For archaeological excavations, the priority of different discoveries is not the same, and for conventional archaeology, any cultural relics with words are of the highest value, followed by some bottles and cans without words.
As for ancient corpses, they are actually very rare, and most of them are incomplete, but even if they are not of high value for archaeology, they will still be sorted out as research materials.
However, it is true that some ancient corpses have very important archaeological value, of which there are two main values: historical value and practical significance.
In terms of historical value, the relative historical value is different according to the identity of the owner of the tomb, and if the body is intact, the lifestyle of the time can be deduced from the hair, bone characteristics, and organ status.
Among them, we can also get a glimpse of people's treatment technology for corpses at that time, which is of practical significance.
As long as it is a human being, it is nothing more than the pursuit of physical immortality and spiritual liberation, and there are many ancient books that have recorded a lot of "age-abiding techniques", if the technology of incorruptibility is found in the ancient corpses, it is inevitable that people will be curious.
I have to admit that the superb technology of ancient times has been lost to this day, and maybe some secrets can be found on some very well-preserved ancient corpses.
In general, ancient corpses will be disposed of in the following ways according to their own value, and we have subdivided them into roughly the probability of such placement through different situations of excavation.
After all, it is an ancient corpse, and it has been in the tomb for a very long time, and it is very rare to preserve it for such a long time, so piecing together the bones is a very difficult task.
Of course, there needs to be a record before the skeleton is pieced together, just like some tombs with living people burial, and the situation at that time can be inferred from the posture of the person at the time of death, and there is still some archaeological value.
However, most of these ancient corpses are also incomplete, and it takes a lot of time to piece them together.
For this kind of ancient corpse, the research of archaeologists mainly revolves around the living habits and health conditions of people at that time.
With the development of science and technology, the identification of bones is becoming more and more accurate, and the ancient corpses of these communities can be studied with written materials.
However, these ancient corpses will not be displayed to the public, and there may be some ** materials that can be seen in the museum, but the bones are stored in the Cultural Relics Bureau for safekeeping.
For some ancient corpses that have no archaeological value at all, archaeologists will also bury them as appropriate, of course, only after the practical significance of these ancient corpses has been fully investigated.
For the public, this kind of ancient corpse is of little value, and what is really meaningful is the story behind it.
In fact, there are many ancient corpses that are preserved in a very special way, because of their actions or environments, after excavation, it is precisely the actions of the ancient corpse that are really meaningful, so they will be preserved in situ and exhibited.
One of the most representative is an ancient corpse excavated from the tomb of Yinxu in Henan, and the corpse has always maintained the posture of driving the carriage, even if you don't know who this ancient corpse is, it is enough to make people who see it feel shocked.
If the corpse is excavated, the posture and environment will be destroyed, so archaeologists will prefer to keep it in situ, but some means will be used to preserve it.
The purpose of the exhibition is naturally to allow the public to feel the state of people thousands of years ago, and this kind of communication across time and space seems to tell the chivalry of a tragic ancient corpse to protect the owner of the tomb.
Another kind of ancient corpse not only has no archaeological value, but will even be dangerous to the public, and these ancient corpses may have the only way to choose cremation.
In many works of art, there is a very terrifying portrayal of ancient corpses, called corpse poison.
In most cases, these corpse poisons will parasitize on some very badly decomposed corpses, and once they are brought into society, the consequences are unimaginable.
So every time the coffin is opened, archaeologists will identify the air and microorganisms in the environment, and only after the results of the identification will they decide on the next move.
The production of corpse poison is due to the closed environment in the tomb, plus the decay of the flesh, in such a closed environment, viruses and microorganisms multiply wildly, after years of mutation, with a very dangerous toxicity.
After entering the modern archaeological stage, most of the archaeologists went to the tomb to be fully armed, just to prevent corpse poisoning, and only to make sure that there are no microorganisms or viruses harmful to the human body in the tomb will be officially excavated.
If, in the end, the corpse still has corpse poison, then it will inevitably be destroyed.
If the identity of the owner of the tomb is too special, some of the sterilized parts may be taken and preserved, and the rest of the ancient corpses will be cremated.
When it comes to these ancient corpses, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind may be the mummies of ancient Egypt, or the "Lady Xin Chai" of China, which are of very important historical and practical significance.
An ancient corpse has been buried in the ground for thousands of years, not only does not decay, but also has excellent preservation of ** and joints, which not only has important historical significance, but also has great practical significance for corpse embalming technology.
The embalming technology of corpses has been studied since thousands of years ago, whether it is Chinese or Western civilization, most of them believe that there is a world after death, and embalming technology is to ensure that a person's so-called "eternal life" is prepared.
The people who could enjoy this technology were all princes and nobles at that time, and ordinary people would definitely not be able to enjoy it.
In modern times, of course, with scientific values, we do not think that there will be a new world after death, but the embalming of corpses is a challenge to the laws of human tissue, and even a challenge to the Creator.
From the mummies of ancient Egypt to the "Lady Xin Chai" in China, they all said "no" to the decay of the flesh! The value of which can be said to be priceless wealth.
Not only China is interested in these technologies, but also foreign countries are very interested in "Mrs. Xin Chai", all of whom want to find the secret of making the flesh incorruptible, and the value of these ancient corpses is very huge.
Therefore, for the products of this kind of human wisdom crystallization, most of them will be exhibited, and some may be reproductions, but they will try to restore these magical technologies.
If you want to have a conversation beyond the barriers of time, archaeological excavation may be the only way out.
From the ancient corpses, we can see the health state and living habits of the ancestors, and from the excavated cultural relics, we can see the living scenes of the people at that time through words or pictures, and archaeology is the only way to know these.
If an ancient corpse as complete as "Mrs. Xin Chai" is excavated, the meaning behind it may not only be historical, but also show people's determination to challenge nature.