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Chapter 982 City Wall
Chapter 982 City Wall
Everyone is still full of confidence in the excavation work, because from a historical perspective, it is easy to imagine that scattered Greek cargo ships came and went here from time to time in that era.
These Greek merchants often set out from Tiryns or Yassin, carrying a variety of pottery on board, including ancient jars with arched top handles filled with aromatherapy oils, and alabaster cups and bowls used in Asian noble families. .
These can all be found in sunken ships salvaged from the Aegean Sea, so it should be easy to find in this ancient trade center connecting Europe and Asia.
In addition to these common goods, the captains from Mycenae often brought some valuables for the core rulers of Troy to gain their favor.
These included agate beads, ivory boxes, an ivory chess board with pieces on it, brooches made of amber gold or silver, and possibly even painted ostrich eggs, all Bronze Age luxuries.
Different from modern times, these top-level luxury goods in ancient times were likely to influence the direction of a country. In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods of China, both the Heshibi and the Wall of Thorns left a strong mark in history.
The same is true of the era when the Trojan epic took place. In the epic, it is written many times that the Greek coalition forces and both sides of Troy had some records that the kings of the non-participating countries led troops to help and even died in the battle.
As for the reasons why they participated in the war, apart from certain oaths or revelations, the most important one was that they had accepted a valuable gift from a certain participant, so they had to return favors.
Considering that Troy was destroyed by the flames of war, it is very likely that some of this kind of fine cultural relics of the Bronze Age still remain in the ruins, waiting for people to unearth these things.
The excavation work in the first three days went very smoothly. Although they did not dig out any meaningful cultural relics, through the analysis of the unearthed items, they could confirm that Liang En's deduction was correct. There was not only one layer of ruins in this place.
Because as they continued to dig down, they found that there were far more ruins underground than they had imagined. With the help of professional machinery, they dug to a depth of more than ten meters and dug out at least three layers of ruins.
The most notable of these daily necessities is the painted pottery wheel, a weaving tool, which can be found in multiple strata, indicating that the Troy region has a long tradition of raising sheep.
So Troy may have exported wool, fine yarn, and textiles in addition to horses.At the same time, these things will also decorate the palaces of Troy with brilliance, but the fragility of these things makes it difficult to preserve them to this day.
However, compared with these things, their biggest achievement is that they excavated the ruins of the city wall, and the ruins of the city wall are now on the cross section of a small hill.
The ruins that have been discovered are located on the northern hills of a plateau whose northern side is extremely steep, sloping down to the swampy valley of the Dumrexsu, or the Seymois in Homer's Epic.
Obviously, this is a standard way of building fortifications with the help of terrain, which can obtain the best defense effect while reducing the workload as much as possible.
For Liang En and the others, this meant that they could clean up some of the dirt and sand on the city wall with a little effort, and then they could observe some details of the city wall.
Because of this, everyone quickly focused on this section of the city wall after a brief discussion, and concentrated their efforts to try to clear out a cross-section of about 1m.
After the cleaning work started, they discovered that the layer of soil was not thick. The thickest part was only 1m, and the thinnest part was even less than the width of a palm.
The most important thing is that this place is close to a steep cliff, so they don't need to carry the soil after breaking through it, and gravity can help them complete all this.
After a day's cleaning work, what appeared in front of them was a 12m high city wall, and this was only the remaining part of the ancient city wall.
Of course, the 12 meters here does not mean that the entire city wall was really built to a height of 12 meters or even 15 meters in one go in ancient times, but the result of the foundation rising after the ancient buildings were stacked layer by layer.
Obviously, when those ancient people built the city, they often chose to push down and fill up the original ruins, and then build new buildings on the leveled rubble.
This is a very normal practice: the city is built on the mountain, and it takes a lot of manpower and material resources to empty the rubble, so it is better to just level it and compact it.
Moreover, these compacted ruins can not only expand the buildable area on the mountain, but at the same time, in terms of sturdiness, it is no less than the original rock mixed with the original mountain itself, or even better.
