When I lived in Nara, Japan, I had a friend that worked for the Nara National Museum in the restorations dept. We talked a few times about this tomb, as she had colleagues that had worked on projects in China and a lot of the artifacts in the Shoso-in collection at the museum came from China. She said pretty much the same things mentioned in the video. Before the arrival of Buddhism, ancient Japanese buried their nobility in tombs called kofun that are scattered across the country. The largest ones look like keyhole shaped islands surrounded by a moat on maps and in aerial photos. The Daisen kofun in Sakai, Osaka, while not as elaborate, rivals this one in sheer size. As luck would have it, for better or worse, the museum was doing emergency restoration work on a local tomb that made for a good example. Archaeologists from the Nara National Museum had drilled a small hole in the burial chamber of the Takamatsuzuka kofun in Asuka, Nara and used a small fiber-optic camera to explore it. Mold spores hitched a ride on the camera and damaged the ancient frescoes of the Chinese zodiac that lined the chamber. They ended up unearthing and dismantling the entire burial chamber and moved it piece by piece to one of the museum's facilities to preserve it. Needless to say, it took a lot of time, labor, and money just to stablize it. That's without having to deal with poisons, ancient traps, and structural instability in a much more elaborate structure. She also mentioned how shockingly fast ancient things can oxidize when exposed to the air. She said in some cases you can actually watch things like paint and textiles wither before your eyes.
The terracotta army is one of the most amazing sites I have visited in my 77 years. I have travelled on four continents and seen many of the great historical/cultural sites of the world. No picture can really capture the overwhelming impression that this site makes on a visitor.
@@raycatlin3554 convenient explanation to prove how stupid human beings we're back then so that we think we're so smart today we're in fact it is totally the opposite
You nailed it! But the real story is twofold. The amazing ability God gave to man. And the power God has to shut it down when it gets out of control. Like He did with Egypt, Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome. They all go from ruling the world to ruins that people take selfie’s in front of.
When I visited, one of the senior archaeologists told me that they still had another 100yrs work to do on the current excavations with the terra cotta figures....
@@gingercholo they can't, As long as a small hole is opened in the tomb, air will enter and all the precious cultural relics inside will be destroyed. Just like the Terracotta Warriors, when they were first unearthed, they were all colorful, but when they came into contact with the air, all the colors disappeared instantly. Therefore, due to the current immature technology, excavating the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang will damage precious historical relics.
@@jiaxuansundo you know how tunnels work? Just asking because todays technology could let us dig a tunnel over 1 mile away from the tomb and dig from underneath where oxygen and light cannot enter this idea I have would protect from destruction of relics and I just came up with this as I write it you’re telling me china can’t figure out a way to? 😅
@@Machoman50ta You know, this very large tomb has lots and lots of organs and mercury in it, and what can you put in there without knowing anything about the structure? And there's definitely a risk of damage. Also, Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of China, and digging up the tomb of a man of his stature would be tantamount to challenging Chinese feng shui, so you mean to take such a big risk just to satisfy your curiosity?
I doubt that archeologist are worried about death traps, but I do believe they're concerned about contamination of the artifacts to exposure from air and that the interior is likely awash in liquid mercury.
I'm not into conspiracy theories but those Mars scenes look very much like the Australian Central desert .an hour from where I live you can find scenery exactly the same red dust everywhere
I big reason is that the CCP will not allow that tomb to be opened. Given that we do not have the technical know how to guarantee that the site would be protected….until that technology does exist, this site will remain undisturbed.
The mastery of the craftsmanship must be unequalled ANYWHERE even though there are many excellent items created and then crafted in many parts of the world where ancient civilizations existed. Such a shame that "instructions, teachers, materials and where to find them" aren't possible. I wonder,too, if there's anyone on this globe today who would have the interest, the patience, the fine motor skills and the PERSONAL HIGH STANDARDS to learn any ancient skill and then possibly attempt to create a work using the same methods, style, creativity and commitment. Unequalled. Unparalleled. And how wonderful that these finds exist. Thank you to those who understand that all of these beautiful ( I call) works of pure art are valuable, document-able and preservable. Thank you to those who understand the IMPORTANCE of keeping these objects/items safe.
