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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Berkeley researchers have discovered a shade of blue – dating back to ancient Egypt – which has impressive qualities they say could reduce building energy consumption and boost solar energy output.

A researcher who made color history in 2009 with a vivid blue pigment has developed durable, reddish magentas inspired by lunar mineralogy and ancient Egyptian chemistry. An Oregon State University ...

The Carnegie Musuem of Natural History team is at the Edward O’Neil Research Center taking samples of blue pigment from a small sculpture in their care. (photo courtesy Matt Unger/Carnegie Museum of ...