Sometimes, when you see dusty artifacts in a museum or crumbling ruins in the streets, it’s easy to forget that these things ...

Scientists at Washington State University not only discovered how to recreate the color known as "Egyptian Blue," they also ...

A team of Washington State University-led researchers has recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian ...

Washington State University researchers recreate lost Egyptian blue pigment using ancient methods and modern scientific ...

For being the world’s oldest known synthetic pigment, the original recipes for Egyptian blue remain a mystery. The ...

Scientists recreating the lost formula for 5,000-year-old Egyptian Blue affirm its unusual optical, magnetic, and biological ...

Researchers have recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago.

Victoria Altmann-Wendling / University of Würzburg The reliefs’ striking colors weren’t the only ... discovery that will reveal more of the ancient Egyptians’ religious [beliefs ...

One of the colorful paintings uncovered in the temple of Edfu. Martin Stadler / Universität Würzburg The ongoing restoration of one of the largest temples in Egypt has revealed colorful ...

They revealed vibrant color still intact after millennia ... coincided with the Nile’s annual flood. To celebrate, ancient Egyptians feasted and drank as part of a festival called Wepet-Renpet.

For modern viewers, the yellow used for the figure's skin might bring to mind the signature skin tone of "Simpsons" characters — but for ancient Egyptians, the color had entirely different ...