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Secret of ancient Maya blue-pigment revealed from cracks and clues on a dozen bowls from Chichén Itzá

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Maya blue, discovered by modern researchers in 1931 , is not an easy pigment to make.

It is a mix of organic indigo and an inorganic clay mineral called palygorskite.

The pigment was used to accentuate everything from ceramics to human sacrifices.

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