Created 5,000 years ago, the mysterious color has been found on artworks and artifacts throughout the ancient world. But the ...

US scientists recreate world’s oldest synthetic pigment, 5,000-year-old Egyptian blue. Examples of Egyptian blue pigment used on ancient artifacts. (Photos by Carnegie Museum of Natural History ) ...

A team of Washington State University-led researchers has recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago.

For being the world’s oldest known synthetic pigment, the original recipes for Egyptian blue remain a mystery. The approximately 5,000-year-old dye wasn’t a single color, but instead ...

Food companies that once relied on synthetic dyes for cost and convenience are now facing a different reality: transparency, ...

This article was updated on June 16, 2025, to correct the name of the most recent synthetic blue pigment before YInMn blue was discovered, the way YInMn blue interacts with infrared radiation, ...

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

Around the middle of the 20th century, though, tattoo artists started making their own inks using synthetic pigments and dyes. Today, ...

Archaeologists in Rome have discovered beautiful, ancient paint—but not just any paint. Known as “Egyptian Blue,” it’s among the oldest synthetic pigments in the world, with the newly ...