Archaeological experts did not discover the tomb of Marquis Haihun. Why did the tomb robbers find it?
What is the job of an archaeological expert? Conduct research on historical sites and trace their origins. And what is the job of a tomb robber? Find ancient relics all over the world and dig them up. The different nature of the work means that there is no comparability between the two. After all, all the work we see done by archaeological experts is to hear where they have discovered places that may be ancient monuments, and then they carry out protective excavations. Normally, people are locked up in the research institute sorting and restoring ancient artifacts. How could they run around like tomb robbers, just to find ancient tombs? Therefore, the tomb of Haihunhou is destined to be discovered only by tomb robbers.
In 2011, the Cultural Relics Bureau received reports from people in Guanxi Village, Datangping Township, Xinjian District, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, saying that they found suspicious people who were mysterious and hiding all day long, as if they were looking for something everywhere. thing. Archaeologists keenly discovered that this was most likely a tomb robber looking for a tomb. So they immediately organized their manpower and rushed directly to Guanxi Village with the police. Not only did they catch a few tomb robbers, they also discovered that there might be a super ancient tomb here.
After several years of excavation and research, it turns out that this ancient tomb is indeed huge in scale, covering an area of 10,000 square meters in front and back, and countless cultural relics and antiques are buried inside. The identity of the owner of this tomb surprised everyone even more. He turned out to be Liu He, the deposed emperor of the Han Dynasty who had been ridiculed for countless years. After abdicating the throne, he became the Marquis of Haihun, and this tomb was named Haihunhou. tomb.
How surprising is the tomb of Haihunhou? Despite its large area, the items inside the tomb are still relatively intact and have hardly been robbed or destroyed. Moreover, the number, complexity and preciousness of the funerary objects among them are very few in the archaeological events of the past dynasties.
The entire Haihunhou Tomb is mainly composed of two main tombs and seven accompanying tombs, as well as accompanying burial pits, underground cemeteries, and even a complete large-scale ancient garden. So far, more than 10,000 precious cultural relics have been unearthed, including sets of chimes, countless bamboo slips and wooden slips, more than ten tons of five-baht coins, various bronzes, and pearls and gems. There are even five sets of carriages and horses for real people to ride on, and the thousands of decorations on the carriage are all made of gold and silver. Not to mention that the earliest portrait of Confucius, the most complete "The Analects of Confucius", the most conclusive "Historical Records", the most comprehensive "Tomb Building" and other very precious documents and materials were found inside.
The value of Haihunhou’s tomb is really too high. At this time, people will start to be afraid that such a precious ancient tomb will almost be harmed by tomb robbers. So why couldn't archaeologists find the tomb of Marquis Haihun before the tomb robbers?
In fact, this is really not the fault of the archaeologists. Most of them only start organizing people to conduct protective excavations when they discover a place with suspected ancient ruins. If the place has not been discovered or is well preserved, excavation and archeology are not allowed. This is to show respect for the ancients and history. These ancient tombs must not be touched except for the purpose of protection.
Grave robbers are different. The purpose of tomb robbers is to discover and locate all possible ancient tombs, then open them, steal burial objects from inside, and make a fortune. They only care about destruction, not protection. And it must be found and destroyed, otherwise you will not be able to steal the treasure and you will not be able to support yourself.
Another thing to note is that most tomb robbers are passed down from generation to generation. One generation summarizes and summarizes some tomb robbing methods and knowledge, and then passes it on to the next generation. Over time, the knowledge they have acquired about tomb robbing is absolutely astonishing. This includes the possible burial locations of various large tombs, including Qimen Dunjia, Fengshui astrology, various historical materials and archaeological knowledge. It is not an exaggeration to say that if you find a tomb robber with a heritage, ordinary archaeologists will not be able to compare with them.
So this is why tomb robbers can always discover the ancient tomb (the tomb of Haihunhou) before archaeologists.