The secret of the ancient tombs was unearthed in Vietnam

Recently, ancient tombs appear more and more and are being kept in museums from central to local levels. In addition to being valuable in terms of archeology, the ancient tombs also provide many materials that in other types of monuments are few or impossible.

>>>Mysterious mummies in Vietnam

The acquisition of human remains remains relatively intact, more than 2,000 years ago today, helping researchers get their judgment or hypothesis. Through the remains, skulls, researchers, archaeologists identify ethnic origin, which is a very important position.

Go De ancient tomb was preserved by the Vietnam History Museum. (Photo: NMH)

In particular, the tomb of Viet Khe (Hai Phong), which the Vietnam Museum of History is displaying with hollow trunk and long size, is bigger than Chau Can ancient tomb. In Viet Khe tomb, more than 100 artifacts were found - the largest amount of antiquities in ancient tombs with various types such as tools, weapons, brass instruments. There are also some pottery and painted leather.

All relics in Viet Khe ancient tomb have contributed greatly to the treasure of Brass Culture in Vietnam and help researchers to go deeper into the historical period about 2500 years ago. In the ancient tombs, archaeologists also found fabrics in ancient times. At the Center for Southeast Asian History, Dr. Nguyen Viet successfully researched and preserved the Dong Son fabric and identified the material of textile fiber from a jute.

Grave of mummies

The concept of mummies, according to scientists, in Vietnam has not seen ever mentioning and mummification techniques do not have any documents mentioned.

However, in fact, many ancient tombs were unearthed when excavated. In the sense that embalming is using aromatic herbs or using synthetic chemicals to keep corpses from rotting bacteria, these are mummies.

Most tombs of mummies are made by people working in the fields, making irrigation works encountered. According to archaeological documents, the first tomb with mummies is preserved as a grave in Dan Luc and Nong Cong (Thanh Hoa), in 1958. Archaeologists determine that this is the grave of Mrs. Phi. Trinh family.

After a while, it was discovered that tombs of mummies in Hoang Duc (Thanh Hoa), grave Van Cat (Nam Ha) of Pham Thi Nguyen Chan, tomb in Vu Ban by Lady Tran Quy Thi, throne Responding to the public district of Lady Bui Thi Khang.

Tomb tomb form, from the 50s to the 70s, excavated Dinh Van Ta's grave and two wives in Ham Giang, Cam Giang (old Hai Hung), a grave of about 20 years old in Thuy Anh and Thai Binh; grave of an eunuch (?) in Thanh Liem, Nam Ha.

In addition, nearly 30 graves of other compounds have been discovered, not yet excavated as Trinh Cong Cong tomb Hoang Cong Ky in Quynh Coi, Thai Binh, tomb of King Le Uy Muc (Ha Bac), grave of the governor Vu Duy Chuc and his wife in Nam. Truc, Nam Ha. All tombs of mummies were in the Le Dynasty - Nguyen.

Mummy Pham Thi Nguyen Chan. (Photo: NMH)

Because this is a grave of kings, mandarins, people rumored that these graves may have gold and silver, and jewels are buried, so when many people find out, they try to steal. Besides, there are some graves thrown in American bombs. Therefore, some graves when unearthed are intact, with bodies being destroyed, burial clothes torn, damaged, typically the grave of Bui Thi Khang. The remaining tombs, when unearthed remains intact. Even many soft-skinned graves, the joints are easy to stretch.

In particular, the tomb of King Le Du Tong in Bai Trach and Tho Xuan (Thanh Hoa). At the beginning of 1958, a resident of the area when he was hoeing the gardening land had touched the grave, causing the grave to be broken, and it was found that there was a painted coffin inside. When the people took the crowbar to pierce the coffin, there was a fragrant smell.

Just like many previously excavated mummies, it is a compound of graves (set by archaeologists). This type of grave is in the mandarin, outside the door. The outer part is made of a very strong compound. This compound includes sand, lime burned from oysters, molasses and water soaked in the tree and then mixed well and finely. The wooden coffin Ngoc Am, the common name is Hoang Dan, in China called Bach Moc. There are plenty of Jupiter in China, distributed in provinces like Guizhou, Hunan and Chongqing.

In Vietnam, Jupiter trees are scattered only in Ha Giang, at an altitude of about 2000m. According to scientists, this plant in Vietnam is extinct. Probably many visitors still remember to exhibit ornamental creatures at Hanoi Museum in 2010, in the exhibition area of ​​Ha Giang province, we can enjoy some driftwood works with Ngoc Am tree stumps, fragrant scent .

It is the aroma of a kind of flavoring that comes out of Ngoc Am wood, a tree belonging to the pine family. And we also have information, currently there is a Ngoc Am tree in high mountains and deep in Ha Giang province.

The tombs of mummies in general, were very carefully shrouded. In turn is the class of shrouds, to the shroud and many layers of clothes and pillows filled with coffin. All clothes and cloths are covered with brocade and silk.

Particularly in the coffin of King Le Du Tong, there is a dress of brocade. At the front of his chest and the back of his shirt were two large dragons, five-finger dragon legs, and the rest were small dragons and clouds. Two Long-robed robes also embroidered dragon diamonds. On the face is covered with dragon brocade, with the word life in the middle and four swastika at the four corners.

Also buried: a very big paper fan, a brush in a brocade bag, a brocade cover book, no words, a bag of betel nut and a round wooden box with soft wax.

