The reliefs’ striking colors weren’t the only paints that ... “It is a very important discovery that will reveal more of the ancient Egyptians’ religious [beliefs],” says Sherif Fathy ...

Now officially restored to their original colors with layers of dirt removed ... “Here we have found, for example, the names of ancient Egyptian constellations, which were previously completely ...

The earliest known synthetic pigment, Egyptian blue is found in some of the paint that still colors ancient statues, coffins, and tomb walls. Modern scientists were intrigued by this long-lasting ...

"Is the blue water lily a lost drug plant once beloved by the ancient Egyptians? Could it be that today our two volunteers might step through a doorway and see the world as it might once have been ...