Frozen History (Mysteries Hidden in Ancient Tombs)

Author: Yu Haiguang, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: Life is short, while death is eternal. As early as hundreds of thousands of years ago, humans began to re-examine death out of fear of it. Unlike other creatures, humans no longer allowed their deceased relatives to be left exposed in the wilderness but consciously buried their remains, giving rise to burials. Unlike the formation of ancient sites, ancient burials are not the unconscious accumulation of time. Humans, comparing it to real life, deliberately prepared their eternal resting places, and many burials were even personally managed by the deceased in their lifetime. Therefore, in a certain sense, burials are frozen history, and the cultural connotations they contain are inexhaustible. Precisely because of this unique reason in the formation of burials, most of the treasures unearthed today come from burials, and looters also focus their attention on them. Whether it is a humble tomb for the poor that can barely accommodate a body or an imperial mausoleum towering into the clouds, they are all keys to deciphering the complex burial consciousness and burial systems, and even the entire ancient society. This is a priceless legacy left to us by our ancestors. Every time a new tomb gate is about to be opened, there is our anticipation. Through time, the frozen history will thaw due to our perseverance.