Gruesome Ingredient Has Kept These 2,000-Year-Old Rock Artworks Alive

How has a famous group of 2,000 year-old Chinese rock paintings remained so vibrant? Because it was made with blood, new research says

Murals at Unesco World Heritage Site Zuojiang Huashan in southern China were made using animal blood and blood from childbirth, according to researchers

Scientists discover how ancient Chinese paintings used blood to survive for 2,000 Years

Science News: Ancient paintings covering limestone cliffs in southern China may owe their remarkable survival to an unexpected ingredient known as ‘blood.’ A new st.

Gruesome ingredient has kept these 2,000-year-old rock artworks alive

An extensive gallery of ancient rock art paintings in Southern China has long intrigued archaeologists by somehow surviving the brutal tropical elements for around 2,000 years.Continue ReadingCategory: Archaeology, Science, Refractor: Science & HealthTags: China, Archeology, ancient, Blood, Art, tribes, History