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 ...

Artificially prepared cinnabar is much preferred to the native; as a pigment, because of its freedom from earthy impurities, and it has long been an object of chemical manufacture, and is ...

The trace found suggests that a mining technique using fire was used during the late Yayoi Pottery Cultural Period (1000 B.C.

The fourth national cultural relics census has uncovered three ancient sites from the Pre-Qin period (Prior to 221BC) and Han ...

Handling arsenopyrite with care is crucial, especially if it’s broken or powdered. 2. Cinnabar Cinnabar is known for its striking red color and was historically used to create pigments and dyes.