A lot of information can be seen from this cross-section, such as the differences between the productivity of residents here in different eras and the construction methods of buildings.
For example, according to what Liang En and the others dug, the bottom 4 meters of the city wall are clods, or raw earth bricks that have been directly dried in the shade, and the upper 8 meters are stones, which shows that the city wall has gradually changed from civil structure to stone. process of transformation.
However, stones are also different from stones. The lower stones from 3000 BC were not uniform in size because cutting tools were not invented at that time. The stones on the upper layer around 1200 BC were cut squarely and were almost the same size. .
This also reflects the changes of the times, especially the huge changes in productivity. At the same time, Liang En and the others can infer from the size of the city wall that this should be the most important city in the surrounding area at that time.
Unlike the stone walls that Europeans are more accustomed to, the ancient cities on the Anatolian Peninsula prefer to build walls of wood and rammed earth.
However, as the westernmost region of Asian civilization and a famous international trade port city, it will naturally be influenced by various European influences, such as stone city walls.
However, considering the huge manpower and material resources required for this kind of city wall, the city that can build this kind of city wall is often the most populous, most prosperous, and core city in a region.
"Now I feel more and more that this place is Troy." Nelson said beside Liang En while cleaning the covered mud on the wall.
"You see, the location of this city is completely in line with the records in the epic, and at the same time, the scale of the whole city is more in line with the rich city of Troy in the records."
"How did you figure it out?" Liang En looked at Nelson in surprise. He was sure that this place was Troy because he had memories from another world, but Nelson definitely didn't know about it.
"It's very simple, because the scale of this city already speaks for itself." Nelson stopped his work and pointed to the towering city wall in front of him.
"A place where such a city wall can be built is absolutely impossible to be just an ordinary gathering place. If we combine the local geographical location, then the identity of this city can be easily determined."
"What you said makes sense, but it's hard for people to make an accurate judgment just with such a city wall." Liang En nodded slightly after listening to Nelson's words.
"I think we at least need to dig out more things to find more evidence, so everyone may have to work hard for a while."
(End of this chapter)
Everyone is still full of confidence in the excavation work, because from a historical perspective, it is easy to imagine that scattered Greek cargo ships came and went here from time to time in that era.
These Greek merchants often set out from Tiryns or Yassin, carrying a variety of pottery on board, including ancient jars with arched top handles filled with aromatherapy oils, and alabaster cups and bowls used in Asian noble families. .
These can all be found in sunken ships salvaged from the Aegean Sea, so it should be easy to find in this ancient trade center connecting Europe and Asia.
In addition to these common goods, the captains from Mycenae often brought some valuables for the core rulers of Troy to gain their favor.
These included agate beads, ivory boxes, an ivory chess board with pieces on it, brooches made of amber gold or silver, and possibly even painted ostrich eggs, all Bronze Age luxuries.
Different from modern times, these top-level luxury goods in ancient times were likely to influence the direction of a country. In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods of China, both the Heshibi and the Wall of Thorns left a strong mark in history.
The same is true of the era when the Trojan epic took place. In the epic, it is written many times that the Greek coalition forces and both sides of Troy had some records that the kings of the non-participating countries led troops to help and even died in the battle.
As for the reasons why they participated in the war, apart from certain oaths or revelations, the most important one was that they had accepted a valuable gift from a certain participant, so they had to return favors.
Considering that Troy was destroyed by the flames of war, it is very likely that some of this kind of fine cultural relics of the Bronze Age still remain in the ruins, waiting for people to unearth these things.
The excavation work in the first three days went very smoothly. Although they did not dig out any meaningful cultural relics, through the analysis of the unearthed items, they could confirm that Liang En's deduction was correct. There was not only one layer of ruins in this place.
Because as they continued to dig down, they found that there were far more ruins underground than they had imagined. With the help of professional machinery, they dug to a depth of more than ten meters and dug out at least three layers of ruins.
The most notable of these daily necessities is the painted pottery wheel, a weaving tool, which can be found in multiple strata, indicating that the Troy region has a long tradition of raising sheep.
