{
  "id": 11321950,
  "title": "Online claims revive mercury mystery around tomb of first Chinese emperor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/online-claims-revive-mercury-mystery-around-tomb-of-first-chinese",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-02T01:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3369469/online-claims-revive-mercury-mystery-around-tomb-first-chinese-emperor"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Online claims that archaeologists have identified the source of mercury in the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang – China’s first emperor, who unified the country more than 2,000 years ago – have revived interest in ancient cinnabar sites in northwestern China’s Shaanxi province. The claims, which sent related hashtags trending on social media late last month, centred on three sites in Xunyang where…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Online claims revive mercury mystery around tomb of first Chinese emperor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/online-claims-revive-mercury-mystery-around-tomb-of-first-chinese-11323066",
        "published": "2026-10-02T01:00:07.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}