These are extremely precious artifacts to provide the treasure of Vietnamese antiquities with additional materials about the Imperial period of the Le Dynasty. All burial items of King Le Du Tong are being kept at the Vietnam National Museum. In the coffin of King Le Du Tong as well as coffins with mummies, there is an amount of aromatic oil. By scientific analysis methods, determine the main ingredient is pine oil mixed with a little eucalyptus oil or eucalyptus oil. Below the broken plate, there is a layer of roasted rice and dry tea or cotton tea.

Mummies

In mummy graves, when excavated, the body remains intact and the muscles and skin are still soft, the joints are stretched easily and smell of aromatic oils. The tomb of King Le Du Tong in Bai Trach, when he opened the lid of the coffin, did not smell like fragrant oil like other graves, but on the contrary had a slightly harsh smell. Because the demon was broken and the coffin was punctured since 1958, it was unearthed until 1964, so it was affected.

Wet body, thin looks like a thin person who died. The skin is slightly gray, after a few hours the skin is dark gray. Beard and hair are almost intact. King Le Du Tong's corpse, after more than 45 years of preservation in Vietnam National Museum, retains its original form. However, the muscle part is atrophy and the skin turns black.

Around the mummification, we also know about the mysterious story of the eternal lama - Dasi-Opio Ethighelop, who died in 1927, meditating in the lotus position. According to the lama's advice, monks bundled the lama's corpse with silk cloth and placed it in a cedar wooden box in a sitting posture, pouring salt on the head and burying it at the cemetery, at a depth of 1.5 meters. Following the lama's ordination, after 75 years, the body was removed from the wooden box, placed in a glass casket, transferred to Ivol-Ghin monastery.

After 77 years, Russian scientists took hair, nail spectral analysis did not detect the difference between dead and living cells. The internal organs intact. As for blood, from a liquid turned into solid, but still blood. Scientists admit that they are currently inexplicable. (New Hanoi newspaper). Today, by science, advanced techniques, modern, Vladimia Ilich Lenin corpse in Russia (the former Soviet Union) and in Vietnam the President Ho Chi Minh's corpse is preserved and preserved very well.

Mummification techniques

Keeping the corpses intact after hundreds of years in ancient tombs in Vietnam, is partly explained and scientists have done small experiments to prove this.

Mr. Le Kha Phieu lit incense at King Le Du Tong's corpse room. (Photo: NMH)

In fact, the tombs of mummies in Vietnam are completely unintended. There have been some comments and we think it is reasonable. It was an ancient person who could ask to keep the body to stay in the house for a while to sacrifice, to worship.

The time spent in the house depends on the customs and habits of each region, each ethnic group and family. Therefore, the coffin must be completely sealed and put under a broken sheet of a thick layer of roasted rice or dry tea to draw water from the corpse to flow out, without being absorbed into the outside. In addition, using aromatic wood coffins, using aromatherapy to prevent the smell of dead bodies from flying off, is not compromised.

These actions of the ancients, have left behind the mummies in the ancient tombs. In particular, these coffins are placed in tight, tight layers. From a scientific perspective, this is a very good preservation method. Because in a very closed environment, the air does not circulate, the amount of oxygen needed to maintain life is not enough, the bacteria cannot function.

Besides, while pine oil, eucalyptus oil has the ability to kill bacteria, so the corpse is not decomposed. Today, development science and technology, body embalming and preservation technology are at a high level, typical of the corpse of VI Lenin and President Ho Chi Minh's corpse.

The general principle of preservation is the preservation and prevention of therapy. The corpse of VI Lenin, after his death, Stalin decided to embalm his body. The beginning of the nan, how many scientists of the Soviet Union (old) at that time did not dare to accept, because there has not been any research work on embalming according to scientific methods. Thankfully Professor Sibarski is a Jew who accepts responsibility and he invites Valuabov to join. They invented a solution that could respond very well to work. Then they began to operate the corpse, clean up the internal organs, and then transfer the solution to the circulatory system. Finally use the solution to wash away other parts to prevent the entry of bacteria. (Preserving Lenin corpse).

Preserving the mummy corpse

Must say, the preservation and preservation of mummy graves is an extremely difficult job. The mummies, after excavation, brought back to Hanoi to study, are preserved in the Vietnam Peace Quarters, invested and cared very well. The body is placed in an air-conditioned room with stable temperature and humidity, meeting the technical requirements of preservation. Summer temperature is 25 degrees Celsius, winter is 20 degrees Celsius. All year round humidity fluctuates around 60%. This is the ideal parameter for preserving organic materials in climatic conditions in Vietnam.

Every year, there is a periodical inspection and maintenance regime, using chemicals to sterilize, kill bacteria and remove mold. By combining preventive preservation and therapy preservation, the remains of mummies still remain. Thus, the preservation of the remains in the former grave and the current preservation at the CCC is in principle the same. It is to create a stable environment and use chemicals or use herbs to kill bacteria. However, when it was unearthed, there was no initial treatment condition, so the muscles were atrophic, the skin was black and the joints in the joints were weak.

Refer to the documents of the remains of the Mausoleums, we found that the way to preserve the mummified remains in the Vietnam Military Headquarters is very suitable.

Also, with the preservation of the corpse of VI Lenin, you helped Vietnam preserve and preserve President Ho Chi Minh's corpse. Up to now, Uncle Ho's corpse has been preserved for more than 40 years. This is the technology to preserve the special corpse, in addition to the corpse of VI Lenin, the corpse of President Ho Chi Minh, previously the GM corporal corpse.