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16 tons of treasures found in the tomb of Chinese Prince Gao near the Terracotta Army

2024-06-10

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] In the mausoleum of the founder of the Qin dynasty and emperor Qin Shi Huang, a 16-ton sarcophagus was discovered with treasures inside. This was reported by the archaeological portal Arkeonews.

Archaeologists note that the sarcophagus at a depth of 16 meters may belong to the son of Shi Huang, Prince Gao. According to the records of the ancient Chinese historian Sima Qian, Gao asked his brother to send himself to his father in the afterlife.

“A massive 16-ton sarcophagus hidden with treasure has been found inside a tomb that may have belonged to the son of China's first emperor. <…> A very rich funeral treasure was discovered in the sarcophagus, consisting of weapons, armor, jade, a pair of gold and silver camels, a set of kitchen utensils and 6 thousand bronze coins. With such a grand burial, the deceased could be one of the sons of Emperor Qin,” the material says.

At the same time, experts admit that this sarcophagus may not belong to Prince Gao, but to one of the high-ranking feudal lords or generals.

Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of the Qin kingdom. During his reign, he managed to conquer six Chinese kingdoms and create a single centralized empire. Under him, the construction of the Great Wall of China began. In addition, the emperor is famous for building a life-size terracotta army consisting of foot soldiers, horses, chariots and all the other equipment needed for battle.

As Regnum reported, at the end of May, scientist Ross Fellows came to the conclusion that radiation poisoning from natural elements containing uranium and toxic waste could have caused the death of researchers of Tutankhamun’s tomb, known as the “curse of the pharaoh.” It is believed that more than 20 people who opened the pharaoh's tomb in 1922 died prematurely due to the "curse" that ancient inscriptions warned about. Among them were the archaeologist Howard Carter, who was the first to enter the tomb, Lord Carnarvon, Egyptologist Arthur Weigall and others.

Fellows noted that in the tomb of Osiris at Giza, intense radioactivity was associated with two stone chests. The basalt tanks were a point source of radiation, while in the surrounding limestone rock the level of radon, an intermediate product of the decay of uranium, was normal.

Thousands of pots containing up to 200 tons of unknown substances were found under one of the pyramids at Saqqara in the 1960s. Presumably, they were buried along with the mummies. Unusually high and localized levels of radon were recorded in the tomb ruins, indicating an artificial source of radiation.

Was the source necessarily artificial? When we bought our house in 1996 — in the midst of the radon scare — the seller was required to have a radon remediation system installed, basically a very expensive length of plastic pipe run from a hole drilled in the cellar floor up to vent through the roof. And the rest of the then-six year old foundation was examined for cracks needing sealing, which was probably the major expense involved. Had that not been done, we were told, radon gas would have built up in the basement, increasing the probability that the residents would get cancer someday. Our little corner of the country naturally has high levels of radon in the soil, you see.

Posted by:badanov

#3 Mao grins.

Posted by: Pancho Poodle8452 2024-06-10 23:59

#2 Confucius say, "Talk about Qins!
Sixteen tons mostly burden of sins
Against scholars and books,"
etc.

Posted by: Pancho Poodle8452 2024-06-10 23:59

#1

An, they say you can't die and take it with you.
Well, he held on to it for over 2,000 years.

Posted by: NN2N1 2024-06-10 04:48

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