The World's Three Famous Treasures

The improvement of human productivity, the change of social forms, the pursuit of spiritual life, and the continuous improvement of the ideological realm are all related to the accumulation of wealth. The history of class development is also the history of accumulation of wealth. Humankind continues to create wealth, while wealth promotes human progress.

However, in the history of the past, there are also a number of wealth parked in time tunnels for a variety of reasons. They are either buried deep underground, hidden intentionally, or secretly collected as mysterious treasures.

Unexpectedly, the treasure was probably everyone's dream. Countless literary works were fascinating with the theme of treasure hunt. The following article will introduce the top ten treasures of the world. Some of them are the accumulation of a country or a family for thousands of years. Some of them are the rewards that a person seeks after a lifetime, and some are accidental discoveries by archeologists. Each treasure is a legendary story.

Profile photo: The golden mask of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt.

Tuttkamun Mausoleum

The Valley of the Kings of Egypt is located in the desert on the west bank of the Nile. Most pharaohs in the new period of ancient Egypt (after the capital was in Thebes) are buried here. Around 1900, almost all the tombs in the Valley of the Kings were discovered, and archaeologists and tomb mourners were equally divided in this regard. But there are still groups of people who wander around the Valley of the Kings. They are all looking for the legendary Chinese king Tuttkamun's mausoleum.

Tutkamun was a young Egyptian Pharaoh who was more than 3,300 years ago. He once managed a huge empire at the Golden Eagle Throne. His reign was short-lived and he died suddenly at the age of 18. During the long Pharaoh Era of Egypt, Tuttkamun was not known for his short reigning time. His sudden death also caused him not to build a magnificent pyramid tomb. Because of its inconspicuousness, its tomb has not been discovered for a long time.

Archeologist Howard Carter was familiar with ancient Egyptian history and discovered that the Tuttkamun tomb was his lifelong dream. From 1903 onwards, he led his assistant to search every inch of land in the Valley of the Kings. On November 5, 1922, after 19 years of hard work, he finally found the entrance to the tomb of Tutkamun. It was actually located under the tomb of another famous pharaoh Ramses VI and was cut into the rock.

This is the only intact tomb of Pharaoh in 3300 years. It is also the most luxurious tomb in Egypt. It is also the greatest discovery in the archeological history of Egypt and even in the history of world archeology. Carter had thought that the tomb of this young pharaoh would be relatively simple. Who knows that the excavation of as long as three years later proved the stupidity of this kind of expectation to the whole world. Carter said that the only outstanding achievement of Tuttkamun's life was that he was dead and buried. This makes sense. Because the discovery of its mausoleum became the most complete shock and derision of modern civilization for modern humans. The pure gold mask that became the symbol of Egyptian civilization, the coffin made of pure gold, the throne crowned with jewels carved with pure gold, the pure gold reliefs that covered the walls of the tomb, the unbroken mummy... all It is amazing to human beings. How did the craftsmanship of Egypt 3300 years ago differ from what we are now?

The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun was the pinnacle of the success of the world’s archaeological work and an important turning point in the history of archeology. All the unearthed cultural relics exceed 10,000 pieces, each of which is priceless. Carter took all three years to transport them out of the burial chamber. At that time, the excavation crew took the shot of the goddess Hathor Ngau Ling Bed from the entrance of the tomb has become an archeological history can not surpass the classic; the Egyptian government spent a full 10 years They were transported to Cairo, and all the collections before the Cairo Museum were overshadowed. Thorough study of them may require all humanity's time in the future.

The incomparable historical value of the cultural relics and the mystery entailed make the Tuttkamun Mausoleum ranked first in the world's top ten treasures.

British royal jewelry

About 1600 years ago, a powerful royal family rose on the earth. This is the British royal family. The British royal family is the oldest surviving royal family, and the coronation ceremony of each generation of monarchs strictly follows the same exact tradition. This makes the coronation ceremony of the British royal family the existing and still the oldest ceremony. At the coronation ceremony, the king’s or queen’s crown and the power held by the queen have become the focus of global attention.

In order to make the Crown and Quan Quan become the world's unique symbol of power, the royal family tried their best to collect diamonds and jewels, thinking that rare diamonds can best embody the royal dignity. For centuries, the process of collecting diamonds gradually formed the world's most famous family treasure. The crowns worn by the great British kings and queens were not found in the early days. The king and his relatives had to sell many treasures in order to launch wars, rebuild palaces destroyed in fires, and hold royal weddings. In the Middle Ages, the king usually brought Yu Bao during the battle because they did not trust the emperors and relatives who remained in the palace. In 1648, the outbreak of the anti-regime movement in Britain had a great impact on the British royal family. Many precious crowns and powers were lost. After the restoration of the British royal family in 1660, a large-scale re-production of the crown and the power was started. Since then, many rare treasures have been preserved. With the development of the royal family, from the 18th century onwards, the British royal family had dedicated jewellery craftsmen who created the finest jewellery with extraordinary skills.

With the continuous expansion of power, Britain has become the most powerful colonial empire in the world. Among them, the colonies of India and South Africa are famous for producing diamonds and precious gems, which provide the British royal family with numerous first-rate diamonds. Some weaker countries are also willing to give their most valuable jewelry to the United Kingdom, mostly with the idea of ​​disaster relief.

