Smithsonian Magazine on MSN9d
A Five-Pound Hunk of the World’s Oldest Known Synthesized Pigment Was Found in Nero’s Palace
The discovery might illuminate the link between the blue pigment's ancient Egyptian roots and its rediscovery by Renaissance ...
Artnet News14d
A Huge Chunk of Prized Egyptian Blue Pigment Is Uncovered in Nero’s Palace
Excavations at Domus Aurea, the former imperial residence of Roman emperor Nero, have yielded remnants of the rare Egyptian ...
Miami Herald24d
Bright blue chunk found in Rome turns out to be rare 2,000-year-old material. See it
Archaeologists sifted through the ruins of the Domus Aurea ... but linked it to the construction of the Domus Aurea, a palace built in Rome about 2,000 years ago under the rule of Emperor Nero.
Daily Express17d
Archaeology breakthrough as 'Egyptian blue' ingot found in historic site
Archaeologists working at Emperor Nero’s grand palace in Rome, known as Domus Aurea, uncovered a rare and rather big Egyptian blue ingot. Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was a Roman ...
La Brújula Verde23d
Exceptional Discovery in Nero’s Domus Aurea in Rome: Pigments and a Massive Ingot of Egyptian Blue
The monumental Domus Aurea, the palatial residence built by Emperor Nero in the heart of Rome, continues to unveil fascinating secrets. Recent archaeological research has brought to light a unique ...
National Geographic news7mon
Rethinking Nero
We sit outside, just a hundred yards from the slumbering Domus Aurea, at Osteria da Nerone, one of the few structures in Rome that bear the emperor’s name. “The restaurant is always full ...
Gizmodo21d
Archaeologists Uncover Unusually Large Chunk of Rare ‘Egyptian Blue’ in Nero’s Palace
Archaeologists excavating the Domus Aurea, Emperor Nero’s vast imperial residence in ancient Rome, have discovered containers still carrying the splendid pigments artisans used to decorate the ...
ZME Science on MSN16d
Massive Piece of World’s Oldest Synthetic Pigment Discovered in Palace of Infamous Roman Emperor
Deep beneath the heart of Rome, underneath Nero’s lavish Domus Aurea, archaeologists have uncovered a rare ingot of Egyptian blue — the world’s first synthetic pigment. Hidden for nearly 2,000 years, ...