The Domus Aurea, or Golden House, was the sprawling palace of the Roman emperor Nero. Archaeologists recently uncovered a ...
These materials showcase many aspects, like how artisans garnered the colors they needed in yesteryears and the items that ...
The early mammals living alongside the dinosaurs might have all had dark-coloured fur. Living a nocturnal lifestyle, the ...
The scientific article titled 'Pompeian pigments. A glimpse into ancient Roman colouring materials' has just been published ...
A woman from a group of hunter-gatherers died about 19,000 years ago and was buried in a cave in northern Spain. Archaeologists began exploring the cave in 1996, uncovering evidence of prehistoric ...
A photo shows the shallow pool-like structures. Two tanks found at the ancient pigment workshop. Photo from the Colosseum Archaeological Park Archaeologists also uncovered several of the ancient ...
THE red pigment used by the Egyptians from the earliest times is a native oxide of iron, a hæmatite. Most of the large pieces found by Mr. Petrie are an oolitic hæmatite. One specimen ...
Our earliest mammalian ancestors avoided the dominant dinosaurs by only coming out at night and having uniformly dark, ...
COPENHAGEN: Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colours, and now a Danish study has revealed that some were also perfumed.