Unused paints are generally rare finds for archaeologists — but not at Pompeii. Take a look at “almost the entire palette of an ancient painter.” ...

Notable results include the identification of the first known use of a new gray color in Pompeian art. The presence of barite ...

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 ...

Generally, unused paints are rare finds for archaeologists both because pigments can degrade over time and because ancient painters weren’t inclined to waste their precious materials.

Research led by Jilin University and Texas A&M University has documented the first known case of cinnabar-stained teeth in ...