Archaeologists have identified what caused unusual red dye marks on the remains of a young woman who lived 2,200 years ago in ...

In ancient times, the main sources of cinnabar were located in the southwest of China, in provinces such as Hunan and Sichuan, as well as in Europe, particularly in the famous Almadén mine in Spain.

Scientists have confirmed that the pigment used is cinnabar, a valuable mineral historically linked to religious rituals, art ...

A team of archaeologists in Xinjiang, China, has unearthed an extraordinary piece of history—a set of human teeth intentionally painted ...