@robert29381 MLM pyramid scheme, what were the societies built on, 500,000 million animal loving druids vs random criminal gangs? That giant pyramid is flat at the top, sounds like a far better governmental structure... "help help im being oppressed"
I mean….who are we saving it for? It’s going to age and degrade regardless of if we go in. If we go on, at least we can document it. Seems better to me than just letting it rot pointlessly
They DO have the technology! I watched a show on them scanning Petra. They scanned the pyramids too. I forget what it’s called. LiDAR I think. Doubtful they’ll get permission tho 🤔🙏🏻
Archaeology is a destructive process. If they can't do presevation on what they have unearth then it makes sense they can't go into the tomb. They are still digging out terracotta warriors and losing paint immediately after exposure to air. Imagine a whole tomb having paint flake off even trying to put a robotic camera in. They stopped archaeology in Pompeii for the same reason. If you can't preserve don't dig it out.
Yes they just started up new excavations a few years ago. They are trying to limit digging up a bunch of stuff they can't preserve. It is a balancing act between new discoveries and preserving what they uncovered. Areas of Pompeii were deteriorating that were dug up and left exposed.
western and eastern societies think differently you must respect their customs, Europeans don't look at kings and queens as Icons the way that Chinese look at their monarchs read up on the rites of Zhao and the mandate of heaven then you will understand. Huangdi was the very first emperor and he is considered sacred. WE dont look at the romans that way
Mmm. It's not the mercury. It's not the traps. There might be giant silk curtains with extraordinarily beautiful landscape paintings in it. Those would be destroyed in a matter of hours if they come into contact with air.
But who are we saving that for? I believe every technology available should be used to maintain it safely but do we just leave it untouched? And if so for what reason? I guess not disturbing the dead but I really don’t see that as a good reason at all given the historical significance we could learn from it
It’s a good thing that the Warriors were found in 1974 at the end of Mao’s reign. It they had been discovered during the hay days of the CCP’s Cultural Revolution, they Warriors would have all undoubtedly been smashed and all traces of them destroyed. Funny now how the CCP portrays itself as the guardian and protector of Chinese culture. This role would more appropriately be taken by the Taiwanese government and people who never rejected their Chinese cultural heritage.
You sound like mocking the chinese government on how they protect their own culture and treasure. Why don't you tell us directly you want USA government to take over care of chinese culture and steal their treasure so you can think that to your self it is not funny😲😲😲😲😲😲😲
@WuhanMan2013 You sound like mocking the chinese government on how they protect their own culture and treasure. Why don't you tell us directly you want USA government to take over care of chinese culture and steal their treasure so you can think that to your self it is not funny😲😲😲😲😲😲😲
@WuhanMan2013 You sound like mocking the chinese government on how they protect their own culture and treasure. Why don't you tell us directly you want USA government to take over care of chinese culture and steal their treasure so you can think that to your self it is not funny😲😲😲😲😲😲😲
leaving this all in place is just patting the dude on the ass already way too full of himself. Seems to think he was a God, & if he was he wouldnt need all this "help". Save a dozen statues ONLY for the art aspect, trash the rest...who cares...for a man to think so highly of himself and for us to honor that is really sickening.....
Emperor chin fascinated me. The fact that he conquered in United China was a huge accomplishment. But the truth to this man was. He was a savage to those lands that he took over. Because unfortunately, the royals were forced to work the wall and were actually buried in it as the Marvel of The Great Wall that we can see from space. It's nothing more than a cemetery. The fact of his tomb is astonishing a true Marvel. Something birthtaking and amazing words couldn't describe of what's his tomb? Looks like they should send a drone in. We have little flying drones. We have drones that look like bugs. We could drill a hole and put a drone through and have an outlook without disturbing anything or breaking anything. But the history and artifacts that are in. There is so much history for china that still is unknown
I believe that each figure has an individual face ..no two figures are alike .. anywhere ! Talk about a high quality standard of craftspersonship...geez!
