Rediscovering the Mysterious Maya Blue Formula

Tuesday, April 2, 2013 - 11:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The recipe and process for preparing Maya Blue, a highly-resistant pigment used for centuries in Mesoamerica, were lost. We know that the ingredients are a plant dye, indigo, and a type of clay known...

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