Chapter 1397
Just to the west of the camp, about a hundred meters away from Xiaoxuan's tent, the Luoyang shovel in my hand accidentally dug out "iron rust soil."
Rusty soil is rare and is generally found in chariot and horse pits in ancient tombs.
For example, dozens of tons of rusty soil were dug out of the chariot and horse pits in the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Scenic Area.
The Luoyang shovel cannot lie. Since it has hit the rusty soil, it proves that there may be "a large number of iron tools" underground.
Regarding looking at the soil layer, I actually have a little tip.
It’s not convenient to go into details, but I’ll write a poem and tell you.
These are summed up from many years of practical experience. How much you can understand depends entirely on your personal talent.
: "The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were made of red soil. The red soil was like a spider's web, and the spider's web was covered with plaster. It was not a prince but a noble."
"Loess was used for backfilling in the Western Han Dynasty. Loess is old rammed earth. It is a lump when you hold it in your hand. It is tight and dry and cannot be broken open."
"The Eastern Han Dynasty did not use yellow sand and mud. The soil was sparse and the rocks were loose and soft. Grab a handful and let the wind blow, and the scattered soil and rocks would fall to your feet."
"There is a lot of black soil in the tomb pits of the Tang and Song Dynasties. It is black, sticky and sweet. If you see bricks and tiles in the soil, it is not easy to say that it is either the Tang Dynasty or the Song Dynasty."
Those who are on the archaeological team can think carefully about whether the poem I wrote makes sense.
I discovered the rusty soil, and I quickly called over to see the situation.
"How many meters deep is it?" asked the head.
I said, "It's about four and a half meters underground."
"Four meters three...it's a bit shallow. Let's dig four holes to see."
I followed the boss's instructions and dug into the hole again. Unexpectedly, a very strange phenomenon occurred.
The four exploration pits in the east, west, south and north were down to a depth of five meters, but no rusty soil was found.
Only the middle pit contains rusty soil.
As expected of a veteran who has been working all his life, I am still here wondering, what is going on?
With his head settled, he concluded: "Yunfeng, this is not the regulation of the ancient tomb. If you guessed correctly, what you found is a square storage pit two meters long and two meters wide."
"Cellar pit?!"
"Botou, is it really a cellar?!"
"Eight | Nine is inseparable from ten. If you don't believe it, just dig it and have a look."
I was a little excited. This was the second time I dug into a cellar, and I did it accidentally.
The first time was in Yinchuan, when I helped Jin Fenghuang dig up a hoard of Northern Song Dynasty copper coins. That was information provided by Aza.
Some people will definitely say: "Xiao Xiang is talking nonsense again. After so many years of work, you only dug two cellars? I think you are afraid of going in and don't dare to say anything."
Really, I only dug it twice.
A cellar is not an ancient tomb. It does not have corridors, patios, tombs, or anything like that. It is usually just a pit of one or two meters. As I said before, there are people in the industry who specialize in cellaring, and those people are called "zaihua."
No one can find the underground cellar with "eyes", not even Master Yao who knows how to gaze at the stars and locate acupoints.
The only way to find a cellar without luck is to use instruments.
The kind of treasure detector you hold in your hand is child's play.
Professional flower killing teams all use high-power pulse machines. One person controls the host box, and the host is connected to a cable more than ten meters long. Four people work together to slowly hold up a giant copper tube six to eight meters long. Moving slowly, as long as there is a cellar underground, the machine will alarm when it passes by.
This was the method used to butcher flowers in the early years.
It's already 2022, and the Zaihua team in the Siping region of Northeast China is the most awesome.
They have now used imageable pulse machines, imported military anti-interference electrical instruments, VLF technology underground cavity imaging displays, etc.
Alas... we people are getting old after all and can't keep up with the progress of the times. (I bought a large vat for storing copper coins for fun a few months ago. The money skewers in the vat also come with hemp rope from the Song Dynasty. The vat weighs 367 kilograms. It was sold to me by a master surnamed Chen in Siping.)
Having said that, now that I have discovered it, I will definitely dig it up.
Unexpectedly, during this dig, a very "weird" antique was unearthed.
I haven't even seen the head.
As for the age... it may be far older than the Liao, Jin and Xixia periods.
