Item #: SCP-ZH-251
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: The entrance of SCP-ZH-251 is to be secured with two guards. Except for the staff in charge of excavation, the rest of personnel should not enter into SCP-ZH-251. Each SCP-ZH-251-1 is to be kept in Site-ZH-02 at first, and further research on them is needed to check if it possesses anomalous properties. Non-anomalous SCP-ZH-251-1 is to be transferred to site-26 for containment.
Description: SCP-ZH-251 was originally Archive Room No.16 on third floor in Site-ZH-02. The anomalous property of SCP-ZH-251 manifests as any downward excavation from within SCP-ZH-251 resulting in encounter with a soil horizon with unknown depth, where a great amount of Quin dynasty antiques (referred to as SCP-ZH-251-1 in the following paragraphs). All attempts to mine downward from SCP-ZH-251 to the top of the second floor of Site-ZH-02 failed. It is known that SCP-ZH-251 does not affect how the second and the third floor are connected.
Instances of SCP-ZH-251-1 were first found by the Foundation after five times of archaeological excavation. The items are named SCP-ZH-251-1-001 through SCP-ZH-251-1-3679. Analysis results indicate that a part of SCP-ZH-251-1 is related to groups of interest, and ten of them are proven anomalous. (For the details, check addendum A.)
SCP-ZH-251 was discovered during Site-ZH-02 renovation. The builders found that there were large quantity of yellow soil and a few ceramic fragments when remodeling the floor in SCP-ZH-251. The Foundation has administered Class A amnestics to the 5 builders involved in the renovation.
Investigation revealed that the purveyor who constructed SCP-ZH-251 employed concrete mixed with dicalcium silicate processed by Fan-guang Chemical. It is known that the purveyor acquired the material from "Qiang-Ji Building Materials Co, Ltd, also from which ██ bags of concrete in the batch under suspicion have been purchased by MTF "Shopping Crowds" and contained in storage in Site-ZH-02.
List of noteworthy SCP-ZH-251-1. All are dated by radiocarbon measurement.
| #item | Date | Description | Current Status | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCP-ZH-251-1-243 | Qing dynasty | SCP-ZH-251-1-243 is a 5 cm tall equilateral-hexagonal ceramic oil lamp, which contained 50 ml of oil while it was found. SCP-ZH-251-243 is proven capable of self-rehabilitation. If the oil is drained out, it will be recharged to 50 g after 10 minutes. | It is kept within a standard coffer in Safe class SCP storing area of Site-ZH-02. | |
| SCP-ZH-251-1-876 | late Qing dynasty | SCP-ZH-251-876 is a ceramic bowl 8 cm in diameter. Its bottom is engraved with the mark of the Church of Yong Heng. If in SCP-ZH-251-1-876 is 100 ml of water, two sapient fish 4 cm in length (named SCP-251-876-A) come into existence within the bowl. It is known that SCP-ZH-251-1-876-A do not exist physically, and will vanish if the water within the bowl is removed. | It is kept within a standard coffer in Safe class SCP storing area of Site-ZH-02. | 1956, Mu Yi Private Library and Museum collected a ceramic bowl identical to it and possessing the same anomalous effect. Whether the two objects are related is under investigation. |
| SCP-ZH-251-1-1458 | mid Qing dynasty | SCP-ZH-151-1-1458 is a ink stick, having fragmented into two pieces when discovered, and had been consumed to 4.6 cm left. Chemical analysis indicates that SCP-ZH-251-1-1458 is made of fat of an unknown animal. | It is kept within a standard coffer in Safe class SCP storing area of Site-ZH-02. | |
| SCP-ZH-251-1-1544 | late Qing dynasty(1850 - 1861) | SCP-ZH-251-1-1544 is an ancient Chinese coin, on the head of which are four characters of 咸豐通寶, and on the tail are two characters of 寶泉. It has been proven that every individual making physically contact with SCP-ZH-251-1-1544 will get into SCP-ZH-250 in 24 hours. | SCP-ZH-251-1-1544 has been re-classified as SCP-ZH-250-1-8. | |
| SCP-ZH-251-1-1678 through 1684 | mid Qing dynasty | SCP-ZH-251-1-1678 through 1684 are a set of blue-and-white porcelain eating utensils, including two ceramic pots and four ceramic bowls, six objects in total. It is known that SCP-ZH-251-1-1678 through 1684 disperse a flavor similar to rice wine. Detailed analysis failed to indicate where the odor comes from. | It is kept within a standard coffer in Safe class SCP storing area of Site-ZH-02. |
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