Chapter 3071: Strange discovery
The first stop of the tripartite joint exploratory team in Axum is the famous Enda Mariam Sion Cathedral.
This is one of the most important churches in Aksum. It contains many crowns and imperial costumes of the kings of the ancient kingdoms of Ethiopia, as well as Coptic Christian scriptures.
The so-called Coptic Christianity, also known as the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, is one of the oldest Orthodox sects in existence.
In different periods of ancient times, several Ethiopian kings held coronation ceremonies in this church.
The tripartite exploratory team came here to explore because it was the place where several Solomon kings were crowned, and the Solomon royal family claimed to be the descendants of King Solomon.
When the convoy arrived at this ancient church, the Ethiopians were ready, and Seaman's security personnel also thoroughly checked the church.
After confirming safety, Ye Tian and the others got out of the car and landed on the square in front of the church.
The relevant people waiting here were greeted immediately.
After everyone met, they first introduced each other and exchanged polite greetings.
Immediately afterwards, the head of Nda Cion Church began to introduce the situation here.
"Gentlemen, in order to welcome the arrival of the tripartite joint exploratory team, Nda Cion Church chose to close today. It does not accept tourists who come to visit, and the number of believers who come to worship has also been reduced by half.
You can launch exploration operations inside and outside this ancient church, but you are not allowed to destroy at will. During the exploration operation, our people will always follow the left and right and supervise on the spot."
When the voice fell, Ye Tian did not immediately respond.
He was silent for a moment, then nodded and said:
"No problem. We accept these conditions. Please rest assured that during the exploratory operation, we will never destroy the bricks and tiles of this ancient church at will.
You can accompany you to supervise, but you can't interfere with our actions at will. If we find something, we will notify you as soon as possible, discuss it, and will never launch excavation without authorization."
Both Joshua and the Bishop of Kent nodded without objection.
Several Ethiopians looked at each other, and then the deputy mayor of Aksum came forward and said:
"Okay, Mr. Steven, Mr. Joshua, and the Bishop of Kent, we can enter the church. Let's take a tour first, and then start exploring. I hope you can find something."
With that said, the deputy mayor of Aksum made a please gesture.
Subsequently, under the leadership of these Ethiopians, Ye Tian and the others walked towards the gate of Nda Cion Cathedral.
Before entering the church, they first admired the appearance of this famous cathedral.
This is an ancient church in Byzantine style, but it incorporates a lot of Ethiopian style elements. It is tall and magnificent, and it has African cultural characteristics. It is very worth seeing.
Due to its age, the exterior wall of this church has become a little mottled, but it adds a sense of historical vicissitudes.
Ye Tian and the others stayed at the door of the church for a while, and they roughly admired the appearance of the church before they walked into the church door and visited the interior of the church.
The Brave Fearless Exploration Company and the other members of the tripartite joint exploration team moved various exploration equipment down from the car outside to prepare for the exploratory action that will be launched soon.
Like many famous churches I have visited before, the Nda Cion Cathedral is also full of religious items, such as crucifixion crosses, altars, candlesticks and so on.
On the walls and ceiling of the church, there are many murals on the themes of biblical stories.
In other places of the church, including on the walls, there are still some sculptures, paintings and prints hanging.
The difference is that the murals, sculptures, oil paintings and prints here are basically created based on black people, which are full of African culture and are very characteristic.
Of course, the clergy and believers here are also black Ethiopians.
After entering the church, everyone listened to the introduction of the person in charge of Endacion Church while visiting this ancient church.
Before they knew it, everyone had come to a door on the north side of the church.
This is an arch about two meters high, with a guard standing on each side, and a cordon at the door.
Arriving here, the person in charge of Endacion Church introduced:
"Gentlemen, go in through this arch and after two inspections, it is the display area of our Enda Cion Church, where a large number of valuable antiques and artworks are displayed.
These antique cultural relics and artworks are mainly the crowns and imperial clothes of the kings of the ancient kingdoms of Ethiopia, and there are a large number of Coptic Christian scriptures, many of which are of great research value.
Next, I will lead you to visit the exhibition area and provide you with a detailed explanation. In this process, I hope you will cooperate and do not use flash for shooting."
"There is no problem. We know how to protect valuable antique cultural relics and works of art, as well as rare ancient books, and we will not use mobile phones to shoot at will!"
