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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Elixir of death? Research traces origins of mercury in the mausoleum of China’s first emperor
Qin Shi Huang, who reigned from 221 to 210 BCE, is famous for unifying China and initiating the construction ... of rich cinnabar deposits and over 1,000 ancient extraction wells in Xunyang ...