Sand Sea Magic Nest 12

Professor Qiao waved his hands repeatedly: "You can't open it. The coffin where Prince Pumo and his wife were buried together is a national treasure. We don't have the conditions now, and the environment is not suitable. Once opened, it will destroy the sealed coffin and the items inside. We are on this trip. The purpose is to submit an evaluation report to the superiors, apply for excavation, or give due protection to these ancient civilization heritages. Just go back and let Aiguo take Chu Jian and the others to prepare the records. I will write the report myself. "

It seemed that I didn't have a chance to see what good things were in this coffin. Even though I knew what the professor said was right, I still felt a little disappointed. So I climbed back to the sacrificial room on the upper floor with them.

There were originally a lot of animal skins sealed on the stone door of the sacrificial room, but I chopped them up with a flat shovel. Professor Qiao said that these were the skins of cattle and sheep. In order to keep the sacrificial room dry and isolate the moisture from the holy well, ancient Pumo People brought live animals into the sacrificial room and slaughtered them, and then immediately put the freshly peeled animal skins still with warm blood on the gaps of the stone door. The meat and internal burials of cattle and sheep were cut clean, leaving only the bones. It won't start again until the next festival. This weird ritual of slaughtering livestock, skinning and deboning them, and tying their mummies to wooden stakes is to maintain the water source of the holy well so that it will never dry up. People in the ancient desert believed that the soul of life comes from sacred water, which is consistent with Darwin's origin of life. Theory, to some extent, is very close.

We can no longer use those animal skins to seal the stone door. There are no large animals around here except camels, but the nineteen-humped camel is extremely precious to us. Of course, we can¡¯t peel the camel skin to seal the door, but just stick it with several layers of tape. .

The archaeological team rested in Xiye City for three days, then set off south, finally entering the sand sea that the locals call the "Black Desert". There are no more Populus euphratica in the desert, nor are there any undulating sand mountains. The heights of the sand dunes are almost the same, like flat buns, boundless. On the ground, from any angle, the scenery is the same, without any sign of life.

I asked An Liman if he had ever been to this desert before.

Old man An Liman smiled bitterly and said: "This is the hell of Huangsha. Even Hu Da and his old man are not willing to come. Well, I have only been here once. Isn't this the time now? If not Your cadre master, and Hu Da¡¯s beloved white camel, I will never come here even if I die a hundred times.¡±

Complaints are complaints. An Liman is known as the living map of the desert, and his reputation is not in vain. He is as familiar with the desert as a woman playing with pots and pans. Although it is the first time in his life that he has entered this taboo land. It was a black desert, but with his two fox-like eyes, he could still spot the pickerel grass, sand mugwort and other plants in the sand nests. He just followed the traces of these plants, and he had been crawling around in the desert for many years. Only with experience can we lead the archaeological team forward.

There is China's largest inland water system in the desert, but many water systems such as the Tarim River seep into the sand. On the surface, the desert is barren of grass, but deep underground, there may be turbulent underground rivers.

Some plants that grow specifically in the desert survive tenaciously by relying on the little bits of water vapor rising from the underground water veins to the surface of the desert. In fact, in addition to a small number of plants, there are also many animals here, but most of them only come out to look for food in the cold nights.

During the Han Dynasty and earlier, Taklimakan was known as the "ancient homeland". At that time, the degree of desertification in this area was not serious, and the rivers had not penetrated into the ground. There were oases and towns, forts, Buddhist temples, and inns everywhere. Caravans carrying silk, spices and tea traveled here. Until the Yuan Dynasty, the famous Italian Marco Polo also passed here with the caravans heading to the Central Plains.

When China reached the Ming Dynasty, the Ottoman Empire rose across Europe and Asia. The war blocked commercial trade between Europe and the Asian continent. That era was an era of oceans. Navigators opened up new routes, and the main routes for trade were The land turned to the sea, and this great era was also called the Age of Geographic Discovery.

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Coupled with the increasingly serious desert erosion and the harsh living environment, countries large and small in the desert have completely declined, and their former prosperity and glory have been taken away by the gods.

The Black Desert was the first place abandoned by the gods. The civilization here stopped in the Jin Dynasty. According to legend, Hu Da¡¯s anger swallowed up the pagan cities. To this day, the Black Desert is still lifeless.