Ye Tian nodded in response, and everyone else nodded.
Afterwards, everyone walked into this display area.
In the following time, everyone saw a lot of Ethiopian crowns and royal clothes from various periods of ancient times, as well as some other antique cultural relics and works of art.
Of course, there are also some Coptic Christian scriptures.
It also includes some Jewish scriptures, as well as some Jewish classics, such as the Syrian Talmud in the Middle Ages and so on.
Ye Tian was more interested in the crowns and royal costumes of the Ethiopian kings, as well as antique cultural relics and works of art. He studied carefully and gained something.
Enda Sion Church did not show the numerous antique relics and works of art in stock, nor escaped his eyes. He saw them clearly!
Not only that, but he also discovered some other very secret things, but he couldn't tell others.
The Bishop of Kent and Joshua, as well as several archaeologists and historians, were more interested in those Coptic Christian scriptures, Jewish scriptures and classics, and studied them carefully.
It is a pity that the visit time is too short, and everyone can only visit it once and for all.
About half an hour later, everyone walked out of the display area and returned to the church hall again.
At this time, many exploratory members of the tripartite joint exploratory team have entered here and brought in a large amount of exploratory equipment.
When Ye Tian and the others came out, many exploratory team members were checking various equipment and preparing for exploratory action.
Many clergy, some believers, and some security personnel in the Nda Cion Church looked at everyone curiously and looked at the exploration equipment.
After returning to the hall, Ye Tian glanced at the scene, and then said to the senior officials of Tigray State and Orthodox clergy around him:
"Gentlemen, priests, I have now visited the Nda Cion Cathedral. This ancient church and everything in the church gave me a lot of shock and opened my eyes.
Next, I will lead my company employees, as well as some Israeli exploration team members, to explore in this ancient church to see if I can find something and harvest surprises!
If we find something, we will notify all parties immediately. If this finding is amazing enough, then we will broadcast this important discovery to the world in front of everyone! "
Hearing this, the eyes of these Ethiopians at the scene flashed with jealousy.
They glanced at each other, but did not raise any objections.
After a short while, the deputy mayor of Aksum said:
"Okay, Mr. Steven, you can start exploring in Nda Cion Church, but this ancient church must be protected and not destroyed at will. Our people will always monitor it."
"No problem, Mr. Mayor"
Ye Tian nodded in response.
Afterwards, he walked to his company employees and Israeli exploratory team members who were preparing to participate in this exploratory operation.
Since most of the employees of the Brave Fearless Exploration Company are on Lake Tana and are clearing and salvaging the treasure of the World War II shipwreck, not many people have come to Aksum.
Under this circumstance, the only way to let the Israeli exploration team participate in and explore together.
When he came closer, Ye Tian glanced at these guys, then smiled and said loudly:
"Guys, next we will start our first exploration in Axum, explore this famous Nda Cion Cathedral, and see if we can find something in this church, and perhaps we will be surprised. .
This church has a long history and an important status. It is one of the most important churches in Ethiopia and Axum. During the exploration, everyone must be careful not to damage anything here! "
"Understood, Steven, we know what to do, and we will never ruin every brick here!"
Everyone responded in unison, everyone is full of confidence and full of expectations.
Ye Tian nodded, and then continued:
"It's still the same as before. Everyone is divided into several exploratory groups, each group of two, carrying a pulse metal detector, scanning every inch of the ground and walls of this church!
In this church, if you scan any metal objects buried deep underground or hidden in the walls, you must notify me as soon as possible, and you must not act without authorization.
I will check the scanned metal signals to see what the hidden metal objects are? Whether there is any value in digging and cleaning up, then decide the next step.
In the process of exploration, everyone should take care of each other and try not to get out of the sight of neighboring teams and security personnel. I will assign security personnel to protect everyone and ensure everyone’s safety.”
"Okay, Steven"
Many exploratory team members responded in unison.
Next, Ye Tian urged some other precautions before issuing the action order.
"Guys, that's all I want to say. Let's start everyone. I hope we can gain something and create miracles again and surprise the world!"
Following his order, the many exploratory team members who participated in this operation immediately took action.
Everyone was in teams of two and quickly divided into several exploratory groups, each holding a pulsed metal detector, and proceeding.
Among these guys, the most exciting is the new Israeli exploration team members.
