These materials showcase many aspects, like how artisans garnered the colors they needed in yesteryears and the items that ...

several jars contained various pigments as discovered through chemical analysis (according to La Brújula Verde), and in one of the rooms, archaeologists found a six-pound ingot of Egyptian blue.

Unused paints are generally rare finds for archaeologists — but not at Pompeii. Take a look at “almost the entire palette of an ancient painter.” ...

New research has shown that a pigment called Egyptian blue, formulated some 5,250 years ago, can be used as dusting powder to detect fingerprints on complicated surfaces. The earliest known ...

Archaeologists excavating near the Colosseum found a rare chunk of Egyptian blue pigment dating back about 2,000 years. Photo from Simona Murrone and the Colosseum Archaeological Park The ...

the red used in the different kinds of Egyptian paintings. In addition to these samples of the pigments, all of which are native minerals and in their natural conditions, there are other reds ...

AMES, Iowa — An artifact from a pioneer in agricultural science and one of the most famous Black scientists in the early 20th century is on display at an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of ...