Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

The Maya used so much red paint that they poisoned their water with mercury, mud sediments reveal


Researchers found extreme levels of mercury in sediment cores in Mexico ‪—‬ and it’s all because the Maya loved red paint.

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on LiveScience

Read more on:

Photo of Mercury

Mercury

Photo of Maya

Maya

Photo of Water

Water

Related news:

News photo

Choosing where and how to extract water on Mars

News photo

Earthquake Faults Can Suddenly Become Almost As Fluid as Water, Study Finds

News photo

Choosing where and how to extract water on Mars