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The
discovery of tombs of Han Dynasty
On
Jul 14, 1987, when workers built Taoheng
Road, an ancient tomb
was discovered by the
operator on bulldozer. The tomb was next
to
Huanghe River and 2 meters
below the sand surface. There were two
coffins, some white bones,
ancient gray pots and tableware in it.
According to the operator-Mr
Wang said that he knew nothing about
relics. When he drove
the bulldozer to a big pile of earth,
his bulldozer
suddenly dropped into
the tomb. What he could remember were
the
basin, pot and bowls
on the ground.
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The
research of tombs of Han Dynasty
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As
there was no Bureau of Cultural Relics
in Taole County,
no one realized the value
of these pots and basins. In a
short time, the archaeological
experts in Ningxia Bureau of
Cultural Relics got to
know this matter and judged the
cooper coins to be money
in Han Dynasty. When the news |
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these cultural relics became lost one
by one. According to historic records,
in 133 AD, Hanwudi
emperor set up a garrison
in Binggou to guard the motherland. At
that time, the dead soldiers and
generals were buried
there, which formed the group of tombs
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The
group of tombs of Han Dynasty
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1987, the group of tombs in Binggou was
confirmed by
experts and explored
in 2002. In this period, someone tried
to rob a tomb, but no
one succeeded. When you stand in
front these tombs, what
you can see is not only dead
bodies of the soldiers
and officials who stayed there to
safeguard the motherland
frontier of ancient China, but also
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the 2000-year
culture and history. As Huanghe River
overflowed, some tombs were washed away.
To our
surprise, a half of the
grand tomb was collapsed. We hope some
departments can pay attention to this
problem and save our
relics. |
The
sands in the tombs
When
we entered the tombs of Han Dynasty, the guide
told us that there were fried sands in the coffins,
which could prevent the dead
bodies decaying. After 2000 years, the bodies
were still well kept and the
wood of coffin was as brand-new
as before. Another use of sands was to prevent
someone rob the tomb.
Because every tomb was covered
by soil and sands, when people dug the tomb,
the sands would collapse
and buried the robber. I have
ever heard that many tombs set obstacles to
prevent robbing; especially, this
group of tombs of Han Dynasty
symbolizes the wisdom of ancient Chinese people.
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