The members of the royal family are ingrained in the exchange of jewels. The sapphire that was supposed to be inlaid on the ring worn by King Edward XI at the time of his entry into the empire, now shines on the "Crown of Empires," which is also crowned with two strings of pearls. According to reports, it was Scotland. The necklace worn by Queen Mary when she was beheaded in 1587. Queen Victoria, the 19th-century monarch, was particularly keen on collecting jewellery, and she was intoxicated with the treasures she had collected from all over the empire. Her treasures include a thumb-sized Indian diamond called “The Mountain of Lights”, the oldest diamond discovered today. It was discovered in India in 1304 and weighed 191 carats. Afterwards, the Queen of Victoria was not satisfied with its luster. To be reprocessed, it was ground to only 108.93 carats. It was this diamond that was inlaid on the Queen's crown that inspired Verkyn Collins and wrote the classic Moon Gem.

However, in front of the largest diamond "African Star" ever, the "Mountain of Light" also dwarfs. In 1905 South Africa discovered a diamond ore weighing 3,106 carats. The newly opened transatlantic cable quickly spread the news all over the world. At that time, gemologists estimated that the value of the ore was as high as $7.5 billion. Since South Africa was a British colony at that time, everyone agreed that it should be shipped to London and dedicated to King Edward VII. This unparalleled treasure has caused the jewellery robbers in different parts of the world to think outside the box. The staff spent several months thinking about how to ensure the safety of transportation. In the end, the London Office decided that the best principle is “the simpler and safer”. Large as eggplant diamonds were packed into a parcel without any logos and appeared one month later in a royal pouch at Buckingham Palace. On February 10, 1908, this giant diamond was smashed into several large pieces and processed. The total amount of finished diamonds processed was 1063.65 carats, all of which were owned by the British royal family. The largest diamond named "Curinum 1" is also known as "African Star" and weighs 530.02 carats. The second largest was named "Curinum 2" and weighed 317.4 carats. Now the size of the egg, the "African Star," is embedded in the top of the king's power, and there are 2,444 diamonds on the right. The pigeon-sized "Curinum 2" is mounted on the crown of the British royal family's most important crown, the "Empire Crown."

The history of mankind mining diamonds has been around for thousands of years, but diamonds larger than 20 carats are extremely rare, and diamonds larger than 100 carats are considered more national treasures. However, such national treasures have several diamonds in the collection of the British royal family.

Now the royal family is no longer blindly pursuing to concentrate all of the largest diamonds on the crown. To know that King William IV made a joke when he was crowned in 1830, he failed to enjoy it. The lavish monarch insisted on inlaying all diamonds and precious stones on the crown. As a result, the crown was too heavy and the king's neck burst into pain. He had to interrupt the coronation ceremony and then pulled out a tooth.

The British royal family has 22,599 pieces of precious stones and treasures, but the actual value is difficult to count.

British royal jewelry ranks second in the world’s top ten treasures for its nobleness and tradition of representing the oldest royal family.

Fisher and his daughter grabbed gold bars and gold chains with excitement. This moment is the dream of many treasure hunters.

Lady Atoka Wreck

Spain’s plundering of colonial wealth took the most barbaric approach, when South America was proved to be rich in gold and silver and other rare resources, so the only work Spanish colonialists had in the New World was to mine and operate mines. The gold and silver treasures of a ship and another ship became the evidence of colonial plunder.

Spain's gold transporters are most afraid of pirates and hurricanes. To fight pirates, each fleet is equipped with a "guard boat" equipped with cannons and a sturdy hull. The Lady Atokas is such an escort ship. In August 1622, a fleet of 29 ships, where the Lady Atokas was located, was loaded with treasure to return to Spain from South America. As it was a guard ship, everyone put the most valuable and most treasure on the Lady Atoka. Unfortunately, the Cannon of the Lady Atokas had no deterrence against the hurricane. When the fleet sailed into the sea between Havana and Cuba, the hurricane swept the last five ships in the fleet. Due to its heavy payload and slowest speed, the Lady Atokas was the first target of attack. The boat quickly sank to the depth of 17 meters below the sea floor. The sailors on other ships immediately jumped into the water hoping to rescue some treasures, but just as they found wreckage and prepared to salvage gold bars, another more powerful hurricane struck and all the underwater people were killed in the hurricane.

Mel Fisher's definition of himself is a treasure hunter. In 1955 he founded a company called "Save the Treasure", which is dedicated to finding Spanish wrecks in the sea areas around Southern California. In his 20-year fishing career, Fisher has picked up six famous Spanish wrecks and became celebrities in the circle, earning a lot of money. Unconsciously, Fisher reached the age of retirement, but he was reluctant to leave the salvage ship because he had vowed to find the Lady Atokas with the most treasure in the legend. So the whole family gave up the normal operation of the company for this ideal. Fisher's wife, son and daughter accompanied her father into the water to find a dream on the sea floor. Their search is meticulous, as long as they see something that is not stone, they must be detected with metal detectors. On July 20, 1985, Fisher and his family found the Lady Atokas and the tonnage of gold. However, this joy was dulled by 30 years of hardship. Fisher thinks that God will surely let him find the Lady Atoka, but has always tested his patience.

This ship, known as the biggest treasure on the seabed, has 40 tons of treasure, including nearly 8 tons of gold and 500 kilograms of precious stones. The value of all treasures is about 400 million U.S. dollars. The story of Fisher's search for Mrs. Atoka in the United States has become China's story of “shadows”, and “finding the Atoka” has become a common phrase, meaning to persist in dreams and it will surely succeed.

The treasure on the Lady Atokas is purely a quantum victory. Gold in tones and a family's 30 years of annihilation make it rank third in the world's top ten treasures.