World's oldest known lipstick traced back 5,000 years
The deep red lip-paint found at an ancient graveyard site in what is now southern Iran is identified.
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The deep red lip-paint found at an ancient graveyard site in what is now southern Iran is identified.
Researchers have found a small vial from a Bronze Age civilization containing the remains of lip pigment that's much like lipsticks today.
Getty Images - STOCK(PADUA, Italy.) -- While makeup trends have evolved over the last 4,000 years, a recent study apparently proves that the age-old saying is true: the beauty of a red lip is timeless.Researchers have identified what is believed to be ...
Archaeologists have identified lipstick from between 1936 and 1687 B.C. in a small stone vial from Iran, which banned makeup following the 1979 revolution.
In 2001, when the Halil river flooded parts of southeastern Iran, it unearthed relics from ancient graveyards, including a beautifully decorated stone tube housing the lipstick.