MM Racing Chapter 840 836: Splendid
Chapter 840 836: Splendid
"Open the sarcophagus?" Bi Fang looked surprised as he glanced around the tomb chamber, still unarranged and full of damp air, "Isn't that a bit hasty?"
Bi Fang was utterly an outsider when it came to archaeology.
The reason he seemed to know everything about ancient Egyptian tombs and was an expert in the field was entirely because he excelled in the historical aspect.
With the ability of a memory palace, Bi Fang could nearly transcribe more than ninety-five percent of an Egyptian history book after reading it once.
Before every adventure, Bi Fang would conduct extensive re
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"Although there have been appropriate 'reforms' to the burial rituals of different periods, several important aspects of the burial process have still been retained, without arbitrary additions or reductions," he said.
"Even though the specific details of these aspects may have changed over time, the processes involved in making the mummy, ferrying the deceased, and preparing burial goods are the most fundamental components of an Egyptian funeral and are unlikely to have changed much," he explained.
"But we can make a fairly intuitive estimation of the approximate time period from these forms."
Bi Fang did not rashly step forward to help.
Not even when lifting the coffin earlier, where brute strength was needed, did he step forward.
With such professional matters, doing nothing at all is the best approach.
Vaziri, who was examining the coffin at the same time, was also explaining to the audience.
For a scholar like him, there was no difference between live broadcasting and lecturing; both involved teaching people.
"For example, during the Predynastic Period, ancient Egyptians dug shallow pits in the desert to bury their deceased relatives."
"Back then, due to limited conditions, coffins were not used, and the dead were typically buried directly in a curled, side-lying position, but this accelerated the decay of the body."
"By the end of the Predynastic Period, burials with mudbrick walls and wooden roofs began to appear; the embryonic form of the mastaba emerged, and people would use mats of straw or baskets woven from willow branches to protect the corpse. Sometimes, they would also use simple wooden or pottery caskets that were readily available."
"It wasn't until the Old Kingdom Period that coffins gradually became widely used. Although archaeologists have not yet found burial chambers of nobles or high officials from that time, we can deduce from some of the common people's coffins that have been unearthed that most burial chambers simply used a rather basic wooden box, and even baskets woven from reeds appeared."
"During the Old Kingdom Period, the practice of straight-body burial and longer coffins gradually became common, and there were two styles of coffin lids, one arched and the other flat-topped."
"Nobles or high officials sometimes would envelop their wooden coffin in a stone sarcophagus, similar to what we would call 'double insurance' today."
"Coffin lids were often carved or painted with false doors to allow the deceased's spirit to enter and exit easily."
"Flat-topped coffins typically had the carved or painted image of eyes at the head of the deceased, so that the deceased could better see the rising and setting of the sun."
"By this point, the burial system of ancient Egypt had largely taken shape. At the same time, the materials used for coffins became richer and more diverse, and the variety of texts and images depicted on the coffins also became more colorful."
"And during this period, the time when the Pyramids appeared, we can see that this is a typical flat-topped wooden coffin."
The flashlight illuminated the flat coffin lid, and everyone could clearly see there were still prominent images of eyes and depictions of the rising and falling sun.
[But what about those frequently seen anthropoid coffins?]
[Gotta say, I don't understand these periods (Dog's head).]
[It's like playing the lute to a cow.]
"The anthropoid coffin appeared in the Middle Kingdom, a considerably distant era. At that time, the coffins of the Egyptian Pharaohs were a bit like nesting dolls, not just double-insured but with three layers inside and out, and each layer had to be fashioned in the image of the Pharaoh, with his name engraved upon it."
Vaziri didn't see the barrage of comments on the drone, and that response was Bi Fang's.
Soon, the coffin began to loosen.
At that moment, everyone held their breath, daring not even to exhale loudly, their pupils trembling slightly, not daring to look away from the ancient coffin.
Vaziri even looked up to check the drone, confirmed that the camera was focused here, then exerted force with his legs and slowly pushed open the coffin lid.
A withered and decayed mummy with crossed arms appeared before everyone, reminiscent of the ancient Egyptian god Osiris.
Whether it was an illusion or not, Bi Fang suddenly felt a disturbance in the stale air of the tomb.
It was as if a breeze had awakened a body that had slept for a millennium and had lifted the veil of historical mystery.
It made one feel as if standing on the shoulders of time, conversing with history.