The researchers shared their surprising findings in a new study that highlights the importance of using science to examine art and antiquity.

In a groundbreaking discovery, archaeologists have uncovered a 3,500-year-old tomb in Egypt, believed to belong to King ...

Locating a historic shipwreck is only the beginning. One ancient Egyptian vessel may take us literally hundreds of years to ...

Researchers recreated ancient Egyptian blue pigment and uncovered insights into its production, variability, and future tech ...

Ancient Egyptians were not only masters of architecture – they also were the original wizards of synthetic chemistry. Around ...

Scientists have recreated the elusive Egyptian blue, a pigment used by ancient Egyptian artists for thousands of years.

In 2025 archaeologists announced the identification of the long-lost tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II near Luxor’s famed Valley of ...

From the tombs of pharaohs to Roman frescoes, Egyptian blue adorned everything from sacred artifacts to everyday pottery.

For being the world’s oldest known synthetic pigment, the original recipes for Egyptian blue remain a mystery. The approximately 5,000-year-old dye wasn’t a single color, but instead encompassed a ...

Fifty priceless artifacts looted from Egypt and Pakistan — and trafficked through Manhattan by two notorious antiquities dealers — have been returned to their home countries, the Manhattan ...