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Cinnabar Detected on Teeth of Ancient Woman - Archaeology Magazine

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TURPAN CITY, CHINA—IFL Science reports that archaeologists were surprised when they noticed red pigment in the mouth of a woman buried in the Shengjindian cemetery in the Turpan Basin. The adult woman, who has been nicknamed the “Red Princess of the Silk Road,” was between the age of 20 and 25 when she died between 202 b.c and a.d. 8. Molecular analysis indicated that the substance was cinnabar, which contains mercury sulfide and can potentially…

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Cinnabar Detected on Teeth of Ancient Woman - Archaeology Magazine

TURPAN CITY, CHINA—IFL Science reports that archaeologists were surprised when they noticed red pigment in the mouth of a woman buried in the Shengjindian cemetery in the Turpan Basin. The adult woman, who has been nicknamed the “Red Princess of the Silk Road,” was between the age of 20 and 25 when she died between 202 b.c and a.d. 8. Molecular analysis indicated that the substance was cinnabar, which contains mercury sulfide and can potentially…

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