Unique marks on 2,000-year-old skeleton of ‘Red Princess’ shed light on ancient Chinese civilisation - Finding points to ...

A young woman who lived and died more than 2,000 years ago left behind remains in China that are unlike any we've seen ...

Analysis of a burial from approximately 2,200 years ago in the Shengjindian Cemetery, Turpan, China, revealed red pigment on ...

The results confirmed that the pigment was cinnabar, adhered with a protein-based binder. Cinnabar is a toxic mineral composed of mercury sulfide that can cause mercury poisoning when handled ...

In a first-of-its-kind discovery, archaeologists in China have unearthed the 2,200-year-old burial of a woman whose teeth had been painted with cinnabar, a toxic red substance. Cinnabar is a ...

Different cultures follow different practices, especially when death arrives. Some believe in mummification, while some ...

Scientists have confirmed that the pigment used is cinnabar, a valuable mineral historically linked to religious rituals, art ...

A team of archaeologists in Xinjiang, China, has unearthed an extraordinary piece of history—a set of human teeth intentionally painted ...

Previous studies have found evidence of cinnabar and similar red pigments being used in the context of burials, paintings and even alchemy. But “this is the only known case of intentionally ...