On the first day we set out, we encountered a slight sandstorm, which turned the sky slightly yellow. However, the sandstorm was not strong and it just blocked the sun, so we could travel during the day.

Miss Guo used the notebook left by the British explorer to discuss the route with An Liman. The notebook recorded that after leaving Xiye City, the explorers discovered a place nearby with a large number of stone tombs. They prepared I did some digging on my way back, so I drew a detailed route in my notes.

An Liman's experience and Miss Guo's notebook, although unable to accurately locate, provided us with great help in terms of distance and direction.

When camping at night, An Liman found a convex land. They built a sand-proof wall on the dune, settled the camels, and then lit a fire on the leeward side of the dune to keep warm.

It was a very hard day walking, mainly because of the wind and sand. Although the wind was not strong, it made people upset. An Liman kept nagging that it was windy season, and in the Black Desert, this kind of weather happens once every two days on average. , when there is no wind, the vicious sun will drain the last drop of moisture from the traveler.

The monkey said: "The hot spot is good. Sweating can help you lose weight. It's nice to be in the sun. It's just that the wind keeps blowing. I can't even talk on the road. It's really boring."

An Liman said, what do you know? This is the edge of the Black Desert. It takes another five days to walk into the depths. Although I have never been in, I know some friends who have been. They are all survivors who came back from the Black Desert. .

The scary thing about the Black Desert is not the trapping quicksand, nor the gold-eating ants that can chew up cars, nor the black storm. Legend has it that there is a dreamy land in the depths. After people go in, they will see When it comes to lakes, rivers, beauties, mythical beasts, snow-capped mountains, and oases, those who are thirsty and tired naturally walk and walk desperately towards these beautiful scenery, but they can't reach it until they die of thirst and exhaustion. In fact, they are all traps set by the devil to lure people to die inside. But Hu will protect us, Allahu.

Miss Guo said: "What they saw may be a mirage in the desert. People who don't know what is going on are easily confused."

While we were talking, Ye Yixin came over and pulled Miss Guo aside. The two of them whispered a few words. Miss Guo turned to me and said, "We have something to do behind that sand dune."

I knew it was probably because Ye Yixin wanted to go for convenience. She was too timid to go by herself, so she had to drag Miss Guo to accompany her. He nodded to them and told them: "Bring a flashlight and a whistle. If something happens, blow the whistle as hard as you can, and go back quickly."

Miss Guo agreed and walked hand in hand with Ye Yixin to the back of a sand dune not far away.

The monkey asked me if I had any more wine?

I said no, even if I bring a bucket of liquor, I can't stop you from drinking like this. Drink a few sips of hot water and go to bed quickly. If you can't find a water source in five or six days, by then, even the daily drinking water ration for each person will be gone. It's going to be reduced.

This is just to scare the monkeys. Even if I can't find the underground river in the desert, I have a way to ensure that everyone has the minimum amount of drinking water.

But that's a last resort. It's troublesome, but it does work. I learned desert survival skills when I was a soldier. Without water, there is a dead end in the desert. Two-thirds of the human body is water. Losing 5% of water will cause dehydration.

An Liman refused to enter the Black Desert at first. One of the main reasons was that there was no fresh water in the Black Desert. Although there were underground rivers, it was impossible to dig that deep. Digging down from the roots of Haloxylon ammodendron, a desert grass, Three to five meters down, there was only wet sand and salt water. The more I drank, the thirstier I became.

An Liman also understands this method. I have repeatedly studied the feasibility of this method with him, and we have agreed privately that when we reach a place where Haloxylon ammodendron is not even long, we will never take another half step forward. Only then agreed.

Anyone who has received desert survival training in the military has learned that the shallower parts of the desert in Xinjiang are mostly salty water with a high mineral content. You can dig down to wet sand and salty water by digging down at the root necks of desert plants. After simple sunlight evaporation and filtration, a small amount of fresh water can be obtained. Although it is small, it is enough to sustain human life.

At this time, the wind and sand were a little stronger, and a sharp whistle came from behind the dune on the opposite side. Everyone was startled, and they picked up the engineering shovel and rifle and ran towards the scene of the incident. Fortunately, we are very close, less than two hundred steps away. If we take three steps and take two steps at a time, we will be there in an instant.