Workers dig reservoirs and dig out ancient tombs. Even the coffin nails are pure gold. Who is the owner of the tomb?
As we all know, the ancients were very particular about the geomantic omen of their cemeteries after their death. In order to avoid being disturbed after their death, they usually chose a lonely place without leaving any records. In this way, looking for the address of an ancient tomb is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Most of the ancient tombs unearthed now are found by accident. What I want to tell you today is that the workers dug the reservoir and dug up the ancient tomb, which was also discovered during the construction process. What kind of secrets are there in the ancient tomb?
in a rainy season, many places in Zunyi, Guizhou province were flooded, which caused huge economic losses to the local area. In order to solve the flood, the government began planning to build a brand-new reservoir in Yangjiahu in 214. During the local investigation, the workers found a stolen ancient tomb nearby, so they informed the archaeological department.
Archaeologists found that this is a group of tombs, and it looks ordinary. At first, they speculated that it was just a civilian tomb. After the preliminary inspection, experts started the archaeological excavation work. Although the ancient tomb has been stolen, experts are still cautious when opening the tomb, because the ancient tomb is very old, and a little carelessness may cause damage to the cultural relics inside.
After the experts entered the ancient tomb, the first thing they saw was a beautiful coffin, and even the nails of the coffin were pure gold. What's even more surprising is that experts also found a large number of gold and jade articles in the ancient tomb, and then many Gu Jian were unearthed. Although this ancient tomb looks ordinary, the cultural relics unearthed in it directly prove the noble status of the tomb owner. Experts speculate that the owner of the tomb deliberately repaired the appearance of the tomb like this, just to prevent grave robbers from patronizing. Since this ancient tomb is so precious, experts are also curious about who the owner is.
At last, the identity of the owner of the tomb was verified in an exquisite silver candlestick, which read "Yimaotian is used by all departments". According to experts' information, this ancient tomb belongs to the Southern Song Dynasty. According to the research on the funerary objects, experts determined that the owner of this ancient tomb was Yang Jia, the toast of Bozhou in the Southern Song Dynasty. Yang Jia was not only the toast of Bozhou, but also led the army to the battlefield to resist foreign nationalities many times.
After Yang Jia's death, in order to reward him for his contribution to Bozhou all his life, the emperor posthumously sealed him as a hero, and built a luxurious mausoleum. Even the nails on the coffin were gold. However, because the Yangjia Mausoleum is low-lying and eroded by muddy water for a long time, it looks like an ordinary burial pit when it is discovered. Fortunately, however, the cultural relics inside did not suffer much damage.