The ancient Mayans, a civilization celebrated for their astronomical knowledge and pyramidal architecture, also had a lesser-known artistic breakthrough: an enduring blue paint. This blue wasn't just any hue; it was a brilliant and durable color, known today as Maya Blue. Created from a mixture of indigo plants and a type of clay called palygorskite, this paint has retained its dazzling vibrancy on structures and pottery despite being exposed to harsh environmental conditions for over a thousand
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The ancient Mayans, a civilization celebrated for their astronomical knowledge and pyramidal architecture, also had a lesser-known artistic breakthrough: an enduring blue paint.
Forgotten Stories. Forgotten Stories · Original audio. The ancient Mayans, a civilization celebrated for their astronomical knowledge and pyramidal architecture, also had a lesser-known artistic breakthrough: an enduring blue paint. This blue wasn't just any hue; it was a brilliant and durable color, known today as Maya Blue. Created from a ...
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