Todd Henderson
@toddhenderson.bsky.social
Customer Success @ Cloudera. Evolving, learning, solving. Obsessively curious. More interested than interesting. Sometimes posts about technology, philosophy, and history. But mostly just posts about Wordle, Weddle & Contexto.
TIL about Egyptian Blue aka calcium copper silicate - oldest known artificial pigment used by man. Prob good reason it's more commonly known as Egyptian Blue. In 5000 years, an archaeologist will write an article about Barbie Pink used in the 2020s. www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-tech...
Egyptian Blue – The Oldest Known Artificial Pigment
Egyptian Blue, also known as calcium copper silicate, is one of the first artificial pigments known to have been used by man.
www.ancient-origins.net
February 6, 2024 at 11:00 PM
TIL about Egyptian Blue aka calcium copper silicate - oldest known artificial pigment used by man. Prob good reason it's more commonly known as Egyptian Blue. In 5000 years, an archaeologist will write an article about Barbie Pink used in the 2020s. www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-tech...