Catfish 'leads the way' to a 2,000-year-old tomb, the further inside, the more surprises

The incident happened in 2013, while dredging a canal in Dai Cu village, An Dinh town, Beijing, China, the villagers encountered an unexpected situation.

The whole thing started when the village canal dried up due to silt blocking it. The village chief mobilized the villagers to help clear it. They even brought an excavator to speed up the clearing process. Suddenly, while dredging in the middle of the canal, the excavator hit something. Due to the strong impact, a large hole with a diameter of 2 meters appeared in the canal. Many people looked down curiously and saw only a few brick walls below.

Someone suddenly shouted: “ It seems like something is moving down there”. The machine was immediately stopped. It turned out that dozens of live catfish had floated out of the hole. Everyone was very surprised, wondering how long they had lived in the ancient tomb.

Ancient tomb found during canal dredging. (Photo: Kknews)

Some people were curious to catch the catfish so they climbed down to investigate. Unexpectedly, they not only caught fish but also found some ceramic statues. They immediately stopped and the village chief reported it to the local police.

A team of archaeologists from the Beijing Cultural Relics Research Institute was dispatched to the scene. They deployed several pumps to operate at full capacity for nearly a day and a night to drain all the water from the tomb.

In the ancient tomb, experts found a total of 15 ceramic statues, 5 ceramic vases, 20 ceramic bowls and 1 bronze mirror... However, they could not find any stele or document to help verify the identity of the tomb owner. From the shape of the tomb and the age of the antiques, experts determined that this tomb belongs to the Han Dynasty. The tomb is 2,000 years old.

After careful inspection, archaeologists found that this ancient tomb was quite large, comparable to the royal tomb of the Han Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, while cleaning up, the villagers informed the archaeological team that, not far from the ancient tomb, there was a field that never had any stagnant water no matter how heavy the rain or how strong the water in the canal was. Everyone was curious as to where the water in the field had gone.

In the ancient tomb, archaeologists found many ceramic items. (Photo: Kknews)

Archaeologists quickly organized another excavation within a 50m radius of the rice field.

The results were surprising, a large number of ancient tombs were found underground around this area. Due to the large number of ancient tombs, excavation work is still ongoing.

Later, the elders of the village brought many ancient documents. Experts found information that Dai Cu village was formerly part of Yen land, which was guarded by princes. Therefore, the ancient tombs found were those of the royal family members of the Han Dynasty at that time.

Quoc Thai (Source: Kknews)

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