National Geographic History: Earliest evidence for cannabis consumption, Rome's richest man, and Scotland's pre-Stonehenge past

Plus: Why Beethoven Turned on Napoleon [History]( [VIEW ONLINE]( [History]( [National Geographic]( . . In this edition: Man-made islands in Scotland are older than Stonehenge, Crassus' greed for glory dooms him, and archaeologists along the Silk Road find the world's oldest cannabis consumption. . PHOTOGRAPH BY C. MURRAY [Culture & History]( [Artificial islands older than Stonehenge stump scientists]( A study of crannogs in Scotland's Outer Hebrides reveals some were built more than 3,000 years earlier than previously thought. But what purpose did they serve? [Learn more]( SHARE . [T]( Rest in Peace On June 17, 1631, Mughal Empress Mumtaz Mahal died in childbirth. Her grief-stricken husband, Emperor Shah Jahan, built the [Taj Mahal]( in her memory. . PHOTOGRAPH BY H. LEWANDOWSKI/RMN-GRAND PALAIS; SCHÖFMANN/AGE FOTOSTOCK [history Magazine]( [Money was not enough for Crassus, the richest man in Rome]( Crassus may have had the most wealth but his greed for military glory destroyed him in the last days of the Roman Republic. [read more]( SHARE . [T]( On This Day in History On June 19, 1885, the [Statue of Liberty]( arrives at New York Harbor after a journey from France. . Photograph by Bridgeman/ACI [History Magazine]( [How Beethoven went from Napoleon’s biggest fan to his worst critic]( Beethoven planned to dedicate his Third Symphony to Napoleon—before the French revolutionary crowned himself emperor. [Learn More]( SHARE [F]( [T]( . . . PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY PATRICK DALY [Culture & History]( [Earliest evidence for cannabis smoking discovered in ancient tombs]( Traces of potent pot were identified in 2,500-year-old wooden artifacts buried with people who lived along the Silk Road in China. [Go deeper]( SHARE . [T]( . . When you read, watch, shop or travel with us, you help further the work of our scientists, explorers, and educators around the world. To learn more, visit [natgeo.com/info]( [Shop]( [Donate]( [Subscribe]( [Travel]( [READ OUR LATEST STORIES]( [SHOP]( [DONATE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [TRAVEL]( [FB]( [Twitter]( [IG]( Photograph by Ritterbach/Fototeca You are receiving this email because you elected to receive marketing communications from National Geographic under the terms of our [Privacy Policy](. Click here to [unsubscribe.]( If you reside in the EU/European Economic Area and wish to exercise all other data subject rights, [click here](. National Geographic | 1145 17th Street N.W. | Washington, D.C. 20036 Copyright © 2019 National Geographic Partners, LLC. All rights reserved.