Mysterious red
Cinnabar from the Chervony Mayak burial ground, Ukraine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3397382 |
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| Authors | Olena Dzneladze (0000-0003-3564-217X, National Academy of Science of Ukraine, corresponding author), Denys Sikoza (0000-0002-7287-3084, Regional Inspectorate for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Sites), Oleksandr Symonenko (0000-0001-6878-556X, National Academy of Science of Ukraine), Beata Polit (0000-0003-0087-3365, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, corresponding author), Renata Czech-Błońska (0000-0002-7043-7246, Jagiellonian University), Ewelina Miśta-Jakubowska (0000-0002-0053-8711, Jagiellonian University), Rafał Siuda (0000-0003-4153-8539, University of Warsaw) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue | 406 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2025.32 |
| OpenAlex | W4408371135 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Analysis of the particulate and chemical composition of a red pigment discovered in grave 155 (burial 2) at Chervony Mayak in the Kherson Region of Ukraine identified the substance as cinnabar. This is the first definitive identification of this mineral in a Late Scythian context
Ancient history · Archaeology · Cinnabar · Geography · Mineralogy · Building materials and conservation · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Geology · History · Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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