So Troy may have exported wool, fine yarn, and textiles in addition to horses.At the same time, these things will also decorate the palaces of Troy with brilliance, but the fragility of these things makes it difficult to preserve them to this day.
However, compared with these things, their biggest achievement is that they excavated the ruins of the city wall, and the ruins of the city wall are now on the cross section of a small hill.
The ruins that have been discovered are located on the northern hills of a plateau whose northern side is extremely steep, sloping down to the swampy valley of the Dumrexsu, or the Seymois in Homer's Epic.
Obviously, this is a standard way of building fortifications with the help of terrain, which can obtain the best defense effect while reducing the workload as much as possible.
For Liang En and the others, this meant that they could clean up some of the dirt and sand on the city wall with a little effort, and then they could observe some details of the city wall.
Because of this, everyone quickly focused on this section of the city wall after a brief discussion, and concentrated their efforts to try to clear out a cross-section of about 1m.
After the cleaning work started, they discovered that the layer of soil was not thick. The thickest part was only 1m, and the thinnest part was even less than the width of a palm.
The most important thing is that this place is close to a steep cliff, so they don't need to carry the soil after breaking through it, and gravity can help them complete all this.
After a day's cleaning work, what appeared in front of them was a 12m high city wall, and this was only the remaining part of the ancient city wall.
Of course, the 12 meters here does not mean that the entire city wall was really built to a height of 12 meters or even 15 meters in one go in ancient times, but the result of the foundation rising after the ancient buildings were stacked layer by layer.
Obviously, when those ancient people built the city, they often chose to push down and fill up the original ruins, and then build new buildings on the leveled rubble.
This is a very normal practice: the city is built on the mountain, and it takes a lot of manpower and material resources to empty the rubble, so it is better to just level it and compact it.
Moreover, these compacted ruins can not only expand the buildable area on the mountain, but at the same time, in terms of sturdiness, it is no less than the original rock mixed with the original mountain itself, or even better.
A lot of information can be seen from this cross-section, such as the differences between the productivity of residents here in different eras and the construction methods of buildings.
For example, according to what Liang En and the others dug, the bottom 4 meters of the city wall are clods, or raw earth bricks that have been directly dried in the shade, and the upper 8 meters are stones, which shows that the city wall has gradually changed from civil structure to stone. process of transformation.
However, stones are also different from stones. The lower stones from 3000 BC were not uniform in size because cutting tools were not invented at that time. The stones on the upper layer around 1200 BC were cut squarely and were almost the same size. .
This also reflects the changes of the times, especially the huge changes in productivity. At the same time, Liang En and the others can infer from the size of the city wall that this should be the most important city in the surrounding area at that time.
Unlike the stone walls that Europeans are more accustomed to, the ancient cities on the Anatolian Peninsula prefer to build walls of wood and rammed earth.
However, as the westernmost region of Asian civilization and a famous international trade port city, it will naturally be influenced by various European influences, such as stone city walls.
However, considering the huge manpower and material resources required for this kind of city wall, the city that can build this kind of city wall is often the most populous, most prosperous, and core city in a region.
"Now I feel more and more that this place is Troy." Nelson said beside Liang En while cleaning the covered mud on the wall.
"You see, the location of this city is completely in line with the records in the epic, and at the same time, the scale of the whole city is more in line with the rich city of Troy in the records."
"How did you figure it out?" Liang En looked at Nelson in surprise. He was sure that this place was Troy because he had memories from another world, but Nelson definitely didn't know about it.
"It's very simple, because the scale of this city already speaks for itself." Nelson stopped his work and pointed to the towering city wall in front of him.
"A place where such a city wall can be built is absolutely impossible to be just an ordinary gathering place. If we combine the local geographical location, then the identity of this city can be easily determined."
"What you said makes sense, but it's hard for people to make an accurate judgment just with such a city wall." Liang En nodded slightly after listening to Nelson's words.
"I think we at least need to dig out more things to find more evidence, so everyone may have to work hard for a while."
(End of this chapter)
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