Starting My Treasure Hunting In England

Of course, after the local cultural relics department took over, the archeology of this ruins naturally did not require Liang En's intervention. As a treasure hunter, it is time for him to summarize the income from this treasure hunt.

To be honest, these lead sheets are not very valuable if you consider the economic value purely. Even if you add those sculptures, they don't have much advantage. As the director of the local cultural relics department, a middle-aged man said to Liang En.

After hearing these words, Liang En still maintained a very polite smile. After all, although the other party's words sounded a little disappointing at first, they contained some important information.

——But because you took the initiative to contact us this time, this cultural relic is very well preserved. Therefore, we decided to give you 25,000 pounds as a reward for your treasure hunt.

Seeing that Lian Liangen remained polite, the official from the English Heritage Department smiled and nodded, and then stated their final decision.

The artefacts will then be taken to the University of Bath Heritage Conservation Center for simple cleaning and maintenance, and then put on public display in the museum in Bath.

You are right, Bass is indeed a place where we can get enough harvest. That afternoon, Fan Meng said while soaking in the hot spring, I really didn't expect that such a good thing could be dug out in that bare valley.

Actually, this is some work related to information collection. Liang En said on the other side of the hot spring pool. For example, you can see the road on the satellite map, and the fountain itself can also find some clues from the local construction documents——

Yes, yes, not everyone can do it there. Fan Meng shook his head and said, At least I definitely can't read so much information and find out what I need. Content. So it’s better for me to work hard with you.”

After soaking in the hot spring, Liang En and the others came to a bar next to the hotel. For British people, the bar is the most important social occasion in the country.

This bar looks to be old, and the decoration inside is also very nice. As soon as you enter the door, you can see many black and white or color photos posted on the wooden wall next to it.

It seems that many famous people have been here. Although some of these photos have become blurry due to their age, they can still recognize some people they have seen in some materials and even textbooks.

For example, in a corner, they saw Churchill with five or six people holding a wine glass and smiling at the camera lens.

Perhaps because they came at a time when there were not many customers, there were less than ten people sitting in the entire bar. Therefore, when they sat down, a waiter came over quickly to greet them warmly.

So Liang En and the others ordered two glasses of beer and some snacks, and everything was quickly delivered to their table.

The ancients are actually quite interesting. For example, those lead pieces today are things I have never thought of before. After seeing Fan Meng's interest in the things dug out in the past two days, Liang En also started talking about it. content in this area.

As a student studying archeology in the West, Latin is naturally a required course. After the previous strengthening, Liang En's knowledge of this ancient language has reached the level of a native language.

So after getting those lead sheets, Liang En quickly understood a lot of the content on these lead sheets, and these contents were all curses imposed on some people by the ancients.

For example, there is a piece of lead that says he cursed the damn thief and hoped that the thief would lose his hands because the thief stole his woolen robe while he was bathing.

Is a woolen robe worthy of such a vicious curse? Fan Meng opened his eyes wide, with a puzzled look on his face. Of course it's wrong to steal something, but it's just a woolen coat—

The woolen coats of that era cannot be described with the word 'just'. Liang En raised his glass and took a sip.

For many civilians in ancient Rome, woolen coats were not only their coats, but also their quilts at night, and might even be their only possessions. In this case, the feeling of losing something may be the same as when we lose a car.

In ancient times, especially in ancient Rome, people's private property was much less than it is today. After all, the production capacity of that era was located there. For people with average economic conditions, a thick woolen robe was probably half of their wealth.

In other words, if I go back to ancient times, I can make a fortune with a cart of woolen cloth. After listening to Liang En's words, Fan Meng said jokingly.

This is a very good idea. After all, whether in the West or the East, textiles were hard currency and could even be used as currency. Liang En explained.

Of course, the most popular raw-colored wool felt fabrics today may not have been so popular in those days, but instead were various fabrics dyed in bright colors.

I know, I've read about this in history books. Fan Meng raised his glass and touched it with Liang En before saying. For example, when the Gothic leader Alaric besieged Rome, the ransom he demanded included 3,000 pieces of red cloth.

Yes, the price of dyed fabrics in that era might be several times that of undyed fabrics. Liang En nodded, Especially those fabrics dyed with chemical dyes that we don't like much today would have been more popular in ancient times. welcome.

Because those fabrics were not only bright in color, but also not easy to fade. They should have been the most popular at that time. As for the harm of chemical dyes to the body, it was not a problem at that time -

Are you the famous scholar who deciphered the ancient Egyptian language, Mr. Liang? Just as the two of them were eating appetizers and drinking wine. A young woman next to me suddenly walked over. She walked around a few times and then asked Liang En.

I am the one who deciphered the ancient Egyptian language, but I don't dare to call him a famous scholar for the time being. May I ask who you are - After being asked this question, Liang En looked at the young lady in confusion. She looked like a student, but Liang En felt that he did not recognize this lady.

Ah, my name is Diana Black. I am a student at the University of Bath. I have met you before when you gave a speech. The young woman quickly introduced herself after seeing Liang En's confused eyes, and then said He remembered the reason why he came.

It turns out that Diana is not only a student at the University of Bath, but also an old resident who lived in Bath several generations ago. Because something happened recently, she is in urgent need of raising money.

Since she had heard Liang En introduce himself as a treasure hunter in a speech before, after discovering Liang En at a bar party with her friends, Diana came over and tried to invite Liang En to go treasure hunting at her house.

If your family has really been living here since the Victorian era, as you said, then there may indeed be some valuable things in your home. Liang En said to the short-haired girl in front of him.

But I need to remind you that in this case, the purchase price I offer you will definitely be much lower than the selling price of these things outside. If you agree to this, then we can go to your home and have a look later. .”