Cinnabar-stained teeth—a mystery from an ancient Turpan burial
Research led by Jilin University and Texas A&M University has documented the first known case of cinnabar-stained teeth in ...
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The Red Princess of the Silk Road, the only person in ancient times with teeth dyed with cinnabar
Researchers found the remains of a woman over 2,000 years old in northwest China with red-dyed teeth thanks to the use of cinnabar, a mineral composed of mercury sulfide. This is the first documented ...