The queen consort wore a blue coat dress featuring a wool-type fabric. The coat dress included a slight hint of white, ruffled cuffs and added a touch of tartan pattern at the collar and cuffs as ...

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 ...

One particular find — a bright blue chunk — caught their attention and turned out to be a rare ancient material. Archaeologists sifted through the ruins of the Domus Aurea, also known as the ...