The archaeologist's eyes bulged as he excitedly shouted, "Co quick, there's a discovery here!"
The voice emanated from the pit, imdiately alarming those on the ground.
"What have you found?"
Director Su Yu was the first to lean over and ask loudly.
"I... I've hit a layer of stone bricks!" the archaeologist imdiately replied, his voice slightly out of breath.
Director Su Yu's eyes lit up, and a smile quickly spread across his face: "We've found it, we really have found it!"
Qin Sisi was very invested in the project, and she too leaned over, efficiently using a shovel to clear the soil beside the stone bricks, revealing several more of them.
"It's really here!"
She stopped her motion, swallowed saliva, and murmured softly to herself.
The appearance of the stone bricks undoubtedly confird Lin Chuan's judgnt was entirely correct.
"Director, how should we continue digging?"
Qin Sisi collected herself and looked to Su Yu to ask.
At this mont, the archaeological expert Old Lu volunteered eagerly, wanting to show off his skills, and said, "Director, let take charge of the digging from here, I'm familiar with this."
"Old Lu, I know you're anxious, but don't be hasty," the director said, raising his hand to signal patience.
After that, he quickly walked to Lin Chuan, his face full of joy, giving a thumbs-up: "Comrade Lin, you certainly have a discerning eye!"
"Just luck," Lin Chuan replied modestly.
This was his first ti in reality, using the "Dragon-Seeking and Positioning Observation, Listening, Inquiry, Pulse Taking" thod to determine the location of the Ancient Tomb, and so far, the results seed not bad – he had actually located an Ancient Tomb.
It seems there's sothing true about the Touching Gold Secret Skill.
"Next, where should we dig?"
Director Su Yu was not without opinions, but now he felt it was necessary to consult Lin Chuan.
After hearing the question, Lin Chuan looked up at the mountain's terrain, made an approximate judgnt in his mind, then smiled and said, "Based on the two artifacts seen in the heritage preservation workshop, and the fact that soone is buried in this geomantic treasure spot, the master of this tomb must have held a high status, at the very least a governor of a prefecture."
"Comrade Lin's reasoning is good," Director Su Yu nodded in agreent.
"In the study of geomancy, if one considers the direction of the mountain range, that place is the Dragon Head," Lin Chuan pointed to a mountain peak: "On that side is the Dragon Tail, and this spot is on the Dragon's Ridge. The design of this Ancient Tomb should be head facing north, feet facing south, which also aligns with the characteristics of Han Dynasty tomb chambers.
Therefore, if we want to conduct a protective excavation, we should dig southwards, entering from the tail or side of the tomb."
"That's what I was thinking as well," said archaeological expert Old Lu, pursing his lips and muttering to himself.
However, he was obviously feeling outshined.
Now, Director Su Yu had eyes only for Lin Chuan.
Following Lin Chuan's 'head north, feet south' direction, they started digging towards the south side to find the tomb entrance.
The biggest difference between archaeology and tomb robbing is that archaeology is protective excavation, while tomb robbing is destructive excavation.
The latter is a one-ti affair, with robbers fleeing with their treasures.
If it were Lin Chuan,
In the Virtual World, he wouldn't care for such distinctions; he would simply drill a hole, break through the stone-brick tomb, take the items, and call it a day.
But, this was the real world.
Archaeological excavation, being protective, required more considerations.
With an increasing number of archaeologists, the speed of excavation quickened, and after a little more than two hours, the facade of an Ancient Tomb was presented before everyone.
This was a typical underground brick chamber tomb from the Western Han Dynasty, which by its appearance belonged to a noble from the ancient Lingnan region.
As Lin Chuan said,
The entrance to the tomb was indeed on the southern side.
At the entrance, a huge greyish-green rock stained with dirt blocked everyone's way.
Besides this entrance, there were no others.
After the archaeologists had cleaned up the boulder,
Lin Chuan looked up and noticed animal patterns carved on the rock, resembling a white tiger, ant to guard the tomb chamber.
At the tiger's mouth area, there were two small holes, which had already been cleared of dirt.
"Bring the cutter over!"
Seeing this, the excited archaeological expert Old Lu imdiately shouted out.
It was finally ti for him to enter his elent and show his prowess!
Ti to enter the tomb!
For the modern Archaeological Team, tools like cutters and drills are common.
Arriving at a tomb door that can't be opened, they bring out tools and start to cut through.
It saves ti and effort.
Once inside the tomb chamber, the subsequent work becos much simpler.
The archaeologists imdiately handed Old Lu a handheld stone cutter.
At this point,
Old Lu looked at Lin Chuan with a smile and said, "Comrade Lin, although the location of the tomb is superb, when it cos to entering the tomb, you still need to rely on the skills of us old-tirs. Wait and watch how I use this stone cutter; it's a technical job, and you might find this useful in the future too."
Lin Chuan glanced at the handheld stone cutter, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly: "Expert Lu, is that really necessary?"
"If not this, then what?"
Old Lu was originally set to show off to Lin Chuan, but upon hearing Lin Chuan's response, he imdiately furrowed his brow.
"What if we're in the field without this cutter? Wouldn't we then be unable to enter the tomb?" Lin Chuan retorted.
This felt akin to certain big 'clinics.'
Standard procedure before seeing a doctor is to have blood tests, get a CT scan, and an ultrasound, otherwise there's no treatnt available.
Experts like Old Lu are similar.
Without modern equipnt like cutters, they're just left staring blankly.
Clearly, Anling City's Archaeological Team did not possess the professionalism of a national team and lacked many of the more specialized traditional techniques in the field of archaeology.
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