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Dr. Monica Tromp mounts reference pigments for analysis using SEM-EDS.

Twelfth century illuminated self portrait of “Guda, a sinful woman.” One of the earliest surviving painted works by a medieval nun.

Magnified view of lapis lazuli particles embedded within medieval dental calculus.

Mined in Afghanistan, lapis lazuli was traded overland to cities in the Levant and Egypt, from where it was shipped to Venice, the major port of entry into Europe. From its source in the Badakhshan mines of Afghanistan, the lapis lazuli analyzed in this study travelled more than 6,000 kilometers to reach its final destination at a small women’s religious community in Dalheim, Germany.

During the European Middle Ages, Afghanistan was the only known source of the rare blue stone, lapis lazuli. Lapis lazuli contains different minerals that contribute to its unique appearance, including lazurite (blue), phlogopite (white), and pyrite (gold).

Lapis lazuli pigment, also known as ultramarine, was among the most expensive artist materials of the European Middle Ages. Ground and refined from lapis lazuli stone, the pigment was used to depict the heavens and the robes of the Virgin Mary.

Dental calculus on the lower jaw a medieval woman entrapped lapis lazuli pigment.

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El Mirón Cave (Cantabria, Spain)

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Reconstruction of life at Xiaohe ca 1800 BCE, by Kerttu Majander

Reconstruction of a young girl at the site of Xiaohe, by Kerttu Majander

Alex Huebner, by Petra Korlevic

Irina Velsko, by Petra Korlevic

Irina Velsko, by Petra Korlevic

James Fellows Yates, by Petra Korlevic

Maxime Borry, by Petra Korlevic

Megan Michel, by Petra Korlevic

Christina Warinner, by Petra Korlevic

Christina Warinner, by Petra Korlevic

Zandra Fagernäs, by Petra Korlevic

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For photo inquiries, including high resolution images, captions, and photo credits, please contact Dr. Christina Warinner (christina_warinner@eva.mpg.de, warinner@fas.harvard.edu).

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