{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F6059721d-5259-4fd4-9282-fb7078f36075","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Mausoleum? I hardly know 'em! - Ep 119\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/6059721d-5259-4fd4-9282-fb7078f36075\"></iframe>","title":"Mausoleum? I hardly know 'em! - Ep 119","description":"This week, Amber and Anna delve into the massive site of the first Chinese Emperor's burial complex. Were there flowing rivers of mercury? Maybe. Are there thousands of terra cotta soldiers? Definitely. Do we understand how metal detectors work? Kind of! Plus, some thumb-related Art Crime, and Anna finally apologizes for attributing Hey Ya to Snoop Dogg when it is absolutely by Outkast. How embarrassing. WARNING: Episode contains spoilers for Waiting for Godot.\nLinks\n\nWho was the Chinese emperor behind the terra-cotta warriors? (National Geographic)\n\nThe Mercury Rivers of Emperor Qin Shi Huang (Skeptoid)\n\nFlowing rivers of mercury (Chemistry World)\n\nMercury and health (World Health Organization)\n\nMaking the Warrior: The Qin Terracotta Soldiers in Age of Empires (The Met)\n\nChinese terra cotta warriors had real, and very carefully made, weapons (Washington Post)\n\nWhat You Need to Know About the Terra-Cotta Warrior's Stolen Thumb (National Geographic)\n\nThe army that conquered the world (BBC Culture)\n\nThe Secret Tomb of China's 1st Emperor: Will We Ever See Inside? (LiveScience)\n\nMausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (UNESCO)\n\nSurface chromium on Terracotta Army bronze weapons is neither an ancient anti-rust treatment nor the reason for their good preservation (Nature)\n\nArchaeologists Excavate 200 More Chinese Terracotta Warriors (Smithsonian)\n\n\nContact\nEmail the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com\nAffiliates\n\nWildnote\n\nTeePublic\n\nTimeular","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/dddd1215-eeb0-4139-b885-732091a9088a/uploads-2f1612927465714-puvwh93kw2-3b3c967815ee02703f7cfe1c7eed.jpg"}