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

An analysis of 26 paint pigments found in Pompeii reveals the remarkable skill of artisan skill at mixing natural and ...

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 ...

The blue lotus, a captivating water lily entwined with Egyptian mythology, has long dazzled archaeologists and historians.

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 ...

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 ...