Archaeologists in Pompeii, Italy, analyzed a variety of paint pigments, offering glimpse the art of ancient Romans, a study said. Photo from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii The ruins of Pompeii, ...

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 Across the ...

The Lady of Baza (Granada) (Chapa et al., 2020) and pottery from necropolis of Piquía (Arjona, Jaén). Credit: Alberto Sánchez A pioneering study from the University of Jaén reveals, through ...

Now, Johan Lindgren from Lund University has taken the study of prehistoric colors for a swim. His team has discovered traces of melanosomes, and the dark pigments they contain, in the skins of three ...

The ruins of Pompeii, Italy, are famous for their striking murals and brightly decorated walls — artworks so distinctive and well-preserved that archaeologists often name entire buildings after them.