ALL NOVEL Treasure hunt begins in England
Chapter 942
Chapter 942
Realizing that Liang En and the others might have something important to discuss, the engineer surnamed Feng quickly found an excuse and left from the mountain.
And after the engineer from Huaxia walked far along the path, the security guard told Liang En what the reason for running up to him was.
"We found some strange things, and I would like to invite you to take a look." The very young Coptic said excitedly.
"Although everyone can't see what it is for the time being, what is certain is that these are some ancient artificial creations, which look as old as our mine."
As Egyptians who are currently operating an ancient relic, these Copts almost all have the experience of working in his ancient relic.
Therefore, even if you don't know exactly what you found, you still have the level to judge whether something is a relic, and you won't make any mistakes on this issue.
"As old as your mine, this is really shocking news." Liang En followed the security guard down the mountain while muttering softly.
Because judging from the current archaeological discoveries, there are very few civilization sites in sub-Saharan Africa. It can even be said that except for the stone city ruins in Zimbabwe, Timbuktu in West Africa and a series of ruins influenced by ancient Egypt in Sudan, the entire sub-Saharan There are basically no traces of civilization in South Africa.
It also reflects the sadness of a civilization without written and historical records, such as the Stone City site in Great Zimbabwe.
The city was built in the 8th to 10th centuries. In the Shona language of the African Bantu language family, Zimbabwe means "stone city", and it is interpreted as "the chief's residence", "the chief's tomb" and "rich mine". .
In the 13th century, Great Zimbabwe was expanded on a large scale. In the 14th century, it was occupied by a powerful African tribe and became the ruling center of the tribe at that time.
Later, due to war turmoil and other unidentified reasons, Great Zimbabwe gradually declined, so that it completely disappeared in history until it was discovered by colonists in the mid-nineteenth century.
Judging from the existing ruins of this city, the overall level of civilization that built this city should not be low, but until now no one knows who built this ancient city.
As for various speculations, there are many. Some people speculate that it is black, some say that it is Arab, and even King Solomon is involved, but no one can produce conclusive evidence.
And what caused all this is directly related to the lack of records, because there are no records.Many things were lost in history forever with the collapse of the ancient kingdom.
In addition, a big problem in sub-Saharan Africa is that there are too many termites, so those wood products that can represent local civilizations cannot be preserved for more than ten years.
It can even be said that at least half of the history of ancient black Africa has been buried in the belly of termites for generations, which has seriously affected the investigation of the history of this land by later generations.
That's why Liang En was so shocked when he heard that there was a possibly very ancient civilization here, because according to historical records, there is no such ancient civilization in this area now.
Soon they came to the target cliff, which was full of rubble, but because of the explosion just now, a whole layer of rocks was peeled off from the cliff, and then the current entrance of the cave was exposed.
"Let's clear the stones at the entrance first." Liang En said to his subordinates after looking at the hole that was only the size of a washbasin, "At least take a look at what the hole looks like."
Soon some impact drills, ropes and hoists were sent up, and then everyone started digging. Fortunately, the blasting just now had cleared most of the hidden objects, so it took only a few minutes of digging to see the opening of the cave.
The next job was to expand the entrance of the cave. As the entrance of the cave further expanded, more and more things appeared in front of Liang En and the others. At this moment, Liang En saw the steps at the entrance.
That's right, it's the steps. Although the steps are very rough and there are still a lot of dirt and gravel on them, Liang En, who has completed the ruins for so many years, can still clearly distinguish that these dilapidated structures are steps dug out of stones.
If it is placed in Europe, China or even North Africa, it is normal for such steps to appear, and it may be the last remaining part of some ancient buildings, but the situation here is different.
Before coming here, Liang En never knew that there were any ancient ruins in this place in Angola, but judging from the traces at the scene, this cave has a history of at least a thousand years.
"Call the local kings and chiefs first, the scene here is too complicated, and the news is basically uncontrollable." Liang En told Joan of Arc after glancing at the locals who were watching not far away. "It just happens to be able to ventilate the cave, so I can get in later."
