Life-sized murals discovered on walls of Pompeii home buried by volcanic eruption nearly 2,000 years ago
In a city buried under feet of ash and debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, archaeologists have announced ...
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What did ancient Roman artists use to paint Pompeii? New study offers a glimpse
Unused paints are generally rare finds for archaeologists — but not at Pompeii. Take a look at “almost the entire palette of ...
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Explore a day in Pompeii almost 2,000 years after its destruction
You've probably heard of Pompeii. That long-lost, ancient city, destroyed by one of the most devastating volcanic eruptions ...
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Pompeii’s Paint Workshops Were More Sophisticated Than Once Thought, New Study Finds
An analysis of 26 paint pigments found in Pompeii reveals the remarkable skill of artisan skill at mixing natural and ...
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What did ancient Roman artists use to paint Pompeii? New study offers a glimpse
Archaeologists in Pompeii, Italy, analyzed a variety of paint pigments ... stopped artists in the middle of their work, and its volcanic ash preserved the materials they left behind.