautiful person". No wonder she is the favorite concubine of King Ramses II. After her death, the great Pharaoh began to build the largest and most luxurious mausoleum in Wangling Valley. The walls of the three tombs are covered with pictures depicting the life of Tali, the Queen of Neve in "Paradise". Many of these paintings are well preserved, as if they were painted only yesterday. However, grave robbers stole Queen Naif Tali's mummy and many jewels she was wearing.
Sutton Hu (location and time of discovery: Suffolk, England, originally excavated in17th century) Sutton Hu is a royal cemetery in the 7th century. 1939, archaeological excavations show that this tomb is an Anglo-Saxon fast warship, 27 meters long and 4.2 meters wide, with a tomb in the middle. There are many jewels in the grave. It is inferred that they belong to one of the earliest kings in England, King Radwald of East Anglia. The acidic soil in the cemetery means that only rivets and boat shapes can still exist, and there are some signs that the owner of the tomb once lay there.
Tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun (location and time of discovery: Egyptian Tomb Valley, 1922) Although the rule of Pharaoh Tutankhamun has no special historical significance, he is famous for the following two reasons: First, the tomb of the first king found in the world; The second is his infamous curse. The mausoleum itself is surprisingly small, so we have to use a cave next to it to store the buried treasure. Since the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun was excavated, some gorgeous funerary objects have been exhibited in museums all over the world. At the same time, since the 1920s, there have been rumors that anyone who enters its cemetery will be cursed, and this situation has continued to this day.
Pompeii (location and time of discovery: Campania, Italy, 1599) In 79 AD, when Vesuvius erupted and buried the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, it became a huge cemetery. Pompeii was hidden underground 1600 years, and it was not until 1599 that an architect dug a ditch (to divert the river) that it was discovered again. 150 years later, archaeologists began to dig their sites one after another. 65438+In the mid-1960s, an archaeologist named Giuseppe Fiorelli realized that the hole in the ashes was the space left by the rotting corpse. He injected plaster into the cave, and the plaster model he got showed the moment when people and animals were frozen when they tried to escape.
The catacombs of Brother Gabriel in Palermo (location and time of discovery: Sicily, Italy, 1599) Brother Gabriel in Palermo, Sicily discovered some catacombs under a monastery, which contained some complete tools for mummification. So they decided to try this technique on a monk who had just died. From that time until 1880, this kind of behavior was forbidden, and the custom of mummification prevailed in Sicily. Today, people can still see hanging bodies in the local area, dressed in costumes of various periods, with different degrees of decay. A mummy named Sleeping Beauty is a well-preserved corpse of a two-year-old girl.
The Queen's Tomb with Tattoos and Armor (location and time of discovery: El Brujo, Peru, 2005) A mummy of Moche period recently unearthed in Peru puzzled everyone. Female mummies were buried in all the armor of the royal samurai, and it is believed that the leaders of Mochi period were all men; The woman's body was tightly wrapped, covered with a red mineral and placed in an adobe grave. Next to him lay a girl buried with her, with a golden crown and a golden bowl scattered all over the floor. The tomb was found on a pyramid-shaped hill in the royal restricted area. It is said that it is here that future generations burned the objects sacrificed to her.
The Roaring Lion (location and time of discovery: Viyo, Italy, 2006) In May this year, a grave robber followed the Italian police to a hill in northern Rome. There is an ancient tomb in the mountains, in which is buried a brave Etruscan prince. The catacombs are decorated with migrating birds and roaring lions-although some claim that these "lions" may be deer or horses. This is a painting relic from 700 BC, and it is the earliest tomb wet mural in Europe. The police also found a sword, some Greek vases and a bronze chariot in the tomb.
Ertz (location and time of discovery: Ertz Valley in Alps, 199 1 year) Ertz was a man who lived in the Bronze Age 5,000 years ago. 199 1 year, German travelers found this frozen mummy with tools in a glacier in the Oates Valley in the Alps near the border between Italy and Austria. Studies show that he was 40 to 50 years old when he died, and his height was 1.6 meters. His last meal was antelope and venison, as well as grain and fruit. There is an arrow in the flesh of his shoulder, and there are four other people's blood on him. The cuts and scars on his hands indicate that this Ertziceman was killed. Since 199 1, eight people related to this frozen mummy have died one after another-this has triggered rumors that the people concerned will be cursed by bad luck. But Conrad spindler, a world-renowned expert and archaeologist who studies the Ertz Iceman, refuted this statement, saying, "This is purely an exaggeration by the media. Next time you should say that I will be the next person to die. " Spindler died shortly after saying this.
Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang (location and time of discovery: Xi 'an, China,1974) 2,200 years ago, the first emperor of China, Qin Shihuang, unified China, ordered the construction of the Great Wall and imposed cruel rule on China. At that time, the only thing he was afraid of was the wrath of the Emperor of Heaven. He ordered the construction of a huge mausoleum, guarded by 8000 life-size painted warriors. Some people say that the mummy of Qin Shihuang and many jewels she wore.