Ancient Romans really nailed this whole 'restless spirit' thing

So okay— I just read something that gave me full-body chills, and not because the AC in the studio is blasting like we’re trying to cool down the whole 610 Loop. Archaeologists in Rome, right? They found three burials from a necropolis, 1,800 years old, and guess what was in those coffins? Iron. Nails. Everywhere. On the *chests* of the skeletons. Now, the scientists are saying it was probably a ritual to protect the living and the dead from restless spirits. You know what the wildest part is? This feels so… *Houston*. Not the nails exactly, but the idea of doing *whatever it takes* to keep the peace. We build freeways over bayous, we eat crawfish until our fingers bleed, we turn former warehouses into art galleries. We find a way.

Wait wait wait, let me back up. Imagine being in ancient Rome, fearing a restless spirit, and your solution is to just… nail down the dead person. I mean, here in Houston, if someone's spirit was restless, we'd probably just offer them some really good birria tacos from a truck on Long Point Road and see if that calms them down. Or maybe direct them to the Menil, because who could stay mad after seeing that art? But nails? That's commitment. It’s a whole different level of infrastructure for the afterlife. Makes you think about how we deal with our own "hauntings" here in H-Town, doesn’t it? Usually involves a new development or maybe just turning up the Tejano music a little louder.

H-Town on the wire — no limits, no zoning, no excuses.

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