For centuries, the vibrant red that adorns the ceramics, sculptures, and walls of the ancient Iberians has defied time. Today ...

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 ...

Ancient Egyptians used pigments to create dyes and paints, but the origin of one blue pigment was lost to time. This dye was regularly found on artefacts from ancient Egypt, and still used by the ...

The color of bubble gum, flamingos and cotton candy -- bright pink -- is the world's oldest color, according to a recent study. The color of bubble gum, flamingos and cotton candy -- bright pink -- is ...

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 ...

Aristos is a Newsweek science and health reporter with the London, U.K., bureau. He is particularly focused on archaeology and paleontology, although he has covered a wide variety of topics ranging ...

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.

Across the street from the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, archaeologists excavated the remnants of a Roman emperor’s palace. One particular find — a bright blue chunk — caught their attention and turned ...