As these exploratory team members started their actions, some of Ye Tian's security team members also entered the church, quickly dispersed, and followed the various exploratory groups to start their actions.
Looking at their orderly movements and the high-tech exploration equipment, the eyes of all Ethiopians on the scene were full of envy and even jealousy.
Of course, there are deep fears.
The Ethiopians also took action. They sent some clergymen to closely follow the various exploratory groups and supervise the exploratory operation at the closest distance.
After all the exploratory groups dispersed, Ye Tian turned his head to look at the deputy mayor of Aksum and others, and said with a smile:
"Gentlemen, the area of Nda Cion Church is not small, there are gardens outside, as well as outbuildings, and underground buildings. This exploratory operation must consume a lot of time, even a whole day.
For such a long time, it is impossible for everyone to stand here and wait for the result. That would be very tiring and the process would be very boring. You can find a place to rest or sit in a chair next to you and chat.
Next, I will also take people to explore, walk around in this church to see what I can find, so I won't accompany you, please feel free to do it yourself, and I will inform you of the results! "
"Okay, Mr. Steven, you can start exploring without thinking about us. Seeing your highly professional actions, I believe you will definitely discover something, and perhaps create miracles again!"
The deputy mayor of Axum continued and said, the other Ethiopians also nodded.
Later, Ye Tian took a Columbia University archaeologist, a text expert, and two men with a pulsed metal detector, and walked to the door of the church.
He was going to explore from the door of the church, extending in a little bit.
An Orthodox monk in his thirties and an Aksum government official also followed, preparing to accompany him to supervise.
As for Joshua, the Bishop of Kent, and others, they walked to the prayer area next to them, ready to sit down and rest and wait for the results of the exploration.
Coming to the inside of the church door, Ye Tian first checked the situation here, then pointed to the wall on the right side of the door, and said to several of his men:
"Guys, let's start from here. Scan the walls first, then scan the ground to see if you can find something. Let me admire this black angel statue. This statue looks interesting!"
"Okay, Steven"
The two company employees holding the pulse metal detector nodded in response.
Afterwards, they walked to the wall over there and started scanning with a pulsed metal detector.
Ye Tian went to a niche on the wall and began to admire the angel statues displayed in this niche.
As he said, this is an angel statue created based on black people, which is very characteristic of African culture.
On the base of this statue, some strange words are engraved.
These scripts are neither Amharic, Arabic, Hebrew, nor English. They look like Semitic languages that are homologous to ancient Hebrew.
Ye Tian generally admired the statue, then looked at the strange words on the pedestal.
The literary expert who came with him carefully identified it, and then began to explain.
"Steven, this should be a relatively old Tigurian language, an old language used by the Tigray people. After continuous development, the Tigurian language evolved into the current Tigray language.
Tigriya, like Guz, is the northern branch of Ethiopian Semitic. They are different from the Semitic languages in the Middle East and Arab regions and have developed some unique features! "
Hearing this explanation, Ye Tian nodded, and then asked:
"What do these Tigrian words mean? Is it the age of the creation of this black angel statue, and other related information"
"Yes, you can know from these words that this black angel statue was created in the late seventeenth century, and it is an antique cultural relic with a certain history!"
The paleographer explained it.
Later, Ye Tian looked at the black angel statue again.
Confirming that there were no hidden secrets, he turned his gaze away and looked at a mural on the wall next to him!
The content on that mural is a famous story from the Bible, but the characters are black, which gives people a fresh feeling.
It is a pity that the creation of this mural is not too long ago, and there are no secrets hidden behind it.
At the same time, the two company employees who scanned this wall found nothing.
After scanning the wall designated by Ye Tian, they began to scan the floor again, but the pulse metal detector never sounded ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ After talking, more than ten minutes passed.
Ye Tian came to a new mural again and stopped to admire it.
At this moment, an excited voice suddenly came from the intercom.
"Steven, you'd better come and have a look at the confessional. We found something, something strange, maybe there is a secret hidden behind it!"
Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately turned his head and looked at the confession room.
The other exploratory team members are the same. They all turned to look over there, and everyone became more excited.
The many Ethiopians who were in the church, especially the Orthodox monks in the Nda Cion church, were very surprised.
"Is there really any big secrets or even treasures hidden in the church? Why haven't we found them?"
Just when these Ethiopians were confused, Ye Tian had already walked to the confessional.
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