{
  "id": 585844,
  "title": "Egyptian blue in Iron Age Iran points to ancient connections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/egyptian-blue-in-iron-age-iran-points-to-ancient-connections",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-11T16:40:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-egyptian-blue-iron-age-iran.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Egyptian blue, considered the world's earliest synthetic pigment, was prized for its stable blue hues and served as a common blue paint in Egypt as early as 5,000 years ago, as well as the base material for small items such as beads and vessels in later periods.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}