If it happened in the world of novels, this scene would certainly be promising. For example, hang a sign next to the dining table, welcome home, and then you can write past lives in millions of words.
However, in the actual archaeological research, such a strange thing really happened. In an ancient tomb of Liao Dynasty, archaeologists put a table of food in the center of the owner. Although it has been thousands of years, it is still intact there. This scene refreshed people's cognition and even triggered a heated discussion in the archaeological community. What happened?
It happened in 1993, Bali Village, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province. As usual, farmers irrigated farmland there. As a result, everyone found a strange thing. During irrigation, water is concentrated in one direction, and something seems to be devouring these water sources crazily underground.
If it is in the dark, it may sound scary, but this is Hebei, and people often see some ancient tombs, so the first reaction of farmers is that there may be underground tombs here.
After understanding all this, the local villagers immediately reported to the above, and soon someone came to investigate. After a series of protective excavations, everyone was surprised to find that there is really a Gankun in the underground world, but it is not an ancient tomb, but a whole group of tombs, up to ten.
However, when people opened the tombs, archaeologists found that the tombs were damaged to varying degrees, so everyone came to the conclusion that there were grave robbers here, and they were grave robbers many years ago.
Although this means that tombs may be empty, archaeologists still insist on developing them, because everyone knows that even without those treasures, these tombs have high cultural value.
In the process of development, we found one mural after another, all of which showed the customs of the Northern Song Dynasty. We can basically conclude that this tomb group existed at least in the Northern Song Dynasty.
However, when people found Tomb No.7, they all caught their attention. It turns out that this tomb is very well preserved, and there are many cultural relics that make people shine.
Judging from the pictures published now, we can see that the murals in this tomb are more realistic and colorful, and not as decadent as the previous murals. There are many unspoiled cultural relics in it, and the total number even exceeds that of previous tombs, which makes the researchers very happy.
What is even more rare is that when everyone entered the main tomb, there was a table in the middle, which was filled with unfinished food. This is the scene we talked about at the beginning. When we came to the underground world, there was a table of delicious food waiting for us.
To be sure, archaeologists were very surprised when they saw this scene. Although everyone is an atheist, it is inevitable that the owner of this tomb is really interesting. Is it someone waiting for the future to enter the underground world? Is this the way to entertain guests?
After feeling, everyone quickly gathered around to see what was going on at this table. It turns out that this group of food is really unique.
Basically, vegetables are the main food, and there is not much meat. Moreover, among these foods, there are not only a complete bowl of chestnuts, but also unfinished wine.
On the surface, some of these foods are moldy and rotten, and some are basically deformed, so although there may be some special cakes and snacks, they are unrecognizable. However, after thousands of years, the bowl of chestnuts and wine has not changed much.
It is worth mentioning that when experts came into contact with these chestnuts, they were surprised to find that the chestnut shell was already fragile, and the inside had completely turned into dust, which turned out to be just an empty shelf.
Then the question is, why did the tomb owner put a table of unfinished food here? Who is the owner of this tomb?
Judging from the epitaph, the owner's name is Zhang Wenzao, a native of Qinghe County, who lived in Liao Dynasty. Although this man is not very famous in history, his family is rich. At that time, there was a serious famine in Liao Dynasty. This man paid money to help the victims, so he was moved by the emperor and praised him.
Judging from the time, this ancient tomb is a thousand-year-old tomb with a lot of historical and cultural accumulation. It is particularly noteworthy that other cultural relics in this tomb have supplemented the historical customs of the Northern Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty for us, and the unfinished food on that table has conveyed a message to us that Hebei began to grow grapes thousands of years ago, and even has the technology of making wine.
Of course, some people will think that the flustered wine table may not be left by the owner of the tomb, or it may be that grave robbers have dinner here. But what is certain is that this table of leeks is definitely not a modern thing, but also a distant ancient existence, so we can still demonstrate the customs of ancient people.
In addition, experts even counted the food on this table and restored it with high technology when collecting the cultural content on the murals. Finally, according to statistics, this table contains many contents, including beans, chestnuts, cakes, pasta, various fruits and vegetables, pears, betel nuts, and a bunch of grapes and wine.
From these contents, we can see that the life of ancient people is actually rich and moist. Their plates are not as barren as we thought, but they are also colorful. Moreover, ancient people paid special attention to the collocation of staple food, complementary food and fruit, which was similar to modern healthy diet.
Finally, we can sum up that although it is boring on the road of archaeology, every time we open the door of a tomb, everyone will have a feeling of unpacking. Sometimes we will open a disgusting underground world, but sometimes we can open a new blind spot in history. Even like this article, there is a grave in it, and the host has prepared a table of delicious food for us. Let's do it, which is even more wonderful than the world depicted by a ghost blowing a lamp.
Therefore, archaeology is boring, but it is also full of some wonders. Small historical defects and some historical truths are hidden in these grotesque forms.