Posted on 02/21/2006 7:34:55 PM PST by SunkenCiv
With its tales of buried treasure and the elixir of youth, the recent movie "Myth" has heightened interest in the mystical Mausoleum of Qinshihuang (259-210 BC). Starring Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan as an archaeologist, the film focuses on what could be hidden within the tomb, which was built more than 2,000 years ago... "It is the best choice to keep the ancient tomb untouched, because of the complex conditions inside," said Duan Qingbo, archaeologist and researcher in the Shaanxi Provincial Archaeology Institute. Duan, who is also the head of the archaeological team working on the ancient mausoleum, told China Daily that though some historical records about the tomb have proved to be true, the latest findings differ from older accounts... "It is not the proper time to open the tomb at the moment, since so many things still remain unknown," Duan said... In accordance with the Protection Law of Cultural Heritage of People's Republic of China, excavation on such ancient sites is only allowed when they are threatened by natural disasters or robberies, or meet with the requirement of national key projects.
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Recent shallow bore holes into the tomb indicate extremely high levels of mercury. It appears to be true. Imagine that!
somewhere we have at least one other earlier topic:
Five more chambers of first emperor's tomb found
STI | 1-12-3 | Editorial Staff
Posted on 01/11/2003 7:32:12 PM EST by vannrox
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/821119/posts
Gives you a sense of the relative sense of time between us and the East. Our guys would probably want to have at it so the tomb could be explored/catalogued in our lifetime. The Chinese may be content to wait for centuries.
related:
China To Remote Sense Mysterious Tomb Of First Emperor
Xinhuanet | 12-13-2002
Posted on 12/13/2002 11:39:05 PM EST by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/806254/posts
Tomb Scan Reveals Buried Treasure (China's First Emperor)
CNN | 10-20-2005
Posted on 10/20/2005 4:13:14 PM EDT by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1506123/posts
Tomb Scan Reveals Buried Treasure (China's First Emperor)
CNN | 10-20-2005
Posted on 10/20/2005 4:13:28 PM EDT by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1506125/posts
not related, but fascinating:
S. Korea:Surprising Discoveries in Silla's Royal Tomb No. 98 (including Greco-Roman artifacts)
historylove.net | N/A | N/A
Posted on 03/31/2004 10:24:50 AM EST by TigerLikesRooster
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1108642/posts
I suspect another reason may count aswell.
I heard there is a prediction going round in china that when the tomb is opened it will be immense bad luck.
Mao may be anti-religion but maybe not completely untouched by the idea of the 'curse of the first emperor'.
Also if they opened the tomb and anything goes wrong it would be immense disgrace on Mao's government. It ain't to populair right now to begin with.
Gee, if Mao's involved this is really getting scary. He's been dead since Sept, 9, 1976.
not him personally you crank
>Maoists
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