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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
Archaeologists in China have discovered a unique burial of a woman whose teeth had been painted with cinnabar, with a toxic ...
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‘Red Princess’: 2,200-year-old grave reveals mysterious woman with toxin-painted teeth
A team of archaeologists in China has discovered the ancient grave of a woman who was buried about 2,200 years ago, whose ...
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Archaeologists Discovered That Ancient Iberians Used To Ingest A Toxic, Bright Red Mercury Powder 5,000 Years Ago, Presumably For Its Magical Properties
The powder was ground from a mineral called cinnabar. The substance induced a feverish, trance-like state accompanied by tremors and delirium. Its users may have believed they could connect with ...
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In theory, at least, all we needed to do was grind the cinnabar to a fine powder and gently heat it. The mercury sulfide would easily decompose and produce mercury vapor (plus sulfur). The mercury ...