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

From the tombs of pharaohs to Roman frescoes, Egyptian blue adorned everything from sacred artifacts to everyday pottery.

One tomb belonged to Amum-em-Ipet, who lived during the Ramesside period (as the 19th and 20th Dynasties, the last two of the ...

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

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

Egypt has announced the discovery of ancient Luxor tombs, heightening excitement for the full opening of the Grand Egyptian ...

Then Hussein’s donkey tripped on something – upon further examination it was an ancient step. The workers soon uncovered 14 ancient steps on that hot day in August 1922 that led to the tomb of the ...

A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body.

The oldest representation of the night sky and our Milky Way galaxy was found in an Egyptian sarcophagus, revealing ancient ...

A ruling by an Egyptian court transferring ownership of one of the world s oldest monasteries to the state has provoked ...