Archaeologists Uncover Unusually Large Chunk of Rare ‘Egyptian Blue’ in Nero’s Palace
The archaeologists unearthed two tubs that, among other things, were used to process the colorful pigments while the palace ...
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Bright blue chunk found in Rome turns out to be rare 2,000-year-old material. See it
Photo from the Colosseum Archaeological Park Archaeologists also uncovered several of the ancient workshop’s products, including a rare chunk of Egyptian blue pigment. This type of artificial ...
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Ancient, engraved stones may have been buried to summon the sun
Members of a Stone Age culture in Denmark may have ritually buried stones to counter the effects of a volcanic eruption.
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Ancient society may have carved 'sun stones' to end volcanic winter
Neolithic people buried hundreds of stones carved with images of the sun about 4900 years ago and they may have done it ...
Ancient Stones Were Mysteriously 'Sacrificed' – We Finally Know Why
The clustering of these stones in time and space suggests a specific purpose or event. Iversen and his colleagues believe ...