Chapter 3001 Relics of the Black Pharaoh Era
The ruins of this ancient Jewish temple are actually small, only about 100 square meters. This is the area formed after the collapse, and it must have been smaller before the collapse.
Due to its age, only a few short stone walls remained of this temple, which stood stubbornly on the ground. Other things had already fallen apart, and they could no longer see their original appearance.
When he came here, Ye Tian asked his employees to quickly scan the place with a pulse metal detector.
After confirming that there were no landmines or other traps, everyone walked into the ruins.
Next, everyone spread out, each chose an area, and began to explore.
Together with an archaeologist from Columbia University, Ye Tian came to a low stone wall to check the condition of the stone wall.
After a while, they discovered something.
On a granite foundation stone at the root of this stone wall, there are several ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs engraved, as well as some strange patterns and decorations, most of which are various animal patterns, which are different from the patterns of gods with animal heads and human bodies in ancient Egypt!
Compared with the previous discoveries in Egypt, the hieroglyphs and patterns carved on this stone are very rough and lack aesthetic feeling, more like graffiti!
The characters in the pattern are closer to blacks than to ancient Egyptians.
What's even more peculiar is that images of giraffes and baboons also appear in these patterns, which are rarely seen in many historical and cultural sites in Egypt.
"Steven, these ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and patterns should be carved by the Nubians, not the ancient Egyptians. Of course, they may also be carved by the Israelites who were slaves.
After the Nubian dynasty conquered ancient Egypt, although there was nearly a hundred years of glory, the time was still too short, and the influence of ancient Egyptian civilization on the Nubians was not particularly profound.
Regarding this point, it can be determined from these non-standard ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, and the Nubians are black, and they are not the same as the ancient Egyptians, and there is a big difference in appearance.
These images of giraffes and baboons appeared in ancient Egyptian patterns and murals, starting from the Nubian dynasty, and they were tributes paid by the Nubians to the pharaohs of ancient Egypt.”
said the Columbia University archaeologist.
Ye Tian didn't respond immediately,
Instead, he squatted down and inspected the granite cornerstone carefully. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said:
"You are right, Professor Howard, the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and patterns on this granite foundation stone were carved at least 2,500 years ago, when the Nubian dynasty retreated from ancient Egypt to Sudan.
These things have a certain historical and cultural research value, and can be regarded as antique cultural relics. They can reflect part of the situation during the Nubian dynasty, and can also explain the influence of ancient Egyptian civilization on the Nubians.
The name Nubia comes from the ancient Egyptian word for gold. Before the rise of the Nubian dynasty, for a long time, the Nubians needed ancient Egypt to pay a large number of slaves, gold, ivory, etc...."
"Indeed, it wasn't until the rise of the Nubian dynasty that the Nubians got rid of the fate of being enslaved and created a very unique and shiny black pharaoh era in the history of ancient Egypt!"
Professor Howard nodded.
Next, they carefully checked other parts of the stone wall, and found some characters and patterns, as well as traces of history.
Among these ancient characters and patterns, there are not only ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, but also ancient Hebrew characters, as well as some symbols and characters whose meanings are not understood at all.
The part of the text and patterns that can be translated does not reveal any information related to Solomon's treasure and the Ark of the Covenant, and is of little value.
At the same time, several other archaeologists and historians also made discoveries.
What they found were also some ancient characters and patterns carved on stones, some from the ancient Egyptian period, some from BC, and some from AD.
These characters are also different, from ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, to ancient Hebrew, to ancient Arabic, and some characters with unknown meanings, which have long been lost!
In these words and patterns, we did not find any information about Solomon's treasure.
This result undoubtedly disappointed everyone.
In other places in this valley, many employees of the Daring Bold Exploration Company are divided into several groups, each holding a pulse metal detector, scanning the valley.
After a while, an excited voice came from the intercom.
"Steven, we found some metal objects buried in the ground, there are about four or five pieces, and the buried location is not very deep, you can come and have a look!"
"Okay, let's go right away"
Ye Tian picked up the walkie-talkie and answered, then walked towards the place where the exploration team was.
The exploration team was not far from him, with a distance of seventy or eighty meters between them, and they arrived in an instant.
Seeing them coming, the guy who reported the situation immediately said:
"Steven, this is here. At a depth of about three meters underground, we found some metal objects. There are four or five pieces in total. They are stacked together. I don't know what they are, so I asked you to come and have a look."
As he said that, this guy also scanned the ground with a pulse metal detector, and a pleasant chirping sound immediately rang out from the scene.
Ye Tian stepped forward, checked the detection data on the liquid crystal display, analyzed it secretly, then shook his head and said:
"Judging from the shape, these metal objects buried deep in the ground should not be treasures, but probably ancient weapons. In terms of burial depth, they have been buried here for at least 1,500 years.
These ancient weapons may have certain value and are antique cultural relics, but they are not the goal of our trip, and there is no need to spend manpower and material resources on excavating them. Let them be left to Sudan! ".
"Ah! It turned out to be some ancient weapons. We thought it was a treasure!"
The two company employees sighed in unison, somewhat disappointed.
"The treasure is so easy to find, otherwise it's worthless, keep working"
Ye Tian said with a smile.
After chatting for a few words, he took people out of here, returned to the central area of the valley, and continued to explore the ruins.
In the blink of an eye, more than half an hour has passed.
The area in the middle of the valley has been explored, and there are no surprising discoveries.
Except for the words and patterns carved on the stone, we have never found anything.
But this is also normal. Before the tripartite joint exploration team came here, the Israelis and Sudanese had come here countless times, and they had already turned the place upside down.
Under the ruins in the middle of the valley, if there is any treasure hidden, it would have been discovered by the Israelites and the Sudanese long ago, and it will never remain until now.