If they don't open it eventually everything will be lost, would be silly not to especially someone who had a massive impact on how China is today, the emperor must have been a remarkable man
It is not morally acceptable to do so. However, seeing this sight has been a dream of mine since childhood, ever since I had a He-Man book that illustrated the Terracotta Army.
That isn't the only reason they won't open the tomb. The Chinese still believe in their ancestors having a huge influence on life now. They won't open it because they are afraid of the ancestors coming to get them.
@@michellerenee92580 what are you talking about.. most Chinese academics are atheist.. they don't believe in that garbage.. they have open up thousands of a more recent tomb of less than a thousand year.. do you people really think the Chinese are a bunch of monkey.. you need a passport girl and go to China.. if you think you are so superior than them.. they are 5000 year old civilisation of which you are not part off..
I'm in China，a Chinese. I'm sure it's not what you said. We won't open the tomb because we want to protect it，keep what it is or was. At the same time，there's no reason to open it，so we keep what it is or was. Nobody is afraid of them coming to get us😂
I wish they would go ahead and excavate the tomb because I want to see it. I think the Chinese government doesn’t want to open the tomb because it is the first emperor and he is credited with uniting and organizing china. They were kind of forced to dig up the clay army and they would rather let the emperor sleep, than disturb him and possibly destroy his tomb. I just want to see how correct the history books are when it comes to this period of ancient china and I would love to visit and see the tomb. It’s like that vault in India that is supposed to stay locked or the world will end. It was the richest temple in India and there is a vault that hasn’t been opened. I would like to see it as well.
If only people would read the Records of the Historian you would laugh yourself silly - the first Emperor was an awful coward - probably why he had to take his army with him🤣🤣🤣👍
@@Sarlyx its not just the mercury in reality its the reverence for Qin Shi Huang The first emperor of a unified China he was Huang di they practice ancestor worship so because of the disrespect it would be his tomb will probably never be open but I don't even think hazmat's would help the lake of mercury guarding it
i love how he clearly says that opening the tomb will expose it to air, leading to oxidation. Then the litany of genius fucks in this thread constantly type "send a camera or a robot" like those aren't mechanical, and as if those wouldn't require opening the door.
Powerful Empererors..lost things too, out in the field, riding . And aren't we lucky ..to find them..sometimes !! ("...Oops, I just lost my gold comb..." 🤔)
Is it taken that these soldiers and the tomb were buried by a great flood or the sand deposits from something similar. Or was the tomb intentionally buried after the emperor’s death. Or is that unknown. No doubt said farmers lost there land during this honest act of calling officials.
I've seen this place on a tour of China. They believe that if you open the tomb the mercury will kill the people that live in the area and poison the land.
They are scared because all the terracotta warriors are different legend has it because a great sorcerer turned his army into statues to guard his tomb and if disturbed they come to life again and are unbeatable immortal warriors. Maybe they are the great army of the east mentioned in the bible
Well, I agree that something doesn’t compute here. If you know what you’re up against then you take the necessary precautions to get it to the two if somebody hasn’t already done, so, which it would be hard to believe if they have any after all these years and go for it otherwise you’re just gonna talk about this for ever in a day and no one will ever know just because you know, a fear
Do archeologists really feel like they played tic tac toe in the temple because they showed that scribbled on the wall. I mean I guess everyone needs something to pass the time.
