• 03/05/2025

Teeth dyed in deadly poisonous cinnabar: The Red Princess of the Silk had a mercury-laden smile

Jerusalem Post

 The Red Princess of the Silk Road had a mercury-laden smile: a Han dynasty woman found with cinnabar-dyed teeth. (photo credit: Qian Wang et al. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2025)
Researchers suggest the use of cinnabar had a religious, decorative, or medical function.

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-844630