Scientists have recreated the elusive Egyptian blue, a pigment used by ancient Egyptian artists for thousands of years.

Scientists at Washington State University not only discovered how to recreate the color known as "Egyptian Blue," they also ...

The style of ancient Egyptian art is transcendently clear, something eight-year-olds can recognize in an instant. Its consistency and codification is one of the most epic visual journeys in all art, ...

A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body.

Egypt has announced the discovery of ancient Luxor tombs, heightening excitement for the full opening of the Grand Egyptian ...

Perhaps they even envision some assemblage of overgrowth obscuring a remarkable work of ancient art. What’s probably ... from ...

As a rule, early ancient Egyptian art depicts mostly female dancers, but there are exceptions. A well-preserved depiction from the third millennium B.C. comes from the early 2nd-dynasty tomb of ...

One was femininity: in ancient Egyptian art, Wegner said, women "are often shown with a sort of yellowish or pale [skin] color, while men are shown with reddish brown skin." Another reason the ...

Researchers at Washington State University have revived Egyptian blue—the world’s first synthetic pigment.

An unusual depiction of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut may include a representation of the "Dark River" or "Great Rift"—the band along the Milky Way caused by dust clouds. This is the ...