1. Terracotta warriors in original colors
The Terracotta Warriors and Horses are a great feat left by the ancients and a world-famous precious historical relic. In the impression of many people, the terracotta warriors and horses are monotonous in color and look bored. But in fact, terracotta warriors and horses are inherently colourful, and many terracotta warriors and horses can even see the color on their bodies when they are first excavated. But the color on their bodies will quickly peel off when exposed to sunlight once more, because the paint on their bodies cannot be preserved for thousands of years.
2. Greek and ancient Rome used flush toilets
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The toilet with a drainage system seems like a very modern invention. However, historical research shows that something like it has existed since the 2nd century BC. At that time, on the modern Greek island of Crete, locals began using toilets with a drainage system. Many ancient Greek and Roman cities even had public toilets with drainage systems where people sat on toilet-like stools to defecate.
3. Ancient Romans used sheep dung to make drinks
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The most popular drink in modern times is coffee and tea, and weasel coffee might be one of the weirdest. It is made by feeding the Weasel coffee beans and then expelling the undigested coffee beans. And in Ancient RomanReal manure is used to make drinks. People at that time mixed goat manure with vinegar into a drink, this drink was very popular with horsemen because they believed it would bring strength to warriors.
4. Columns of the Roman city Herculaneum change color
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Many people’s impression of ancient Rome cannot be separated from marble and it is some monotonous building material. However, the walls and columns of the ancient city of Herculaneum have been altered. Because in AD 79, the high temperatures brought by the volcanic eruption caused the original yellow building to turn bright red.
5. The ancient Greeks used stones to make toilet paper
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Before toilet paper was invented, people had to use many different things to clean up following defecation. For example, the ancient Greeks used stones and pottery. The ancient Romans even used a sponge soaked in a mixture of salt and vinegar, which would be tied to a stick and used many times by different people.
6. Egyptian mausoleum builders have time off to take care of their wives
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In popular culture, the ancient Egyptian pyramid builders are depicted as slaves forced to work and tortured. However, according to historians, these were artisans employed by the pharaoh, and their working hours were detailed in special documents. They can take sick and private leave. It is said that a craftsman took time off work to take care of his wife.
7. The Romans’ favorite sauce was made from fish intestines
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In modern culture we can find all kinds of sauces and soy sauce is probably the most common. In ancient Rome, people favored a sauce made from the fermentation of fish intestines. Fish intestines are mixed with salt and placed in stone utensils, then dried in the sun.
8. Women in the Minoan civilization may have worn corsets
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In terms of corsets, many people tend to think of Victorian women in England. But some historians have discovered that when they studied the Minoan civilization from 3000 BC to 1450 BC, the women of this civilization probably also wore corsets. Because they see thin-waisted women in Minoan frescoes, somewhat similar to the image of women wearing corsets that appeared only in the 19th century.
