Treasure Hunt all over the World

The place where the convoy stopped was not too far from the ruins of the ancient city in the desert, only a few hundred meters away.

Therefore, instead of using camel caravans or desert all-terrain vehicles, everyone carried various exploration equipment and other things and walked to the ruins of the historic ancient city not far away.

The sand in this desert is not very thick, and the terrain has no ups and downs, so walking is not particularly difficult.

Another reason is that the current tripartite joint exploration team is all men.

Everyone's physical strength is very good, trekking this distance is not a problem at all.

On the way, Joshua introduced the situation here to Ye Tian and the others.

"Steven, the reason why we chose this historical ancient city site as one of our exploration destinations is because it is related to the Queen of Sheba and another ancestor of the Israelites.

According to legend, on her way to and from Jerusalem several times, the Queen of Sheba would stop at this historic city on the banks of the Blue Nile every time she passed near Khartoum.

Later, Menelik I returned to Ethiopia with some Israelis and lived here for a while, and some of them still settled here.

They lived here for about a few hundred years, then went south to the Ethiopian plateau, fused with the Israelites who had gone to Ethiopia earlier, and eventually formed the Beta Israelites! "

Hearing this, Ye Tian suddenly realized.

"It turns out that if the Israelites living here moved from Jerusalem with Menelik I, then it is indeed possible that they brought Solomon's treasure here.

However, they did not live here for a very long time, only a few hundred years. That is to say, they probably left here before BC and went south to Ethiopia.

After these Israelites left, who lived in this area, in this ancient city? How long have they lived in this ancient city? Are there any relevant records? "

At the end of the conversation, an Israeli archaeologist next to him continued to say:

"The Israelis who used to live here really only lived here for a few hundred years, not as long as the ancestors of the Israelis in Dongola lived in Sudan.

After they left this ancient city, it was deserted and later occupied by a group of Nubians. Because of frequent floods, the Nubians did not stay long.

After the Nubians,

The Arabs also lived here for hundreds of years, until around the middle ages, it was completely uninhabited, and it gradually became what it is now.”

While the Israeli archaeologist was introducing the situation, Ye Tian and the others were also looking at the ruins of the ancient city not far away and the surrounding terrain.

Around the ruins of this historical ancient city, there are no raised mountains or steep canyons, only a barren desert with a relatively flat terrain.

Not far from the site of this historical ancient city is the famous Blue Nile River, which winds from the Ethiopian plateau like a jade belt.

Ye Tian quickly scanned the terrain here, then shook his head slightly.

"Gentlemen, the terrain here is too flat. I don't think it is very likely that Solomon's treasure and the Ark of the Covenant are hidden here. We may be disappointed.

Another point is that this historical ancient city has changed hands many times. If there is any treasure buried here, it may have been discovered by people long ago, and it will not be kept until now! "

Hearing these words, everyone nodded in agreement.

The Israelites headed by Joshua were somewhat disappointed.

After a while, the tripartite joint exploration team arrived at the ruins of this ancient city.

For the sake of safety, Ye Tian and the others did not immediately enter the ruins of this ancient city to start exploring.

The first to enter the ruins of the ancient city were the many Israeli agents and military police led by Heman.

They went through every corner of the ruins of the ancient city to make sure that there were no ambushes, mines and other traps laid by others to avoid accidents.

Matisse and the others stayed where they were, protecting the tripartite joint exploration team.

As for the Sudanese military and police who came with the team, they could only stand a little further away and be responsible for peripheral security.

When everyone came here and just stood still, several Sudanese officials and Islamic elders who were in charge of on-site supervision immediately came over and asked with concern:

"Mr. Steven, Mr. Joshua, when will you start your exploration operation? Where is Solomon's treasure buried in the ruins of this ancient city?"

Ye Tian didn't respond immediately, but looked at the short wall closest to him, and then at the situation on the ground.

He pretended to think about it, then shook his head with a smile and said:

"Gentlemen, judging from the current situation, it is unlikely that Solomon's treasure is hidden here. You can take a look at the low wall in front. The traces of water stains on it are very obvious."

As he spoke, he pointed to the low wall in front of him.

Following the direction of his finger, everyone looked over.

