On the grounds of Emperor Nero’s grand palace, where legendary parties once shocked and amazed, archaeologists have uncovered ...
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A Five-Pound Hunk of the World’s Oldest Known Synthesized Pigment Was Found in Nero’s PalaceThe discovery might illuminate the link between the blue pigment's ancient Egyptian roots and its rediscovery by Renaissance ...
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 ...
Known as the “Golden House” of Emperor Nero, the Domus Aurea has never ceased to amaze, with this new discovery being ... Most Egyptian blue pigments are found in smaller fragments or often ...
Archaeologists excavating near the Colosseum found a rare chunk of Egyptian blue pigment dating back about ... for archaeologists to follow. New sites and artifacts are found all the time ...
The structure was built after the Great Fire of 64 CE, a disaster Nero was accused of instigating in order to clear space for his grand new palace. In a recent dig, excavators found two basins ...
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