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Earliest evidence of blue pigment use in Europe

Several researchers of our department were part of a new study that describes the discovery of the earliest blue pigment in Europe. The work which was led by colleagues Izzy Wisher and Felix Riede from Archaeology at Aarhus University was published in Antiquity and has been picked up by several major news outlets including National Geographic and Science.

Remains of blue pigment found on an artefact. Photo: Izzy Wisher

Link to article: Forskere fra Aarhus finder Europas ældste blå pigment i Tyskland | Aarhus Universitet: Arts

Link to original paper: https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.10184

James Scott, Rasmus Andreasen, Thomas Birch, and Christof Pearce were part of this study.