https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/15/3/226 - Success in obtaining Maya blue-like pigments, in mild conditions, by using bentonite as the inorganic matrix and methylene blue in a phycocolloid.

#MayaBlue #Bentonite #InorganicMaterials #Phycocolloids #chemsky

Rhapsody in Maya Blue « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog Visitors to many of the archaeological sites in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras are often struck by the bright blue paint on architectural sculptures and frescoed murals at these sites. This re...

🆕 This blog for journal #AncientMesoamerica explores how #MayaBlue bridges #archaeology, chemistry, and indigenous knowledge. Read it alongside the new research - out now #openaccess: ➡️ https://cup.org/460W8an

#archaeologicalscience #mesoamerica #culturalheritage

Rhapsody in Maya Blue « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog Visitors to many of the archaeological sites in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras are often struck by the bright blue paint on architectural sculptures and frescoed murals at these sites. This re...

🆕 This blog for journal #AncientMesoamerica explores how #MayaBlue bridges #archaeology, chemistry, and indigenous knowledge. Read it alongside the new research - out now #openaccess: ➡️ https://cup.org/460W8an

#archaeologicalscience #mesoamerica #culturalheritage

Rhapsody in Maya Blue « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog Visitors to many of the archaeological sites in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras are often struck by the bright blue paint on architectural sculptures and frescoed murals at these sites. This re...

🆕 This blog for journal #AncientMesoamerica explores how #MayaBlue bridges #archaeology, chemistry, and indigenous knowledge. Read it alongside the new research - out now #openaccess: ➡️ https://cup.org/460W8an

#archaeologicalscience #mesoamerica #culturalheritage

Rhapsody in Maya Blue « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog Visitors to many of the archaeological sites in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras are often struck by the bright blue paint on architectural sculptures and frescoed murals at these sites. This re...

🆕 This blog for journal #AncientMesoamerica explores how #MayaBlue bridges #archaeology, chemistry, and indigenous knowledge. Read it alongside the new research - out now #openaccess: ➡️ https://cup.org/460W8an

#archaeologicalscience #mesoamerica #culturalheritage

Overview: The HN discussion on Maya Blue pigment covered shared articles, website design comments, historical/chemical context, and personal connections to the color. #MayaBlue 1/6

Enjoyed a lively discussion with Brenda Coffee at Interabang Books in Dallas about her new book Maya Blue, a memoir full of fast-paced narratives of remarkable events from a resilient author.
#mayablue #memoir #authorevent #booksigning #summerreads #shewritespress #thefarsideofthedesert

Ancient secrets of Maya blue revealed: a second method for creating the iconic pigment discovered Dean E. Arnold has uncovered a second ancient method for making Maya Blue, an enduring pigment used by the Maya in rituals and art

A new ancient recipe for Maya Blue was just discovered—still glowing after so many centuries. Meanwhile, I painted my bathroom last year and it's already peeling. The Maya didn’t have latex or primer, just genius. #MayaBlue #Archaeology #AncientTech #ColorThatLasts #Mesoamerica

The Priestly Chemistry of Maya Blue: How Ritual and Science Colored an Empire A newly discovered method of creating Maya blue suggests sacred knowledge and specialized craft shaped the pigment’s enduring mystery

Ancient Maya artisans had two distinct ways to make their unyielding blue pigment—one newly uncovered. A priestly craft, part chemistry, part ritual. #MayaBlue #Archaeology #Anthropology #MaterialCulture #HumanEvolution #Mayan

Finished pot from Luis May Ku’s workshop

Despite the language barriers, he was very informative and hands-on. It was a very enjoyable workshop!

Sgraffito collaborations w/ @katedavis-ceramics.bsky.social @haleymcelroy.bsky.social

#ceramics #clay #pottery #workshop #mayablue #azulblue #luismayku

Artist rediscovers mysterious recipe for ancient ‘Maya Blue’ dye An indigenous sculptor in Yucatán has recreated a forgotten Maya process for creating a resilient blue pigment found at Chichén Itzá.

I love using historical methods of producing pigments and inks. This article about rediscovering Maya Blue found me by accident. Isn't serendipity a wonder? #inkmaking #dyemaking #ancientcolor #pigmentmaker #pigment #dye #mayablue #indigo

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‘Maya blue’: The mystery dye recreated two centuries after it was lost A ceramicist retraces his Maya roots to recreate a long-lost pre-Hispanic pigment that survived for over a millennium.

CHEMISTRY NEWS: A ceramicist in Mexico retraced his Maya roots to recreate a long-lost pigment known as Maya blue.
#Chemistry #MayaBlue #NISENet #Nisenetwork #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums

Maya Blue: Unlocking the mystery of an ancient Pigment by Dean e. Arnold “Arnold has brought together all of the research, past and current, about Maya Blue and made it understandable to everyone.”—Leslie G. Cecil

"Maya Blue" by Dean Arnold is an engaging and accessible book chronicling the history of one the world’s most unusual ancient pigments as no work has done before- and it's now available 40% off with promocode ARNO24 !
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#MayaBlue #pigment #materialhistory #ceramics

Poster for my workshop

Poster for my workshop

Registration for my January 2025 workshop in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca Mexico is live! Thank you to everyone who donated to make this possible! There is still time to make a donation - here is the link fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/stories-of-h... @cccdetv @fractured.atlas #mayablue #azulmaya