Archaeology
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A 4,500-year-old ramp found at Egypt's Hatnub quarry in 2018 climbs at roughly a 20 percent slope, far steeper than the gentle ramps long assumed, with staircases and post holes for hauling stone sleds by rope.
Terracotta Army figures were painted, but the lacquer under the paint curls about fifteen seconds after excavation; conservators spray polyethylene glycol within seconds to save the color, and only about a quarter of the estimated 8,000 figures have been dug up.
Archaeologists excavating Pompeii have found a thermopolium — an ancient Roman street-food counter — with its serving vessels still embedded in the stone counter, some still containing traces of the food that was sold there on the day of the eruption in 79 AD, including duck, pig, fish, and snail.
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