Tanis

: Archaeologist Pierre Montet discovered a royal necropolis filled with silver sarcophagi and golden masks in 1939. It rivaled King Tut’s tomb, but the discovery made zero headlines because WWII broke out at the exact same time.

: You can read the original, highly detailed narrative of the discovery in The New Yorker's feature "The Day the Dinosaurs Died" . 🏛️ 2. The Ancient City of Tanis (Nile Delta, Egypt)

: Fossilized sturgeon and paddlefish were found with tiny glass beads (tektites) lodged in their gills. These beads rained down from the sky minutes after the asteroid hit. : Archaeologist Pierre Montet discovered a royal necropolis

: Because the massive mud-brick city is mostly buried beneath the desert, archaeologist Sarah Parcak famously used infrared satellite imagery to map an entire network of its ancient streets and houses from space.

If you are interested in archaeology, Tanis was one of the most important capitals of Ancient Egypt during the 21st and 22nd dynasties. 🏛️ 2

This is an incredibly famous paleontological site in the Hell Creek Formation. Scientists believe it captures a literal "time capsule" of the 66 million years ago, ending the reign of the dinosaurs.

: You can explore the history of its excavations and the tragic timing of its discovery in National Geographic's piece "The true story of the 'lost city' made famous by Indiana Jones". Which of these two "Tanis" locations : Because the massive mud-brick city is mostly

: The site is a chaotic jumble of freshwater fish, land dinosaurs, and trees that were violently tossed together by massive waves of water triggered by the impact.