Researchers have found a way to reproduce the world's oldest synthetic pigment visible on this ancient wooden falcon artifact. For being the world’s oldest known synthetic pigment, the original ...

Classical Greek marble sculptures today appear crisp and white. But they weren’t always that way, according to a new study, which found the famous 2,500-year-old Parthenon sculptures were colorful, ...

The pigment “Egyptian Blue” was invented about 5,000 years ago. It’s the world’s oldest known synthetic pigment. But it was lost to time, until recently. Scientists at Washington State University not ...

Archaeologists in Rome have discovered beautiful, ancient paint—but not just any paint. Known as “Egyptian Blue,” it’s among the oldest synthetic pigments in the world, with the newly found ingot ...

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Researchers Travis Olds and Lisa Haney from the Carnegie Museum examine an ancient sarcophagus that was painted with Egyptian blue pigment. PULLMAN, Wash.--A team of Washington State University-led ...

The researchers shared their surprising findings in a new study that highlights the importance of using science to examine art and antiquity. The Carnegie Musuem of Natural History team is at the ...

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