As he said, there were indeed clear traces of water stains on that low wall.

Those water stains are very deep, formed over the years, not overnight.

Only because the low wall was made of granite instead of mud bricks, it still stood there and did not collapse.

After a short pause, Ye Tian continued to say:

"Judging from the traces of water stains formed over the years, it is often hit by heavy rains and even floods, so these clear traces of water stains are left.

In addition, the terrain here is relatively flat, which is not suitable for hiding any treasures. In that case, the treasures hidden deep underground are likely to be completely submerged by the flood.

The underground space used to hide the treasure will also collapse because of this. If I were the owner of the treasure, I would never hide my treasure in such a place.

By extension, the Israelites who lived here before BC, even if the legendary Solomon's treasure was in their hands, they would not hide the treasure here.

According to my speculation, the reason why the ancestors of the Israelites left here is that in addition to issues of race and religious belief, the environment is probably also a very important factor.

They may have left this ancient city to avoid the frequent floods and went to the relatively high-lying Ethiopian plateau, and the same is true for those who came later! "

Listening to his explanation, the faces of those high-ranking Sudanese government officials and Islamic elders all showed disappointment.

They even hoped that Ye Tian would find something more than Israel and the Vatican. They could find the legendary Solomon's treasure here, or other treasures.

If the treasure of Solomon and the Ark of the Covenant are found, the Sudan will receive the benefits promised by the Israeli government, a large amount of aid, and a large investment.

It will also become a religious holy place, and it is a holy place of three religions, which will attract countless tourists and believers to come here for pilgrimage.

As long as it is operated properly, it will continue to bring rich income to Sudan and become a tourist attraction.

If the discovery is another treasure, it is very straightforward.

According to the previous agreement, half of this treasure will belong to the Sudanese government, which may also be a very amazing wealth.

But the current situation is that there may be nothing here, just a ruined wall.

After a while, Ximan and the others walked out of the ruins of the ancient city.

"Joshua, Steven, we have roughly searched the ruins of this ancient city, and found no danger, so we can rest assured!"

Seaman reported the situation.

"In this case, let's start to act. Explore the ruins of this ancient city. What can we find?"

Ye Tian nodded and said.

Next, everyone took action.

As in the past, many employees of the Fearless Exploration Company were divided into several groups, and each group took a pulse metal detector and began to scan the ground of this historic ancient city site, as well as all the corners.

Compared with many places that have been explored before, the task of exploring the ruins of this historical ancient city is relatively simple.

The terrain here is flat, there are no cliffs, no mountains and dense forests, and no rivers, lakes or seas.

Everyone is like walking, just keep scanning the ground with a pulse metal detector.

If there is really any treasure buried deep underground in this historic ancient city, as long as the buried location is not very deep, it can be detected!

After the employees of his company dispersed, Ye Tian and several archaeologists and historians also took action.

The target of their investigation is mainly those sections of ancient stone walls.

Ye Tian teamed up with an archaeologist from Columbia University, came to a low stone wall, and began to explore.

On this ancient granite wall they did find something.

Not long after the exploration began, the Columbia University archaeologist said:

"Steven, take a look here. There are several ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs engraved here, as well as several stone carving patterns. It looks interesting."

Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately walked over.

Coming closer, following the direction of the archaeologist's finger, he looked at a granite rock at the bottom of the stone wall.

On the side of that piece of granite, there are indeed several ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs engraved, but they are not very regular, or a bit scribbled.

In addition, under the several ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, there are two stone carving patterns.

Its carvings seem to be two women who are praying.

Judging from its facial features, it should be black, not ancient Egyptian.

On the side of another piece of granite next to it, there are also several ancient patterns engraved. It looks like a few miners who are digging, and the facial contours are also black.

Due to the age and the erosion of running water and wind and sand, these characters and patterns are not very clear and difficult to distinguish.

Ye Tian observed carefully, pondered for a while, and then expressed his judgment.

"If I'm not mistaken, these should be the characters and patterns carved by the Nubians. The facial features of the characters in these patterns seem to be black people, not ancient Egyptians.

From this point of view, these ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and patterns carved on the stone walls can be traced back as far as the Nubian dynasty, that is, the twenty-fifth dynasty of ancient Egypt.

