1,000 sites at lost city still need excavation; plus, does cannabis really help?
|  | Monday, January 9, 2023 | | | | |
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| | Digging trenches in World War II, soldiers stumbled on a 2,400-year-old tomb containing dazzling, richly colored frescoes, like this stunner (above) on the ceiling.
Archaeologists would later learn that this place, in modern-day Bulgaria, belonged to a royal necropolis that stretched across the landscape for miles. It wrapped around a lost city, part of a once-powerful ancient European kingdom that predated Alexander the Great.
Today, researchers say more than 1,000 sites here are awaiting excavation—likely containing valuable clues to European civilization.
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| New digs: Egyptians were limited mostly to manual labor at archeological digs during British colonial rule. But in the last decade alone, projects led by Egyptians have multiplied—especially during the pandemic, when foreign archaeologists were grounded. In a recent post on our Instagram, Egyptian excavators, some with skills and positions passed down for generations, work a site in the Valley of the Kings, in Luxor.
Related: What Egyptian archaeologists are uncovering today
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY MICHIO HOSHINO/MINDEN PICTURES | | | Heavy headgear: Why do moose need antlers? How do they shake them off? A viral video answered one question, but not the other. Thankfully, Jason Bittel explores the “why” for us. Plus, did you know that antlers pulse with life and are even warm to the touch while they’re growing? (Pictured above, a moose shedding velvet, a type of fuzzy skin that provides nutrients to growing antlers.) | | | |
Today's soundtrack: Já sei namorar, Tribalistas
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