Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 508 Atlantis

Because he had mastered the translation of linear a, Liang En quickly understood the contents of that clay tablet. What was shocking was that the clay tablet recorded the method of smelting oricyte.

According to this clay tablet, they would smelt copper ore and a kind of black soil from overseas together, and at the same time hold large-scale sacrificial activities to pray to the gods.

It's just that even if all the preparations are made, at least nine out of ten times the furnace will fail completely, and only in rare cases will it be favored by the gods to produce this precious metal.

It is also because they associate the successful manufacture of this metal with the gods, so the finished products of this metal are often used in sacrificial activities, and only rarely are they made into jewelry for those with the highest status.

"Could this place be the prototype of Atlantis?" After reading the words on the clay tablet, Liang En quickly thought of the lost legend, because it is said that the oricyte is a specialty of Atlantis.

According to Plato, the ancient Egyptian priest claimed that the sinking of the island occurred more than 9000 years ago, around 9600 BC, but the world was still in the Neolithic Age at that time, and there was no complex culture.

However, if these 9000 years are shortened to 1/10, then you will find that the time of the sinking of Atlantis mentioned by the other party coincides with the time of the destruction of the volcanic eruption city on Santorini Island.

It can be said, and it should even be said that Atlantis does not exist in this world. This is just a myth fabricated by Plato to describe the perfect city-state society deep in his heart, so this place will never be found.

However, judging from the current archaeological results, many Greek legends always have a little historical fact as their basis.It was compiled by the ancient Greeks based on exaggerated renderings of certain situations in their real lives.

For example, the famous Trojan War was actually probably just a common conflict between city-states, but after countless brain supplements and embellishments, it became an epic war full of myths and legends.

Therefore, it can be inferred that the ruins on Santorini are indeed likely to be the prototype of Atlantis described by Plato.

Based on historical data, the ancient Egyptians had a high probability of being able to hear the volcanic eruption on Santorini, and it is certain that they could see the clouds that reached the stratosphere after the volcanic eruption.

And after a few days, the ancient Egyptians should have seen the fragments of pumice that drifted over with the current and washed up on the coastline of northern Egypt.

Interestingly, a stele that was translated not long ago and dated to the same period as the volcanic eruption on Santorini, which is considered to be one of the oldest intentional records in history, is likely to describe the volcanic eruption .

The 1.82-meter-long stele is called the "Storm Pillar". The researchers translated 40 rows of inscriptions on the stele, describing that it was often raining, the sky was dark, and it was in the midst of endless storms, and the noise was louder than people's shouts.

In addition to the observations of the ancient Egyptians in this regard, the volcanic eruption also affected the scope of the entire Cretan civilization, which means that for a period of time, the ancient Egyptians could not see those who came from Santorini or Crete guests on the island.

If so, the Egyptians must have thought that this great island empire disappeared overnight, and it was true for many of the people who lived on those islands.

The tsunami induced by this volcanic eruption is likely to have seriously damaged the buildings on Crete and their proud navy, and then the Mycenaeans invaded and destroyed this civilization.

These are things confirmed by archaeology, which can be seen from the process of converting the characters found in the palace of Crete from linear a to linear b, as well as the traces of a series of wars in the royal palace of Crete.

Therefore, the eruption of the volcano on Santorini is likely to be the original prototype of the story of Atlantis written by Plato, and this discovery once again found the common ground between legends and historical reality.

These thoughts passed through Liang En's mind in an instant, and at the same time, he also realized that if the translation of linear a was not made public, it would be difficult for others to admit his conjecture.

"This kind of thing is simply—" Thinking of this, Liang En shook his head helplessly, because this was much more troublesome than the previous planned situation, and even worse than not knowing about it.

"I think we should carry out a large-scale excavation of this smelting workshop to see how the surrounding conditions are." Just as Liang En was thinking, Professor Harry suddenly said.

"Since there are things that look important in this place, I think we'd better conduct a large-scale excavation here to see what is valuable."

As a member of the Golden Dawn, finding the clues of the mythical metal oricyte will certainly not cause any reaction, especially if it is very likely to involve the legendary Atlantis.

Therefore, Harry naturally hopes to take the remains of the smelter as the current focus and check it carefully from beginning to end to see if there are any clues in this regard.

"Professor Harry, I think you have also seen that the core of our excavation is the ruler's residential area around the triangular square. Now we really can't find anyone." The leader of the Irish Museum shook his head helplessly and said.

"In any case, the smelting workshop is definitely not as valuable as this kind of core residential area, so it is definitely impossible for us to change our excavation plan and excavation direction now."

It has always been an annoying thing for professionals to point fingers at this kind of layman, but because the other party is an Oxford professor of anthropology, it must be explained clearly.

"Then what if I hire someone to help at my own expense?" Harry asked, "I believe that with the help of Mr. Liang, there should be no professional problems. If I am willing to solve the funding, can I take the next step."

"Of course that's okay." After thinking for a while, the person in charge nodded and said. "It's just that you may need to spend a fortune."

"For the sake of the truth, it is worth paying some money." Professor Harry nodded and said, then smiled and pointed to the editor in charge of the publishing house next to him, "We have prepared to invest [-] euros this time, and they are willing to pay half."

"Yes, we are willing to pay half of the money, as long as you allow us to continue shooting." The editor in charge showed an excited expression on his face.

As an editor in charge of a publishing house, he naturally knows what orichanite and Atlantis represent, and also knows how much value lies behind these contents.

Although I didn't expect such an amazing thing to happen just by following the actions of the author Liang En and filming the live broadcast, but after contacting the editor-in-chief, the editor-in-chief immediately bought the rights to the next live broadcast.

"Well, then I wish you all the best of luck and get what you want as soon as possible." The museum leader shrugged and said.

"It's just that you don't have to have too much hope, because according to our experience, in most cases, when you want to dig something, you often can't dig it."

(End of this chapter)