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Chapter 12 Professionalism Revisited
But Wei Ying, while digging, could still find time to analyze the identity of the tomb's occupant.
"Judging from the specifications of the burial goods, this tomb is definitely not for ordinary people; it must belong to at least a king or noble." Wei Ying wiped the sweat from his forehead and explained.
"But the number of items wasn't outrageous. There weren't many gold artifacts, bronze artifacts, or large ritual vessels, which suggests that the tomb owner wasn't of particularly high status within that social class."
He paused, then pointed to a piece of lacquerware that had just been cleaned: "Judging from the patterns and craftsmanship, it must have been dating back a thousand or eight hundred years."
"Back then, there was a strict hierarchy, and there were rules about what to bury with the dead; you couldn't just do whatever you wanted. This area historically belonged to the fiefdom of a man called the Marquis of Jingchuan."
"If it were the tomb of the Marquis of Jingchuan himself, the scale wouldn't be so 'simple'. Therefore, the most likely possibility is that it belongs to one of his sons or a close relative."
"I see." Liu Dazhu nodded blankly after listening. The knowledge seemed to have passed through his mind, but left no trace.
In the live broadcast room, the 100,000 viewers went wild again after listening to Wei Ying's analysis.
"Is the streamer serious? Is this really the tomb of that marquis's son?"
"I studied archaeology, and judging from the unearthed artifacts, it's roughly from that period, but I really wouldn't dare to say for sure whose tomb it is."
"Look! Isn't the outline of the main burial chamber emerging from the bottom of the pit?"
"..."
As they chatted, the audience noticed that this "amateur archaeology team" was getting faster and faster. Not only Wei Ying, but the other workers had also unearthed several items each.
A large pit of nearly 100 square meters was completely revealed, and the outline of the central burial chamber was clearly visible.
Five hours later.
With Wei Ying personally overseeing the operation and the assistance of others, an entrance to the central burial chamber was carefully opened, revealing that the internal structure remained largely intact.
Immediately afterwards, one artifact after another was taken out and piled on the shock-absorbing mats laid out next to it.
By evening, the entire main burial chamber had been thoroughly cleaned, and all the burial objects were moved out without exception.
"Thank you all for your hard work." Wei Ying brushed the dust off his hands and said to Liu Dazhu and the others, "Search the area carefully again, make sure nothing is left behind."
The main burial chamber usually contains the most items, but smaller items may also be scattered around it.
"Okay!" Liu Dazhu and the workers replied with a grin, wiping their sweat.
Everyone had a smile on their face. Following Wei Ying on this trip, they not only made money, but the experience was also something they could brag about for a lifetime.
Just then, several cars drove into the construction site. An elderly man with gray hair, surrounded by a group of young people, walked quickly over.
"It was here that we found it..." Before the old man could finish speaking, his gaze swept over the pile of artifacts behind Wei Ying that had just been unearthed and were still covered in damp soil, and his eyes widened instantly.
His breathing suddenly became rapid, his face flushed, and he almost couldn't catch his breath.
"Old Hu! Old Hu! Medicine! Quick, get the medicine!" Several young people nearby panicked and quickly rummaged through the car to find a small medicine bottle, poured out two pills, and stuffed them into the old man's mouth.
A few minutes later, the old man recovered and stood up shakily, pointing at the pile of cultural relics.
Her voice trembled: "What...what's going on?!"
His name is Hu Zhengchu. He has dedicated his life to archaeology and has personally excavated and protected no fewer than thirty tombs.
Upon receiving notification that an ancient tomb had been discovered at the construction site, he immediately led his team over, only to witness a scene that sent his blood pressure soaring.
"Who is in charge of your group?" Hu Zhengchu asked sternly, his gaze sweeping over everyone.
Liu Dazhu swallowed hard and cautiously raised his hand: "It's me."
"Didn't you tell us on the phone to protect the scene and wait for us to arrive?" Hu Zhengchu glared at him, his gaze returning to the pile of artifacts, feeling his heart tremble.
"What a tragedy! You've ruined everything our ancestors left us!"
His work in archaeology and that of tomb raiders may both involve "digging up graves," but they are fundamentally different.
Grave robbers, driven by profit, are willing to cause destruction; these tomb raiders, however, are doing so for protection and research, in a rescue excavation. But what we see before us…
"What's the difference between you and tomb raiders?" Hu Zhengchu asked, heartbroken.
"Wait!" Liu Dazhu, having been bombarded with insults, also lost his temper. "Sir, you can't just say things like that! We were just helping with a protective excavation, how did that make us tomb raiders?"
Liu Dazhu was inexplicably scolded and felt extremely aggrieved.
"You? Protective excavation?" A young member of the archaeological team scoffed. "You construction workers know anything about archaeology?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Dazhu and the surrounding workers were outraged and swarmed around him, their eyes filled with hostility.
"You're so blind!" Liu Dazhu pointed at the pile of artifacts. "Open your eyes and take a good look. Which of these things is broken?"
Hu Zhengchu frowned, suppressing his heart palpitations, and approached the pile of cultural relics. He bent down and carefully examined each piece.
"Intact...this one is also intact...it's still intact..." He became more and more alarmed as he looked at it.
Half an hour later, after comparing them repeatedly, he discovered that the unearthed integrity rate of these thousands of cultural relics was over 95%!
"95%!" This number shocked him. Even with his team and professional equipment, he could only guarantee a success rate of around 80%.
These construction workers actually achieved 95%?
"Could it be... that some other, more professional team has already arrived?" Hu Zhengchu couldn't help but wonder.
He turned to Liu Dazhu: "Which archaeological team excavated these artifacts?"
"Where did this archaeological team come from?" Liu Dazhu asked irritably. "It was all dug by me and my brothers."
"You guys?" The young team member couldn't help but sneer again.
"We don't understand," Liu Dazhu sneered, "but Boss Wei does! He taught us!" As he spoke, he pointed to Wei Ying, who had been standing quietly to the side, and recounted what had happened.
"What?" Hu Zhengchu's eyes widened again. The other archaeologists' faces were also filled with disbelief.
Wei Ying looks too young, about the same age as them. It's already impressive that he understands archaeology, let alone directing a group of construction workers to complete such a difficult excavation.
This is simply a pipe dream. Even an industry giant like Mr. Hu might not be able to do it.
"A bunch of ignorant fools," Liu Dazhu sneered. "Let me tell you, Boss Wei also said that this tomb belongs to the son of that 'Marquis of Jingchuan'!"
The archaeological team was shocked again, and they felt even more that he was talking nonsense.
Determining the identity of the tomb owner is an extremely rigorous task that requires profound knowledge of archaeology and history. Only Professor Hu in their team has this ability.
"The tomb of the son of the Marquis of Jingchuan?" Hu Zhengchu frowned, picked up several key artifacts, and carefully studied them in conjunction with the structure of the tomb chamber.
Seeing that they still didn't believe him, Liu Dazhu dropped his bombshell: "I have a full video recording here, eight hours long, from the start of the excavation to the completion of the clearing. You can watch it yourselves!"
He handed over the camera that the construction site used to record the construction progress.
The archaeological team members were skeptical, but they huddled together and watched the video at fast-forward. After watching it, they were all blushing and wished they could disappear into the ground.
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