The reason why he judged this was because he found that there were many plant roots hanging from the ceiling inside the cave, like a curtain, and this clearly showed that the cave was not sealed, so there was no need to worry about oxidation damage.
Half an hour later, the king of soil and the two chiefs drove to the construction site under the protection of the guards, and then came down to the mountain with the help of the attendant.
"What did you find, Chief Liang?" After arriving on the mountain, Earth King looked at the dark cave in front of him and asked, "I heard you found something very important here."
"Yes, a very important relic—" Liang En nodded and introduced the current situation, and finally asked: "This is the land of your ancestors, so do you have any impression of this place?"
"Well—no, I can guarantee that according to our legend, this area is just a barren mountain." Earth King said after discussing with several chiefs very seriously.
"In our legend, our tribe originally lived in a place farther north, and it took about [-] generations to move here. However, when we came here, it was just a wasteland, with no people and no traces left by people."
Although Africa lacks written records, it does not mean that they will not pass on their own knowledge. For example, where the chiefs and elders of the tribes, a lot of ancient knowledge is compiled into songs and sung.
Of course, this method of conveying information is not without flaws. For example, some things are easily distorted in word of mouth, and at the same time, the accidental death of some key figures will also lead to the severance of inheritance.
Taking Africa as an example, the slave capture and colonial rule in the Western world caused a large number of cultural inheritors to die unnaturally, and their deaths completely destroyed the civilization inheritance of sub-Saharan black Africa.
From this point of view, Liang En's current tribe is lucky. Because the land is not on the coast and is also desolate, there were not many people who went inland to deal with them in the past, so the history has been preserved instead.
However, judging from the narrations of the earth king and the chiefs, they were not the builders of the ruins, and it was in a natural state of no one for a long time before they came.
"Is it an older civilization relic with a high level of civilization? It seems that the things in this cave may be more important than imagined." After getting the information from the earth king and the chief, Liang En looked at the entrance of the cave and thought.
(End of this chapter)
Realizing that Liang En and the others might have something important to discuss, the engineer surnamed Feng quickly found an excuse and left from the mountain.
And after the engineer from Huaxia walked far along the path, the security guard told Liang En what the reason for running up to him was.
"We found some strange things, and I would like to invite you to take a look." The very young Coptic said excitedly.
"Although everyone can't see what it is for the time being, what is certain is that these are some ancient artificial creations, which look as old as our mine."
As Egyptians who are currently operating an ancient relic, these Copts almost all have the experience of working in his ancient relic.
Therefore, even if you don't know exactly what you found, you still have the level to judge whether something is a relic, and you won't make any mistakes on this issue.
"As old as your mine, this is really shocking news." Liang En followed the security guard down the mountain while muttering softly.
Because judging from the current archaeological discoveries, there are very few civilization sites in sub-Saharan Africa. It can even be said that except for the stone city ruins in Zimbabwe, Timbuktu in West Africa and a series of ruins influenced by ancient Egypt in Sudan, the entire sub-Saharan There are basically no traces of civilization in South Africa.
It also reflects the sadness of a civilization without written and historical records, such as the Stone City site in Great Zimbabwe.
The city was built in the 8th to 10th centuries. In the Shona language of the African Bantu language family, Zimbabwe means "stone city", and it is interpreted as "the chief's residence", "the chief's tomb" and "rich mine". .
In the 13th century, Great Zimbabwe was expanded on a large scale. In the 14th century, it was occupied by a powerful African tribe and became the ruling center of the tribe at that time.
Later, due to war turmoil and other unidentified reasons, Great Zimbabwe gradually declined, so that it completely disappeared in history until it was discovered by colonists in the mid-nineteenth century.
Judging from the existing ruins of this city, the overall level of civilization that built this city should not be low, but until now no one knows who built this ancient city.
As for various speculations, there are many. Some people speculate that it is black, some say that it is Arab, and even King Solomon is involved, but no one can produce conclusive evidence.
