How did Luoyang shovel bring up the soil?

It is 20-40 cm long and 5-20 cm in diameter. With tough wooden poles, it can be driven into the ground for more than ten meters. By distinguishing the soil structure, color and contents brought by the shovel head, we can judge whether there are ancient tombs in the soil and underground. There are more than 20 manufacturing processes of Luoyang shovel. The most important thing is to make radians when molding, which requires careful beating. If you are not careful, the shovel you hit will have no soil.

Luoyang shovel was invented by Li Yazi, a villager near Luoyang, China in the early 20th century, and was gradually improved by later generations. Luoyang shovel is a symbol of archaeological drilling tools in China. It was first widely used to rob tombs, and later became an archaeological tool. At the beginning of 1970, when the archaeological delegation of China visited Albania, it presented a beautiful Luoyang shovel.

Juxian Wei, a famous archaeologist, witnessed the scene of grave robbers using Luoyang shovel in 1928 during the excavation of the famous Yin Ruins in Anyang, China, and then applied it to archaeological drilling.

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Baidu encyclopedia-Luoyang shovel