minus-squareflerbshmerd@lemmy.worldtoShowerthoughts@lemmy.world•There aren't any ancient ruins with crazy traps and riddleslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-21 day agoI’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. futura-sciences.com - This Tomb is a Deadly Trap: Archaeologists Still Refuse to Open It labrujulaverde.com - Rivers and seas made of mercury inside the tomb of China’s first emperor linkfedilink
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.
futura-sciences.com - This Tomb is a Deadly Trap: Archaeologists Still Refuse to Open It
labrujulaverde.com - Rivers and seas made of mercury inside the tomb of China’s first emperor