bio archaeololgy
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Blue Pigment In 1,000-Year-Old Teeth Links Women To The Production Of Medieval Manuscripts
Traces of a rare and expensive blue pigment, called ultramarine, have been detected in the teeth of a woman who died in Germany nearly 1,000 years ago. The discovery suggests women played a more prominent role in the production of manuscripts during the medieval period, and that ultramarine was more available in Europe than previously…