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When I lived in Nara, Japan, I had a friend that worked for the Nara National Museum in the restorations dept. We talked a few times about this tomb, as she had colleagues that had worked on projects in China and a lot of the artifacts in the Shoso-in collection at the museum came from China. She said pretty much the same things mentioned in the video. Before the arrival of Buddhism, ancient Japanese buried their nobility in tombs called kofun that are scattered across the country. The largest ones look like keyhole shaped islands surrounded by a moat on maps and in aerial photos. The Daisen kofun in Sakai, Osaka, while not as elaborate, rivals this one in sheer size. As luck would have it, for better or worse, the museum was doing emergency restoration work on a local tomb that made for a good example. Archaeologists from the Nara National Museum had drilled a small hole in the burial chamber of the Takamatsuzuka kofun in Asuka, Nara and used a small fiber-optic camera to explore it. Mold spores hitched a ride on the camera and damaged the ancient frescoes of the Chinese zodiac that lined the chamber. They ended up unearthing and dismantling the entire burial chamber and moved it piece by piece to one of the museum's facilities to preserve it. Needless to say, it took a lot of time, labor, and money just to stablize it. That's without having to deal with poisons, ancient traps, and structural instability in a much more elaborate structure. She also mentioned how shockingly fast ancient things can oxidize when exposed to the air. She said in some cases you can actually watch things like paint and textiles wither before your eyes.
I picked up books that have fallen apart, due to drying out
Thank you for this extr interesting information.
The terracotta army is one of the most amazing sites I have visited in my 77 years. I have travelled on four continents and seen many of the great historical/cultural sites of the world. No picture can really capture the overwhelming impression that this site makes on a visitor.
It really is something special.
+1.
Tombs like this and Pyramids are illustrations of just how insane power drives humans
Extraterrestrials had influence as well .
@@raycatlin3554 convenient explanation to prove how stupid human beings we're back then so that we think we're so smart today we're in fact it is totally the opposite
Power?? I Could Care Less!!
you are right to a degree. the pyramid was used for power but not personal power. energetic power
You nailed it!
But the real story is twofold.
The amazing ability God gave to man.
And the power God has to shut it down when it gets out of control.
Like He did with Egypt, Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome.
They all go from ruling the world to ruins that people take selfie’s in front of.
When I visited, one of the senior archaeologists told me that they still had another 100yrs work to do on the current excavations with the terra cotta figures....
Did they mention the booby traps
Scholars are just full of crap, don't trust a word they say.
It would be great if they could send cameras down there.
they easily could.
@@gingercholo they can't, As long as a small hole is opened in the tomb, air will enter and all the precious cultural relics inside will be destroyed. Just like the Terracotta Warriors, when they were first unearthed, they were all colorful, but when they came into contact with the air, all the colors disappeared instantly. Therefore, due to the current immature technology, excavating the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang will damage precious historical relics.
@@jiaxuansundo you know how tunnels work? Just asking because todays technology could let us dig a tunnel over 1 mile away from the tomb and dig from underneath where oxygen and light cannot enter this idea I have would protect from destruction of relics and I just came up with this as I write it you’re telling me china can’t figure out a way to? 😅
@@Machoman50ta You know, this very large tomb has lots and lots of organs and mercury in it, and what can you put in there without knowing anything about the structure? And there's definitely a risk of damage. Also, Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of China, and digging up the tomb of a man of his stature would be tantamount to challenging Chinese feng shui, so you mean to take such a big risk just to satisfy your curiosity?
@@jiaxuansunignore him he thinks that everything could be so simple by just “digging”😂😂
I doubt that archeologist are worried about death traps, but I do believe they're concerned about contamination of the artifacts to exposure from air and that the interior is likely awash in liquid mercury.
We can send robots to mars but we we don’t have the technology or techniques to safely send a robot and a camera into the tomb 🤷♂️
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I'm not into conspiracy theories but those Mars scenes look very much like the Australian Central desert .an hour from where I live you can find scenery exactly the same red dust everywhere
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Easter Island,@@James-kv6kb
@@PCMRvsconsole doesn't look anything like the middle of Australia as far as I'm aware
I big reason is that the CCP will not allow that tomb to be opened. Given that we do not have the technical know how to guarantee that the site would be protected….until that technology does exist, this site will remain undisturbed.
Just fkn get in. What are the secrets of the ancients.
@user-bn3ut9jv7e They've already gone in and taken the gold and other precious jewellery. I call bs that they haven't gained access inside
Lack of technology? lol what planet do you live on?
@knucklehead9267 You seriously have no idea, do you? The world governments technology vs. what we are given is leagues apart.
@@SteveT-v6n you obviously have the idea 🤡🤣
The Chinese afraid of the curse of the dead, this is another reason why
Wouldn't be surprised if they're mummified.
