China suspended excavation of the tomb of Qin Shi Huang

The Chinese government decided to suspend the excavation of the tomb of Qin Shihuang emperor - the first king of ancient China and 6,000 terracotta warriors currently located in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province.

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Qin Shihuang - the first king of ancient China was buried more than 2,000 years ago in the largest tomb ever built by Chinese people.

The system protects the tomb very impressively, shown through underground trenches filled with toxic mercury vapor to prevent illegal intruders from awakening the emperor's sleep as well as thieves. to 'steal' jewels in the tomb.

Terracotta warriors in Tomb of Emperor Qin Shihuang

The Qin Shihuang Tomb is of a caliber of a land-based city, filled with all the items that serve the emperor's life beyond the world.

The first emperor of China had cast terracotta statues representing soldiers, concubines, officials and servants, then buried them under the grave when he died.

In 1974 during a well digging, farmers living near Xi'an City accidentally discovered the first real-sized earthenware statue out of a total of 8,000 images buried in the tomb of the emperor. .

Archaeologist Kristin Romey (USA) said that so far the scientific community has unearthed 2,000 statues of terracotta warriors. However, the excavation process has now been suspended.

'Partly because spirituality does not want to disturb the deceased, it is important that no scientist has found the right technology to dig deep into the earth and excavate the tomb' , Romey said. .

That means that archaeologists will not be able to continue to access the tomb of Qin Shihuang until they develop a new technology to ensure the integrity of the walls during excavation.

'The Chinese government's decision is a right step,' Ms. Romey said.

Therefore, Ms Rome hopes in the future, the introduction of a micro-exploration robot with underground camera system will help protect the remaining relics in the archaeological site.

However, the Chinese government's decision to suspend excavation also aims to prevent archaeologists from going into the center of the tomb - the burial place of Qin Shihuang emperor - the area that was suspected to be airtight. mercury danger.

Reference: Daily Mail