Starting My Treasure Hunting In England

The white stone that Fan Meng found was covered with dirt and looked dusty and unremarkable. If these things hadn't been piled in a pile at the bottom of the pit, no one would have paid attention to it.

"I'm not sure why this pair of stones were placed in this place." Fan Meng pointed at the bottom of the pit with his free hand and said, "But I can confirm that they were indeed thrown into the pit and buried together with those daily necessities. of."

The reason for this conclusion is simple, because imprints of textiles left on the soil after decay were found on the edges of these stones, as well as some metal parts that were obviously from luggage.

In other words, these things were originally supposed to be packed in a certain bag, but after being buried in the soil for such a long time, the original bag rotted and the contents leaked out.

"This is a very important thing, yes, very important." After brushing off the dust on the stones with a small brush, Liang En took out the flashlight and turned on the illuminated stones.

Just when this dazzling white light shone on the surface of the cleaned stone, several people were surprised to see dots of golden light mixed in the stone.

"Is this—" The people around them all fell silent when they saw these golden lights. It wasn't until several seconds later that Fan Meng whispered.

"Yes, this is gold ore." Liang En nodded, "It seems that the Brown expedition did find a gold mine under very difficult circumstances."

It is different from the 21st century with climate warming. The climate in the 1920s was much colder than it is today, so the environment in this area was much harsher than it is now.

At least in that era, the biodiversity of this place would never be as high as it is today, and it would look more desolate. At the same time, the equipment of the explorers was far inferior to today because of technology.

Finding the gold ore did make everyone excited, but they soon calmed down, because finding these things was only half the job. Next, they needed to find the location of the gold mine.

"Mr. Liang, we also have new discoveries here." Just when the cleaning work of this small pit was completed, and Liang En was about to announce the end of today's work before taking a rest, another team's voice came from the intercom.

"I'll go over there first to see what's going on. You guys take this pile of things to the camp and then come back." After giving instructions to Louis, Liang En led Joan of Arc and Fan Meng towards a hillside. past.

"This is what we just found. At first I thought it was just a piece of wood that was ignited after being struck by lightning, but then I found that something was obviously wrong. There were obvious carving marks on it."

After seeing Liang En and Jeanne coming over, the White Knight member named Jose pointed to the burnt black charcoal on the ground and told them what he had discovered.

"Thank you, leave the rest of the work to me." Liang En nodded to the other party and stepped forward to check.

This is a whole piece of wood that has fallen to the ground and has been broken into three pieces. The diameter is at least more than 50cm. The only thing to be thankful for is that the carbonization caused by the flames has allowed these things to be preserved to this day.

After kneeling on the ground and inspecting it, Liang En found that this thing was carved with polar bears, abstract human faces and eagles. Although most of them were damaged, the remaining parts were still enough for him to tell that it was what.

"This is a totem pole that belongs to the Aboriginal people. Judging from this totem pole, it should be used by the local Aboriginal tribes in Yukon. Judging from the size and appearance of the totem pole, this should be a totem pole with at most a hundred people. small tribe."

Liang En is also considered a semi-expert in the study of North American Aboriginal culture, mainly because he is now an elder of the Native American Otter Tribe, so he naturally knows something about such things.

I must also thank Mrs. Nell here. Thanks to her for sorting out a lot of knowledge about Native Americans, Liang En was able to learn a lot in a short period of time.

"Is this something that every aboriginal tribe has?" Fan Meng asked after hearing what Liang En said. "I remember that in many old movies, when Indian tribes met, there would be this thing called a stick in the middle of the tribe."

"To be precise, only some aboriginal people in the western United States and Canada have this habit, while those in the eastern United States do not have this habit. For example, tribes originally in the east such as the Otter tribe do not have this habit."

"According to tradition, a totem pole is a pole or pole with carvings and paintings on it that represent family lineage, often interspersed with mythological or historical events. It is a representative of the beliefs of local aboriginal tribes."

"Then why is there such a thing in this place?" After listening to Liang En briefly explain the meaning of the totem pole, Joan of Arc asked with some confusion. "There is absolutely no trace of human activity in this place."

"This is indeed a strange thing you said, but the strange thing now is not like this." Liang En nodded and pointed to the black totem pole on the ground, and then turned to Jose and another white man. the Knight member asked.

"From your professional perspective, can you tell how this thing was burned? Was it an accidental, natural fire, or man-made fire?"

"Based on our inspection just now, this thing should be the result of arson." Jose stepped forward and pointed to the bottom of the original totem pole and said, "The wood in this place is more severely carbonized, and it is obvious that there is fuel to support the combustion."

"You are right. There is also something unusual about the ignition point of this thing." After Jose finished speaking, Liang En nodded and added.

"A totem pole like this is most susceptible to fire when it is struck by lightning, but at that time the fire point tends to be at the top of the totem pole rather than the bottom."

"Could that be the traces left by the aborigines who burned these things that were difficult to take away after they migrated?" Jeanne asked curiously. "It's not easy to take away a piece of wood like this."

"Absolutely not." Liang En shook his head firmly. “When the local aborigines need to relocate according to their beliefs, they will choose to bury the totem poles that cannot be taken away, but they will never burn them with fire.”

"In other words, this thing was probably burned by outsiders, right?" After listening to Liang En's explanation, Jeanne suddenly realized. "Maybe it has something to do with the old traditions of Canadians or Americans towards the Aboriginal people."

What you said is indeed a very possible thing. But to confirm this we need more clues. "Liang En stood up and looked around before saying.

"There are still more than three hours until dark. If I'm lucky, I can find the location of the aboriginal settlements before dark."

Of course, he did not expect these non-professionals to find the location of the settlement. After all, the settlements of Aboriginal people in Canada were generally tents, and there were also some wooden structures in the later period, but neither of them was difficult to preserve.

But unexpectedly, everyone seemed to be lucky this time. Just half an hour later, Tyson keenly discovered that something was wrong in an area near the lake that looked like a landslide, and then used a metal detector to find it in the landslide area. Metal reaction.