The video says exactly y
That's just superstition.
They have opened many other tombs so the curse of the dead is not really an obstacle.
Send in the husband and wife team of the Mummy film and they will solve the problem....
I'd love to see the day when these mysterious places are finally explored.
Just reading The Emperors Tomb by Steve Berry. Very interesting, especially the parts about the quest for Oil!
Hope you enjoy it!
In another 2000 yrs, They’ll say that about humankind searching for element 115
The mastery of the craftsmanship must be unequalled ANYWHERE even though there are many excellent items created and then crafted in many parts of the world where ancient civilizations existed. Such a shame that "instructions, teachers, materials and where to find them" aren't possible. I wonder,too, if there's anyone on this globe today who would have the interest, the patience, the fine motor skills and the PERSONAL HIGH STANDARDS to learn any ancient skill and then possibly attempt to create a work using the same methods, style, creativity and commitment. Unequalled. Unparalleled. And how wonderful that these finds exist. Thank you to those who understand that all of these beautiful ( I call) works of pure art are valuable, document-able and preservable. Thank you to those who understand the IMPORTANCE of keeping these objects/items safe.
After all
Those years gases and traps would still
Work?
Where's Indiana Jones when you need him. He'll crack it open and find all the treasure 😂
never heard Indiana Jones saying " Oh, there's mercury in here. Time to go back.."
Indiana Jones the emperor's tomb
more like Lara Croft 🙂
Indiana Jones will be saying, “I’m getting too old for this.”
How about Rick O'Connell?
"Here we go again!"
Brendan fraser was already there.
they can insert a robot from airlocks, scan the tomb and do 3D walkthroughs without opening to outside elements
Maybe you can spearhead the project
@@ScienceSavvy502how about war comes and all these historic nonsense artifacts can be destroyed?
Or they have been looting the tomb for 50 years.
The French and the British soldiers looted most of the treasure
Why not develop robots connected to 6G to view the interior of the Tomb?
Why not develop space unicorn bots that run off 7G?
Worrying about destroying valuable information is an oxymoron. It's not valuable information if you can't access it.
idiota, inaccessible information is the most valuable.
@robert29381 MLM pyramid scheme, what were the societies built on, 500,000 million animal loving druids vs random criminal gangs? That giant pyramid is flat at the top, sounds like a far better governmental structure... "help help im being oppressed"
Schrödingers Tomb
I mean….who are we saving it for? It’s going to age and degrade regardless of if we go in. If we go on, at least we can document it. Seems better to me than just letting it rot pointlessly
The technology is not mature now. If we dig it up, everything inside will be destroyed.
it's been rotting for over two thousand years I'm sure a few more decades of waiting or even a century or 2 isn't going to make a difference lol
Why do we have this compulsion to document everything.
Maybe just leave it alone?
@@twittlypoomaybe you just leave us alone with your ideas. We will do some exploring, thanks
Maybe some ground penetrating radar or something to see whats there with minimal disturbance to the tomb itself?
They DO have the technology! I watched a show on them scanning Petra. They scanned the pyramids too. I forget what it’s called. LiDAR I think. Doubtful they’ll get permission tho 🤔🙏🏻
Archaeology is a destructive process. If they can't do presevation on what they have unearth then it makes sense they can't go into the tomb. They are still digging out terracotta warriors and losing paint immediately after exposure to air. Imagine a whole tomb having paint flake off even trying to put a robotic camera in. They stopped archaeology in Pompeii for the same reason. If you can't preserve don't dig it out.
They’re still doing digs at Pompeii
Yes they just started up new excavations a few years ago. They are trying to limit digging up a bunch of stuff they can't preserve. It is a balancing act between new discoveries and preserving what they uncovered. Areas of Pompeii were deteriorating that were dug up and left exposed.
So why show a classical ruin from the Roman period?
western and eastern societies think differently you must respect their customs, Europeans don't look at kings and queens as Icons the way that Chinese look at their monarchs read up on the rites of Zhao and the mandate of heaven then you will understand. Huangdi was the very first emperor and he is considered sacred. WE dont look at the romans that way
What tomb raider curse will happen?
