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Unique marks on 2,000-year-old skeleton of ‘Red Princess’ shed light on ancient Chinese civilisation
The research, published in the journal Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, reveals the red stains on the woman’s teeth were caused by the mercury-based mineral cinnabar. Cinnabar, a red form ...
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2,200-year-old grave in China contains 'Red Princess of the Silk Road' whose teeth were painted with a toxic substance
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 ...
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Unique marks on 2,000-year-old skeleton of ‘Red Princess’ shed light on ancient Chinese civilisation
The research, published in the journal Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, reveals the red stains on the woman’s teeth were caused by the mercury-based mineral cinnabar. Cinnabar ...