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Archeologists Need To Learn Some Science - And Stop Watching Indiana Jones

By Hank Campbell in Science 2.0
August 7, 2023
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Submitted by Hank on Mon, 08/07/2023 - 12:15
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If you have ever visited the Terracotta Army in China, you know they are guarding an old emperor. That emperor was Qin Shi Huang, from 2,200 years ago.

The tomb has not been opened. The Chinese are superstitious, they believe in acupuncture and that grinding up the bones of endangered animals gives them superpowers, but apparently even some western archaeologists believe in magic. They are worried about crossbow and mercury traps.

You know, like "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Fiction.

No bow on earth is working after 20 years much less 2,000 and detected mercury near the tomb is probably because he drank it after listening to Chinese shamen who still sell woo today.

Open it up. Let's learn some stuff about China of 2,200 years ago!

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