Mmm. It's not the mercury. It's not the traps. There might be giant silk curtains with extraordinarily beautiful landscape paintings in it. Those would be destroyed in a matter of hours if they come into contact with air.
I see people talking about it but I don’t know/understand why…could you please explain ❤😊
So don't explore because THE COULD BE SILK CURTAINS. Hahahahhahahahahahhahaha
But who are we saving that for? I believe every technology available should be used to maintain it safely but do we just leave it untouched? And if so for what reason? I guess not disturbing the dead but I really don’t see that as a good reason at all given the historical significance we could learn from it
Can we create a biodome around the area?
The main reason for not disturbing the tomb is because of superstition - breaching the tomb could bring bad luck or misfortune.
They actually thought poison gas was part of the trap?
But they open up everyone elses tombs
Probably scared of the mercury
It’s a good thing that the Warriors were found in 1974 at the end of Mao’s reign. It they had been discovered during the hay days of the CCP’s Cultural Revolution, they Warriors would have all undoubtedly been smashed and all traces of them destroyed. Funny now how the CCP portrays itself as the guardian and protector of Chinese culture. This role would more appropriately be taken by the Taiwanese government and people who never rejected their Chinese cultural heritage.
Bullshit! The people of Taiwan don’t even acknowledged themselves as “Chinese “. So, what are they protecting?
Isn't funny though why West stealing egyptian and african culture and treasures?🙄🙄🙄🙄
You sound like mocking the chinese government on how they protect their own culture and treasure. Why don't you tell us directly you want USA government to take over care of chinese culture and steal their treasure so you can think that to your self it is not funny😲😲😲😲😲😲😲
@WuhanMan2013 You sound like mocking the chinese government on how they protect their own culture and treasure. Why don't you tell us directly you want USA government to take over care of chinese culture and steal their treasure so you can think that to your self it is not funny😲😲😲😲😲😲😲
@WuhanMan2013 You sound like mocking the chinese government on how they protect their own culture and treasure. Why don't you tell us directly you want USA government to take over care of chinese culture and steal their treasure so you can think that to your self it is not funny😲😲😲😲😲😲😲
leaving this all in place is just patting the dude on the ass already way too full of himself. Seems to think he was a God, & if he was he wouldnt need all this "help". Save a dozen statues ONLY for the art aspect, trash the rest...who cares...for a man to think so highly of himself and for us to honor that is really sickening.....
Mercury !! River in the tomb
Drones?
Screw it I'm going full on area 51 mode for that tomb
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They better just scan it rather than opening it. What's inside can simply vanish when air comes inside.
I doubt anybody can say it's not already plundered until it's opened.
Emperor chin fascinated me. The fact that he conquered in United China was a huge accomplishment. But the truth to this man was. He was a savage to those lands that he took over. Because unfortunately, the royals were forced to work the wall and were actually buried in it as the Marvel of The Great Wall that we can see from space. It's nothing more than a cemetery. The fact of his tomb is astonishing a true Marvel. Something birthtaking and amazing words couldn't describe of what's his tomb? Looks like they should send a drone in. We have little flying drones. We have drones that look like bugs. We could drill a hole and put a drone through and have an outlook without disturbing anything or breaking anything. But the history and artifacts that are in. There is so much history for china that still is unknown
Emperor Qin or Emperor Qin Shi Huang, not Emperor Chin.
Apparently it is not true that the Great Wall can be seen from space.
That means the farmers land was just confiscated and turned into a museum as it was Mao's era
It's the same thing the US government did to the Native Americans
In China, all the land belongs to the government, they just allow you to make use of it.
So the land should become protected due to the tomb being of immense historical importance but farmer should be paid for the land.
Once the government requisitions the land that’s it regardless of who owns the land! 🥹😢
It’s a communist country so they probably didn’t own it to begin with.
The main reason they shouldn't open the tomb is because it's someone's grave. Have some respect for the dead!
