Greek island of Aegina was home to a Bronze Age purple dye workshop; tools, ceramics, and snail shells provide details of Mycenaean dye production in 16th century BC
Study explains the rapid deterioration of one of Juan Miró’s favourite colours, in particular that’s the cadmium-based yellow, which is faded and chalky
The Pachacamac Idol of ancient Peru was a multicolored and emblematic sacred icon worshipped for almost 700 hundred years before Spanish conquest
Even thousands of years ago people wore clothing with colourful patterns made from plant and animal-based dyes