More recently, it can be traced back to about 300 BC. Nubia gradually got rid of the influence of ancient Egyptian civilization, became culturally independent, and began to use its own script.

That is to say, from the middle of the eighth century BC to about 300 BC, for as long as four or five hundred years, the Nubians probably lived in this ancient city.

If the Israelis are right, there was an ancestor of the Israelites living here for a long time, then there is only one possibility, they mixed with the Nubians! "

"That's right, Steven, these ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and stone carving patterns are very likely to be left by the Nubians, which is enough to show that there were Nubians living here.

Combined with the time when Menelik I fled Jerusalem with a large number of Israelis, it happened to be the period of the rise of the Nubian dynasty, and this is the territory of the Nubian dynasty!

From this, it can be inferred that when Menelik I came here with some of the ancestors of the Israelites, this ancient city may have been built, and it was the Nubians who lived in it! "

The Columbia University archaeologist nodded, obviously agreeing with Ye Tian's analysis.

Next, the two of them discussed for a while.

Moreover, Ye Tian called an expert in ancient characters, and asked him to translate these ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs carved on the granite, and analyze the meaning of those stone carvings.

According to the translation of the expert on ancient writing, the content recorded in these ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs is a sacrificial activity that took place near here.

The black miners carved on the granite are a group of slaves, and they should be mining gold for the slave owners.

It is a pity that these characters and patterns have been blurred and incomplete, and only a small part of them remains.

In these ancient characters and patterns, no information about gold mines can be found.

Next, Ye Tian and the Columbia University archaeologist continued to explore this section of the wall, trying to find something.

On this low and ancient stone wall, they found some Nubian writing, as well as ancient Hebrew and ancient Greek, as well as ancient Arabic and so on.

In addition, they found some strange symbols.

These strange symbols look like original text, but also like some kind of pattern, the meaning is unknown!

With these findings, they were able to determine.

The ruins of this ancient city have a very long history, dating back to around the first millennium BC.

Since that era, this ancient city has gone through vicissitudes, changed countless owners, and witnessed countless historical changes until it was completely abandoned.

There are Nubians, Israelis, travelers from ancient Greece, and Arabs with a scimitar in one hand and scriptures in the other, who once lived here. They all left their marks here. .

However, Ye Tian and the others never found any information related to Solomon's treasure or the Ark of the Covenant.

During this period, an exploration team composed of several employees of the Daring One Exploration Company also detected some metal objects buried deep underground.

Those metal objects were buried at different depths and in different soil layers, and basically existed in isolation, at most two or three pieces were put together.

After some careful analysis, Ye Tian quickly determined.

Those metal objects deep underground are not treasures, but something else.

Among them are ancient farm tools, broken weapons, and a small number of funerary objects, etc., which have nothing to do with Solomon's treasure.

For the three-party joint exploration team, these metal objects have no excavation value, and it is not worth wasting a lot of time and energy on them.

They can only be left to the Sudanese. As for whether the Sudanese will dig, that is their business, and has nothing to do with the tripartite joint exploration team!

In the blink of an eye, four or five hours had passed.

It was noon.

The scorching sun is scorching the desert mercilessly, almost igniting it.

Fortunately, everyone has already explored the ruins of this historical ancient city, so there is no need to suffer here anymore.

Ye Tian called all the employees under his command, as well as the representatives of the other parties, and said to these guys:

"Okay, guys, our work here has been completed, and now we can be sure that the legendary treasure of Solomon is not in the ruins of this historical ancient city, everyone can leave"

"Whoa! That's great!"

Immediately there was a burst of cheers at the scene.

The reason why Khartoum is called the "Stove of the World" is not for nothing, it is definitely worthy of the name!

If we stay in this desert any longer, we feel that we will soon be dry.

However, the Israelis and Sudanese at the scene were somewhat disappointed.

After Ye Tian announced that today's exploration operation was over, everyone immediately packed up their things, left the ruins of this historical ancient city, and returned along the original road.

It didn't take long for the tripartite joint exploration convoy to reappear on the highway and head straight for Khartoum.

Until then, those vehicles that were looking around on the road like headless chickens finally determined their targets, and returned to Khartoum with the joint exploration convoy.