So it is like a Schrödingers Tomb??
I believe that each figure has an individual face ..no two figures are alike .. anywhere ! Talk about a high quality standard of craftspersonship...geez!
It’s based on real soldiers
If they don't open it eventually everything will be lost, would be silly not to especially someone who had a massive impact on how China is today, the emperor must have been a remarkable man
he ordered the wall no and it has defensive elements on both sides try again my friend ps stalling till all go missing
Camera drone?
When read about this in school. I was amazed by it.
It is not morally acceptable to do so. However, seeing this sight has been a dream of mine since childhood, ever since I had a He-Man book that illustrated the Terracotta Army.
The great Wall was built in Ming Dynasty, not in Qin Dynasty.
Why not use sonar and infrared to get shapes at least, same way they do the pyramids
Strange title! Why would scientists be involved in opening a tomb. Isn't opening an ancient tomb an archeologist's area of work?
these scientists? please supply all there names? if... if u can . otherwise its all b.s
Nice hats they had.
That isn't the only reason they won't open the tomb. The Chinese still believe in their ancestors having a huge influence on life now. They won't open it because they are afraid of the ancestors coming to get them.
this is a huge part of their culture
@@michellerenee92580 what are you talking about.. most Chinese academics are atheist.. they don't believe in that garbage.. they have open up thousands of a more recent tomb of less than a thousand year.. do you people really think the Chinese are a bunch of monkey.. you need a passport girl and go to China.. if you think you are so superior than them.. they are 5000 year old civilisation of which you are not part off..
@@michellerenee92580 they are atheist communists, this should not be part of their culture
I'm in China，a Chinese. I'm sure it's not what you said. We won't open the tomb because we want to protect it，keep what it is or was. At the same time，there's no reason to open it，so we keep what it is or was. Nobody is afraid of them coming to get us😂
The high levels of mercury but also a respect for the dead custom i love your culture your language and history@@whyhowwhat7766
@2:10,
..Elaborate traps for tomb raiders ?
I didn't know it was real until now ...🤯
Make a small hole in the tomb's wall and send in a miniature drone to fly into the tomb and film its interior....
That's an interesting idea.
I wish they would go ahead and excavate the tomb because I want to see it. I think the Chinese government doesn’t want to open the tomb because it is the first emperor and he is credited with uniting and organizing china. They were kind of forced to dig up the clay army and they would rather let the emperor sleep, than disturb him and possibly destroy his tomb. I just want to see how correct the history books are when it comes to this period of ancient china and I would love to visit and see the tomb. It’s like that vault in India that is supposed to stay locked or the world will end. It was the richest temple in India and there is a vault that hasn’t been opened. I would like to see it as well.
If only people would read the Records of the Historian you would laugh yourself silly - the first Emperor was an awful coward - probably why he had to take his army with him🤣🤣🤣👍
The simple truth is they don't want to deal with the unknown and what ifs they are true. Too much risk associated with it.
What difference would it make? I read where all the soldiers were vandelized and broken up anyway.
I’m sadden how his mind was poisoned with mercury when it was mistaken for the “ Elixir of Immortality.” Long live the Song Emperor.🙏
@@johnbiggans3514 told them your happiness is your immortality.🙏
They're not scared of opening the tomb, but the Chinese Gov has prohibited any further intrusion into the tomb itself
Fantastic ! 😮👍
Thank you! 👍
That sucks that we have to wait much longer to find the truth.
they're not scared, they're NOT ALLOWED to open the tomb
*they dont want to unleash a jumping chinese vampire.*
I wonder if scientists will even open the tomb of the first emporrer of china.
I'm confused the raided tombs in Africa took the Cherished crown jewels. Why are they afraid to go in there🤔
Why don't you ask westeners why they didn't go there to steal chinese treasures
Qin Shi Huang’s tomb was never opened in years.
never will be because of the high levels of mercury in the soil supposedly he made a lake of mercury around his tomb
@@michellerenee92580 Ridiculous. Hazmat suits can withstand every known contagion, and that includes mercury. They're just being superstitious.
