Cinnabar And Hematite Were Used In Early Teotihuacan Murals – INAH Researchers Say

Researchers detected use of cinnabar and hematite in early Teotihuacan murals. Photo: Denisse Argote Espino. INAH

 Researchers from (National Institute of Anthropology and History ) INAH confirm for the first time, the use of cinnabar, a mercury sulfide, applied directly to the mural painting of the Quetzalpapálotl Complex.

This is the first time that the use of cinnabar, a sulfide of mercury, applied directly to early mural painting, has been confirmed, as it had only been identified in loose fragments dated to the last stages of the metropolis’ stylistic and technological development, between 350 and 550 AD, reports INAH researcher, Denisse Argote Espino.

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