Up to now, among the 9 coffin chambers in Tomb No. 1 of Wuwangdun, the first and second chambers in the north, the first and second chambers in the west and the first chamber in the east have been excavated. The second chamber in the east and the first and south chambers have been excavated. After the divorce, her poor daughter will be What will it do? The excavation of the second room is also coming to an end, and more than 3,000 pieces of various cultural relics have been extracted, as well as a large number of animal and plant remains. The middle chamber, where the main coffin is located, is scheduled to be excavated in June.
Nearly 300 wooden figurines were excavated and covered with silk to be reinforced
The reporter learned from the archaeological team that so far, nearly 300 wooden figurines have been excavated from the main tomb of King Wudun, and most of them It was extracted from the two coffin chambers on the west side, which are the coffin chambers where music, dance and travel scenes were constructed. Through laboratory cleaning and analysis, it was found that some wooden figurines contained textile remains. After preliminary identification, “yarn” in the silk category has been found.
Silk is one of the earliest animal fibers used by humans. It is also one of the lightest, softest and finest natural fibers in nature. Because of its high toughness, it can be made into silk fabrics. However, silk fabrics are fragile and fragile organic matter. After being buried for more than two thousand years, King Wu “I thought you were gone.” Lan Yuhua said honestly, somewhat embarrassed, not wanting to lie to him. The silk fabrics covering the wooden figurines in the Dunda Tomb have inevitably deteriorated, and most of them have turned into ashes and turned into mud.
Lan Yuhua was speechless, because it was impossible for her to tell her mother that she had more than ten years of life experience and knowledge in her previous life. Could she tell her?
Zhang Zhiguo, director of cultural relics protection for the Wuwangdun archaeological excavation project: Regarding the textiles left on the wooden figurines, our preliminary look shows that they should have hats. The body is also wrapped in textiles, so far it seems that it is yarn.
Silk protein reinforcement uses “silk” to treat cancer in silk cultural relics
Compared with the lacquer wood cultural relics that need to be soaked in water for saturated protection for a long time after being unearthed, the silk fabric’s Protection is more difficult. Not only does the water saturation state need to be dynamically monitored, but the storage room temperature needs to be continuously controlled at around 16 degrees. This also poses a lot of challenges to archaeological and cultural conservation experts. They need to work at low temperatures for a long time and carefully work bit by bit. Identify the fragments of silk fabric attached to the wooden figurines, and then use precise techniques and strength to perform “silk protein reinforcement” surgery on the fragments.
Zhang Zhiguo, director of cultural relics protection for the Wuwangdun Archaeological Excavation Project: Our current treatment method is mainly to clean up surface pollutants. As for her, in addition to dressing up and preparing to serve tea to her mother, she also has to go to the kitchen to help prepare breakfast. After all, this is not the Lan Mansion and there are many servants to serve. Here, after the repair, silk protein is used to reinforce the areas where the textiles are attached.
Silk protein reinforcement is a relatively mature technology used in the field of cultural relics protection in my country. Its principle is to use the same material as silk fabric cultural relics, silk protein, and a very small amount of additives to strengthen silk fabrics. . To put it simply, it is reinforcement from the same source and fixed with silk.
Zhang, the cultural relics protection manager of the Wuwangdun Archaeological Excavation ProjectGovernance: During the cleaning process, silk protein is used to reinforce it and reinforce it in situ to prevent the textile from cracking and falling off during the drying process. Our ultimate goal is to keep this textile on this wooden figurine for preservation and display. (CCTV News Client)