@@michellerenee92580 so what? heard of hazmat suits and gas masks?
@@Sarlyx its not just the mercury in reality its the reverence for Qin Shi Huang The first emperor of a unified China he was Huang di they practice ancestor worship so because of the disrespect it would be his tomb will probably never be open but I don't even think hazmat's would help the lake of mercury guarding it
@@michellerenee92580 wtf are you talking about
Wish they would allow a drone in there to get a look
i love how he clearly says that opening the tomb will expose it to air, leading to oxidation. Then the litany of genius fucks in this thread constantly type "send a camera or a robot" like those aren't mechanical, and as if those wouldn't require opening the door.
I was waiting for this comment
I wonder if he was inspired by travelers tales of the western country of Egypt?
Waiting for price rise in mercury no doubt
Bro couldn't have been that important if no one even knew where he was buried, ha
We humans need to keep our noses on our faces and leave some things alone. If it is meant to be revealed then Divine timing will take care of that.
Such a mystery that they couldn’t even film the outside of the huge earth mound?! 😂😂
What religious beliefs did they have? An army to protect himself in death and from what has me curious
They could enter the tomb with protective clothing and like space suits.
I think there being smart in waiting for tech to catch up
They really don’t know why the Great Wall of China was really built because the port holes for the archers are facing China not Mongolia
Unopened…? Allegedly….
How can scientists safely enter this tomb, if only we had invented remote operated vehicles or even has-mat suits
What if there was actually nothing inside that Tomb? hehehe we would all have waited for nothing..
Powerful Empererors..lost things too,
out in the field, riding . And aren't we lucky ..to find them..sometimes !!
("...Oops, I just lost my gold comb..." 🤔)
Well said!
They do not want to make the same mistake in the mummy movies.
They ain't scared... They probably prohibited to. They took no time opening any Egyptian sarcophagus
It isn't going anywhere.
Is it taken that these soldiers and the tomb were buried by a great flood or the sand deposits from something similar. Or was the tomb intentionally buried after the emperor’s death. Or is that unknown. No doubt said farmers lost there land during this honest act of calling officials.
If there was rivers of mercury then deadly to open. Xx
That makes it more interesting.
True, yet we've harvested mercury previously in history.
I've seen this place on a tour of China. They believe that if you open the tomb the mercury will kill the people that live in the area and poison the land.
سکائ.. آسمانی سیڑھی چین.... انجنرز 2012 بسم اللہ خان سائنسدان خلاء سکھر..... پاکستان زندہ باد چین زندہ باد....
They are scared because all the terracotta warriors are different legend has it because a great sorcerer turned his army into statues to guard his tomb and if disturbed they come to life again and are unbeatable immortal warriors. Maybe they are the great army of the east mentioned in the bible
100% they opened that tomb in the 70s when they discovered it
Well, I agree that something doesn’t compute here. If you know what you’re up against then you take the necessary precautions to get it to the two if somebody hasn’t already done, so, which it would be hard to believe if they have any after all these years and go for it otherwise you’re just gonna talk about this for ever in a day and no one will ever know just because you know, a fear
I don’t believe for 1 second they haven’t opened and looted that tomb🤷🏼♀️
Me neither
That's so obvious
Theres no way those corrupt buttholes ain't scraped it for more than it's worth .
Surely someone has tried. I call bullshit too✌
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Who would pay me to do this?
My days are over give me what I want.
Do archeologists really feel like they played tic tac toe in the temple because they showed that scribbled on the wall. I mean I guess everyone needs something to pass the time.
Is China named after him😊?
YES. QIN=CHIN 秦 (大秦帝国=The Great Qin Empire)
You can find Chinese car BYD Dynasty series Qin is the No1. second Han Dynasty thats why Chinese mostly are call themself Han ...
so everyone is mispronouncing the country named China. It is Chi-na, not Chy-na.
You forgot to mention that those same farmers were forced off their land because of this discovery
Seeing all the warriors, each one different made me imagine that they had all been entombed in clay as living/dead bodies.
Just a thought..🤔🤔🦘🦘
Crack it open!