The colorful material weighed over 5 pounds and was likely made to decorate an emperor’s palace, Italian officials said.

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The archaeologists unearthed two tubs that, among other things, were used to process the colorful pigments while the palace ...

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Archaeologists excavating near the Colosseum found a rare chunk ... pigment dates back over 5,000 years to ancient Egypt and was popular in the Roman Empire. The block of blue pigment measured ...

Two tanks found at the ancient pigment workshop ... Now evidence of trip is found The Domus Aurea sits near the Colosseum in central Rome. Excavations at the site are ongoing.