#MayaBlue

Ancient Originsancientorigins
2025-08-09

𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗬𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗲
Scientists trace sacred Maya Blue pigment from ancient Belize pottery to remote Yucatan mine 375km away, revealing sophisticated Maya trade networks and the extraordinary lengths taken to obtain materials for religious ceremonies.

ancient-origins.net/news-histo

Archaeology News :verified:archaeology@mstdn.social
2025-05-19

Ancient secrets of Maya blue revealed: a second method for creating the iconic pigment discovered

An amazing new find is expanding our understanding of Maya Blue—one of the most enigmatic and enduring pigments of the ancient world...

More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/05/anc

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Ancient secrets of Maya blue revealed: a second method for creating the iconic pigment discovered

An amazing new find is expanding our understanding of Maya Blue—one of the most enigmatic and enduring pigments of the ancient world. Dean E. Arnold, adjunct curator of anthropology at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago and professor emeritus at Wheaton College, has found a second ancient method of producing the pigment, gaining new insights into Maya technology, spirituality, and artistry.

Initially identified by modern researchers in 1931 at Chichén Itzá, Maya Blue is an uncommon hybrid pigment made of organic indigo pigment and the inorganic clay mineral palygorskite. Its vivid color is often described as comparable to the Caribbean Sea or the bright blue sky over the Yucatán Peninsula. Unlike traditional indigo, which faded with age and exposure in old times, Maya Blue resists alkalines, acids, and even tropical humidity. Some of the samples remain stuck to stone carvings at Chichén Itzá today—unfaded after more than a thousand years of enduring hurricanes and jungle heat...
2024-12-07
Peacemakers Trustpeacemakers_ca
2023-03-16

: “An indigenous sculptor [Luis May Ku] from a small village in Yucatán has recreated the ancient Maya process of extracting blue paint from a native plant via a chemical reaction… Knowledge of the technique for making the dye disappeared during the colonial period.” | Mexico News Daily
mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/ar

2023-03-16

Manufacture of "Maya Blue" - Mesoamerican paint that remains vibrant after more than a thousand years - was lost, but a modern Maya artist has rediscovered the technique.

mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/ar

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