Live Wilderness Adventure

Chapter 836: The Underground Mastaba

The sun went down, but the world was not plunged into darkness.

Beside the campfire, Bi Fang was cutting the sticks, peeling off the sawdust on the surface layer by layer, and pouring them into a cylindrical bark container.

After tamping the sawdust layer, Bi Fang picked from the campfire, picked out a few pieces of intact charcoal, crushed them after cooling, and poured them into it.

After multiple layers of production, a simple disinfection mask is completed.

The fat in the ostrich meat was boiled into fat. Bi Fang firmly tied a piece of hemp rope to the half of the wooden stick, then soaked it, and inserted it into the campfire after the rope absorbed enough oil.

The fire snake coiled upwards, and in a short while, a torch head was made, and the raging flames illuminated the surroundings.

After watering and extinguishing the bonfire in place, Bi Fang came to the dark cave entrance.

The fire light illuminates the surroundings of the cave entrance, but it makes itself darker, like a black hole that chooses to eat people, which is a little scary.

Bi Fang, who was wearing a gas mask, was still not in a hurry to enter. He first placed the torch in front of the cave and waited for about a quarter of an hour. During this time, he went deeper and deeper until the entire torch was inserted into the cave.

If it can burn, it means that there is oxygen in it. If it doesn't burn violently, it means that there is no flammable gas in it. It is safe to go in with a torch.

Bi Fang briefly explained.

【Another small detail】

【Thin, really too thin】

[I doubt your curse, and there is sufficient evidence (dog head)]

Having made adequate preparations, Bi Fang looked at the cave illuminated by the torch, got down on his stomach, and burrowed in little by little.

The cave itself is not big, and the diameter exposed on the surface is even less than half a meter. It is difficult to enter without lying down.

The orange light illuminates the passage, and the square inch of the ground is full of thick gravel, which is the remnant of the original pouring in.

【feel a little scared】

[After watching too many horror movies, I always feel that something will pop out in front of me]

[At this time, if a rattlesnake or something pops out, it will be the most troublesome thing.]

【Fang Shen: Thank you】

In the deep cave, Bi Fang felt the slope angle of the corridor, and marked it every three meters.

The inclination angle is about 30 degrees. We can judge how many meters we have advanced by making marks, and then calculate our depth.

Now, we have sunk by about five meters, indicating that this ruin is much larger than we thought, and there is a high probability that it is not an undiscovered pyramid.

Bi Fang lowered his voice, it was quite stuffy in here, and he was wearing a gas mask, his breathing was not smooth, which made him a little panting.

The surroundings of the corridor also began to change, it was no longer completely gravel, but mixed with many flints, and there were even complete huge stones.

And the size of the passage also changed. Bi Fang could change from exploring on his stomach to squatting, but squatting was too strenuous, so he chose to crawl.

[Why can't it be a pyramid]

[This drone signal is really good]

[High-quality Tanger nb]

Because the shape of all pyramids is fixed, the side length of the square at the bottom of the pyramid is multiplied by two, and when divided by the height of the pyramid, it is approximately equal to 3.14, which is π, and they are all proportional.

Judging from the size and depth of the area we have discovered, if it is really a pyramid, then the ruins will be at least ten meters high, but after I entered through the passage, the total descending height is less than five meters.

This means that more than half of this 'pyramid' has been cut off. This probability is very, very small. We can hardly imagine what it has experienced before to be destroyed like this.

Pyramids are very sacred in the eyes of the Egyptians. They are not only a symbol of royal power, but also linked to religion and theocracy. In various wars in the West, invaders may destroy the capital left by the previous dynasty, but rarely Will destroy churches, unless they are heretics.

Even in the 14th century A.D. that Bi Fang mentioned earlier, Sultan Bader al-Din Hassan of the Bahri dynasty removed the limestone on the surface of the pyramid in order to build a temple, but he never thought of moving the whole pyramid.

The pyramid has been eroded by wind and sand for thousands of years. This kind of erosion is all-round. It is impossible to completely erode more than half of it. Only a complete base is left, and the wind and sand are not so violent.

