Known as “Egyptian Blue,” it’s among the oldest synthetic pigments in the world, with the newly found ingot weighing more than five pounds. Archaeologists excavating the Domus Aurea, ...

More than 5,000 years ago, in ancient Egypt, a mixture of silica, lime, copper, and an alkali was heated, resulting in a bright blue compound known as calcium copper silicate. This striking, vibrant ...

Dome of the octagonal room, Emperor Nero’s Domus Aurea in Rome, Italy. Credit: Mariordo / CC BY-SA 4.0 Archaeologists working at the Domus Aurea, Emperor Nero’s grand palace in ancient Rome, have ...

Egypt has extended its heartfelt condolences and solidarity to the Republic of Turkey, its government, and its people following the tragic fire that broke out at the Kartalkaya Resort in Bolu Province ...

Archaeologists working at the Domus Aurea, Emperor Nero’s grand palace in ancient Rome, have uncovered a rare and remarkable artifact: a large ingot of Egyptian blue, the world’s first synthetic ...

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The neo-Pharaonic building was constructed in the 1930's by famous Egyptian architect Mostafa ... within days after his forced removal, the Revolution of 1919 broke out with millions of Egyptians ...

She was tired, and my sister needed her,” Khaled said. Abdelmoneim, a prominent figure during the January 2011 revolution and Egypt's pro-democracy movement, was among the first demonstrators to ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs were on the wrong side of a lopsided encounter against the Blue Jackets. In an even more bizarre incident for the Leafs, their captain, Auston Matthews, exchanged sticks ...