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jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Wasn’t there a pharaoh that had so much mercury on the site that anyone that tried to dig his grave would get mercury poisoning?
Comment on There aren't any ancient ruins with crazy traps and riddles
jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Wasn’t there a pharaoh that had so much mercury on the site that anyone that tried to dig his grave would get mercury poisoning?
flerbshmerd@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m not sure about a pharaoh’s tomb, but there were rivers of mercury in the tomb of the first Emperor of China; also automatic crossbow traps I believe. It’s the tomb with the Terracotta Army. Extremely fascinating.
https://www.futura-sciences.com/en/this-tomb-is-a-deadly-trap-archaeologists-still-refuse-to-open-it_17867/
https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2020/01/rivers-and-seas-made-of-mercury-inside-the-tomb-of-chinas-first-emperor-sealed-2200-years-ago/