Climb along the passage until it descends about six meters, and the slope of the passage in front of it suddenly increases, but within a few meters, it changes from a small slope of 30 degrees to a super steep slope of more than 60 degrees.

The slope is more than 60, and people can't stand without steps. Bi Fang supported the wall and began to accelerate down.

The depth of the slide this time was beyond everyone's expectations. The slope became steeper and steeper, and finally it fell almost 90 degrees vertically. If the passage was not narrow enough to support with his legs, Bi Fang almost fell.

Wow!

A dull sound echoed in the ruins, and a large amount of fine sand fell with a figure, pattering and bouncing.

In the darkness, Bi Fang, who was holding a torch, fell to the ground, and a large cloud of dust rose up, blinding his sight for a while.

【I'm coming】

【High energy ahead】

[Finally came in, this is too narrow, if it is not slippery enough, it would be absolutely uncomfortable to enter. 】

【King of Sao】

【It's so dark】

Finally came in.

Wearing a gas mask, Bi Fang stood up slowly from the ground. He was not choked by the smoke. He patted the sand on his shoulders, then took off his shoes, and poured out all the sand.

I was really shocked just now. I didn't expect the ruins to be so deep.

Bi Fang raised the torch above his head, and he could still see the pitch-black corridor. After a brief fall, he went deeper than 20 meters underground.

The Sahara Desert is mainly composed of rocky Hamada and sandy land. Many sand dunes are over 180 meters high, with an average height of about 150 meters, and the highest even exceeds 300 meters. Although it is not as deep as the sea, it is still completely submerged by such a depth. enough.

Holding a torch, walking in the deep ruins.

More than 20 meters deep, there is no light source here, except for the torch in hand, the surrounding area is completely dark, enough to make any normal person fall into claustrophobia.

【Hastily, in this environment, I can't do it anymore】

[Every time I see someone holding a torch in the dark, I would rather not have this torch, it becomes the only light in the dark, it is extraordinarily eye-catching, and I feel even more terrifying]

[Add one, like moths to a flame, creatures in the shadows like light the most (dog head)]

Tick tock.

The water droplets fell and were magnified countless times in the silent environment.

Bi Fang walked forward following the sound, touched the wall beside him, and felt the wetness of his fingertips.

There is a strong water vapor in this ruins.

Rubbing the wet gravel on his fingertips, Bi Fang explained.

Obtaining water in the Sahara is very difficult. If you don't find the right location, no water will appear even if you dig tens of meters.

But we are now quite close to the Nile.

Geologists have studied wind-blown sediments, sediments created by running water, and then with the help of aircraft radar, have seen images of bedrock near the Nile.

By combining data from space shuttle topographic survey scans and ground samples, geographers estimate that the Nile River once flooded the Kiseba Depression in Egypt, forming a huge lake of 42,000 square kilometers here, which later became a buried lake. Ancient river.

These palaeochannels are regularly activated as a river system during warming cycles, and recent algorithmic analysis shows that it ended 6,500 years ago and is still returning to the ground today.

The research team at that time also conducted further investigations and estimated that the river extended more than 520 kilometers under the desert.

So it could be related to a larger ancient water system called the Tamanrasset Valley.

But it's not necessarily true. It may not be an underground water system, but the Nile River has infiltrated here.

The corridor after falling from the ground is much wider, and it is completely suitable for people to walk upright, but they can touch the top with their hands.

The width is about one meter, and it is difficult for two people to pass by at the same time, but for Bi Fang, this size is more than enough.

After walking about twenty meters, a corner appeared in front of him.

There is no fork in the road.

Bi Fang was thoughtful.

It's supposed to be a 'mastaba'

[Master eight? 】

[What is this again? 】

[Quickly, quickly, did Fang Shen discover something? 】

Bi Fang put the torch close to the wall of the corridor, which was made of mud and stones, covered with strange patterns.

In the dark environment, it looks very strange.

'Mastaba' is a transliteration of Arabic, meaning a stone bench, which was originally used in the form of ancient Egyptian residences, and later in the form of tombs for nobles before the Old Kingdom of Egypt.