After exploring this area, everyone will spread out and continue to explore other places.
The result was the same. After an hour or two, there were still no surprising discoveries.
During this period, many exploration teams under Ye Tian also scanned some metal objects buried deep underground.
But most of those metal objects existed in isolation, and had nothing to do with each other. At most, they were just three or five things piled up together, which was obviously not a treasure.
After some analysis, Ye Tian was basically sure that those metal objects were either ancient weapons, agricultural tools, or other metal products, such as bronze ware.
For the tripartite joint exploration team, as long as it is not related to Solomon's treasure or other exciting treasures, it is not worth digging, and they can only be left to the Sudanese.
As time goes by, the weather gets hotter.
Fortunately, there are still some shady places in the valley, and the exploration on the ground has basically been completed. Everyone can take turns to go to those shady places to rest for a while, so it won't be so hard.
Ye Tian also went back under a palm tree, resting for a while.
While standing still to enjoy the shade, he kept looking at the cliffs around the valley to see what he could find.
Except for the northeast exit, the valley is surrounded by cliffs. The west cliff is the highest, nearly 100 meters high, and the cliffs on the other two sides are also about 60 to 70 meters high.
These three cliffs are very steep, like chiseling, and bare, not even a tree.
That is to say, in Sudan, a remote and remote place that is basically unknown, if it were changed to Europe or America, it would probably have become a rock climbing resort and a paradise for countless adventurers to challenge themselves.
Ye Tian glanced at the three cliffs, then thought for a moment, and then said to Joshua who was standing aside:
"As far as I know, Joshua, you have sent people to explore here more than once before. I wonder if you have explored these three cliffs? Have you found anything?"
Joshua did not immediately respond to this question, but discussed in a low voice with an Israeli archaeologist next to him, and then the archaeologist came forward to answer.
"That's right, Steven, since we knew that this valley was the place where the ancestors of the Israelites lived, we have indeed sent people to explore here several times to see if we can find anything.
However, apart from some stone statues engraved with ancient Hebrew characters and various patterns, there are no other surprising discoveries. As for the three towering cliffs, we have not explored carefully.
At first, due to limited conditions, these three cliffs are very steep, and our relationship with the Sudanese government has always been bad. Most of the time, our two countries are in a state of hostility.
In this way, we can't let our hands and feet go and explore in this valley. We can only try to avoid the eyes of the Sudanese, and explore quietly without any big fanfare.
In the early 1980s, an expedition team from Israel entered the valley for the first time and began to explore. During that operation, they initially explored the three cliffs.
They used climbing ropes to slowly hang down from the top of the cliff, and roughly checked the conditions of the three cliffs, but found nothing. The next few actions were basically limited to the ground.
Until last year, another Israeli exploration team entered the valley and used a small drone to check the conditions of the three cliffs, and there were still no surprises.”
After listening to the introduction, Ye Tian fell silent and fell into thinking.
After thinking for about a minute or two, he said:
"Joshua, now that we have come to this valley, don't let go of any possibility and explore all the places where treasures may be buried, including these three steep cliffs.
We can tie a few climbing ropes on the top of the cliff, hang them down from above, and hang them down to the valley floor, take safety measures, and then let security team members with rock climbing experience go down the cliff to explore.
In addition, we can also use drones carrying small metal detectors to explore these three cliffs, scan them thoroughly, and see if we can find anything, maybe there will be surprises! "
Joshua first looked at the three steep cliffs, thought for a moment, then nodded and said:
"Okay, Steven, since you said so, let's send people to explore these three steep cliffs. This tripartite joint exploration operation is led by you, so naturally you have the final say.
On the top of these three cliffs, there are our people guarding them, and they can set up safety ropes on the top of the mountain, and then you can choose the exploration team members to carry out this dangerous exploration mission.”
Ye Tian nodded, and then continued:
"Then it's settled. Let me take a good look at the three cliffs first, determine the appropriate cable descent route, and then select a few security personnel with rich climbing experience to conduct cable descent exploration from the top."
"Okay, Steven, everything is up to you!"
Joshua nodded in response, and everyone else at the scene also nodded, and there was no disagreement.
Next, Ye Tian summoned Mathis and the others and began to assign tasks.
"Matisse, you ask the guys guarding the top of the cliffs around the valley to join the Israelis, choose a suitable location on the top of the cliff, set up rope drop and safety facilities, and stay there!
In order to ensure the safety of the rope descending exploration team members, we not only need to set up safety ropes on the top of the cliff, but also drive pitons on the three sides of the cliff, and also set up safety ropes at the bottom of the cliff, double insurance! "
"No problem, Steven, leave these things to us, don't worry!"
Mattis nodded in agreement, then picked up the walkie-talkie and began to notify the security personnel hidden outside the valley.
Ye Tian turned to Derek and said to this guy:
"Derek, you bring a few buddies, bring three small drones over, and fly over the three cliffs thoroughly. I want to carefully check the conditions of the three cliffs and determine a suitable cable descent route.
After flying these three cliffs, you will install a miniature metal detector on each small drone, and scan the three steep cliffs thoroughly to see if you can find anything! "
Before the words fell, Derek nodded excitedly and said:
"Understood, Steven, we will prepare now, you just wait for the result here!"
After finishing speaking, the kid turned around and left, took a few company employees, and went straight to the place where a lot of exploration equipment was piled up.
After a while, they took three small drones out, and after a quick adjustment, they were ready to take off and explore in a blink of an eye.
"Okay, let's start!"
With an order, the three small drones roared up immediately and flew straight to the three steep cliffs around the valley.
Ye Tian was sitting under the shade of the palm tree, enjoying the coolness of the shade while watching the pictures sent back by the three small drones!