And what caused all this is directly related to the lack of records, because there are no records.Many things were lost in history forever with the collapse of the ancient kingdom.
In addition, a big problem in sub-Saharan Africa is that there are too many termites, so those wood products that can represent local civilizations cannot be preserved for more than ten years.
It can even be said that at least half of the history of ancient black Africa has been buried in the belly of termites for generations, which has seriously affected the investigation of the history of this land by later generations.
That's why Liang En was so shocked when he heard that there was a possibly very ancient civilization here, because according to historical records, there is no such ancient civilization in this area now.
Soon they came to the target cliff, which was full of rubble, but because of the explosion just now, a whole layer of rocks was peeled off from the cliff, and then the current entrance of the cave was exposed.
"Let's clear the stones at the entrance first." Liang En said to his subordinates after looking at the hole that was only the size of a washbasin, "At least take a look at what the hole looks like."
Soon some impact drills, ropes and hoists were sent up, and then everyone started digging. Fortunately, the blasting just now had cleared most of the hidden objects, so it took only a few minutes of digging to see the opening of the cave.
The next job was to expand the entrance of the cave. As the entrance of the cave further expanded, more and more things appeared in front of Liang En and the others. At this moment, Liang En saw the steps at the entrance.
That's right, it's the steps. Although the steps are very rough and there are still a lot of dirt and gravel on them, Liang En, who has completed the ruins for so many years, can still clearly distinguish that these dilapidated structures are steps dug out of stones.
If it is placed in Europe, China or even North Africa, it is normal for such steps to appear, and it may be the last remaining part of some ancient buildings, but the situation here is different.
Before coming here, Liang En never knew that there were any ancient ruins in this place in Angola, but judging from the traces at the scene, this cave has a history of at least a thousand years.
"Call the local kings and chiefs first, the scene here is too complicated, and the news is basically uncontrollable." Liang En told Joan of Arc after glancing at the locals who were watching not far away. "It just happens to be able to ventilate the cave, so I can get in later."
The reason why he judged this was because he found that there were many plant roots hanging from the ceiling inside the cave, like a curtain, and this clearly showed that the cave was not sealed, so there was no need to worry about oxidation damage.
Half an hour later, the king of soil and the two chiefs drove to the construction site under the protection of the guards, and then came down to the mountain with the help of the attendant.
"What did you find, Chief Liang?" After arriving on the mountain, Earth King looked at the dark cave in front of him and asked, "I heard you found something very important here."
"Yes, a very important relic—" Liang En nodded and introduced the current situation, and finally asked: "This is the land of your ancestors, so do you have any impression of this place?"
"Well—no, I can guarantee that according to our legend, this area is just a barren mountain." Earth King said after discussing with several chiefs very seriously.
"In our legend, our tribe originally lived in a place farther north, and it took about [-] generations to move here. However, when we came here, it was just a wasteland, with no people and no traces left by people."
Although Africa lacks written records, it does not mean that they will not pass on their own knowledge. For example, where the chiefs and elders of the tribes, a lot of ancient knowledge is compiled into songs and sung.
Of course, this method of conveying information is not without flaws. For example, some things are easily distorted in word of mouth, and at the same time, the accidental death of some key figures will also lead to the severance of inheritance.
Taking Africa as an example, the slave capture and colonial rule in the Western world caused a large number of cultural inheritors to die unnaturally, and their deaths completely destroyed the civilization inheritance of sub-Saharan black Africa.
From this point of view, Liang En's current tribe is lucky. Because the land is not on the coast and is also desolate, there were not many people who went inland to deal with them in the past, so the history has been preserved instead.
However, judging from the narrations of the earth king and the chiefs, they were not the builders of the ruins, and it was in a natural state of no one for a long time before they came.
"Is it an older civilization relic with a high level of civilization? It seems that the things in this cave may be more important than imagined." After getting the information from the earth king and the chief, Liang En looked at the entrance of the cave and thought.
(End of this chapter)
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