When the pyramids appeared later, this form became the tombs of the common people. Of course, for the common people, those who can afford to build such tombs are at least the wealthy class.

[Before the pyramid? 】

[I thought the pyramids had appeared since ancient times]

Do you think that the pyramid was born? It's just an evolution. The original foundation is the Mastaba. It's like a pyramid without a spire, only a base.

The original Egyptian tombs were mostly built of mudstone, in the shape of a trapezoidal hexahedron, and were divided into two parts: the catacombs and the sacrificial hall on the ground.

There are generally many tombs in the tomb, which are not only used to place the corpses of the deceased, but also the corpses of those buried with them.

In addition, there are tombs for food, utensils and clothing. After entering the Old Kingdom period, the king began to use pyramids instead of Mastaba as a form of burial, and the earliest pyramids evolved from Mastaba.

The core part of the well-preserved mastaba built during the first dynasty is a rectangular pit under the ground. The pit is divided into five small rooms, and the large room in the middle is used to store the dead. .”

The four adjoining rooms are used for releasing the dead. The top of the pit is first made of nine rows of three vertical rooms made of mud bricks, and then the outermost layer is covered with sand.

Look, we just turned two intersections and just surrounded a small house.

Bi Fang continued to walk forward and encountered the third intersection. He continued to walk forward and happened to see a pinch of arrow-shaped gravel left on the ground before.

For fear of destroying the ruins, Bi Fang didn't draw anything on the wall as a mark, but grabbed a handful of sand in the bag, sprinkled an arrow,

Seeing the arrow on the ground, the audience suddenly realized.

From this point of view, Bi Fang did circle around just now, and this should be the small room.

If it were a pyramid, the interior would not have small rooms like this, but only a few tombs, followed by straight passages. It is impossible to build small rooms one by one inside.

However, a room is so big, the person buried here must be a big person.

Now that he knew where this place was, Bi Fang was no longer so nervous, and carefully observed the paintings on the wall.

Anyone who knows a little about ancient Egypt must know the beliefs of the ancient Egyptians.

They believe that after death, if the body of the soul is preserved and does not rot, it will be resurrected in another world after 3,000 years for eternal life.

So starting in the pre-dynastic period and continuing into the later dynasties, the Egyptians worked to develop better and more sophisticated methods of burying the dead. The main purpose of placing the dead was to protect the body from the outside world.

The earliest method of burying a dead body by the ancient Egyptians was to dig a simple pit in the sand and place the dead body in the tomb along with personal belongings or items useful in the afterlife.

The body was preserved naturally due to contact with the dry desert, but was also threatened by some underlying factors.

Thus, the mastaba was born to protect the human body from wild animals and would-be robbers.

But the mastaba doesn't naturally protect the human body like sand does, which led the Egyptians to develop the mummification system artificially.

The early pharaohs of Upper Egypt were buried in the cemetery of King Abydos. The earliest basement was made of mud bricks, the roof was densely packed with tree trunks, and the floor and walls were covered with wooden boards.

Later, it developed into using stone as the surface and pavement, and a small room for tribute was added to the east of the tomb structure.

Its tomb is a sand dune blocked by a surrounding wall, and the tombs of family members and dignitaries are arranged in rows outside the surrounding low walls, forming the early mastaba tomb.

Bi Fang was walking in the corridor, looking at the scale of this Mastaba.

With such a large size, it is definitely not an early rise. It should be quite close to the era when the pyramid was used as a tomb.

This twilight structure may have come from Mesopotamian thought, because that civilization was building similar buildings and structures at the same time.

[Awesome, Fang Shen really has learned from the past and the present! ! 】

【Write a book, God Fang, I think you can】

【want to see】

【Want to see plus one】

【Wait, since it is a tomb, is there a lot of funerary objects (dog heads)】

[Fuck, isn't that a fortune? 】

[Fang Shen also dug out a golden mask! 】

Hearing that there might be treasure, many audience members immediately became excited and urged Bi Fang to find it.

Bi Fang was speechless.

If you find it, you can't return it to me. I'm not a robber.