The coating protected the wood and kept barns warmer in the winter ... down the countryside and wondered why all the barns are painted red? The answer, like most things, lies in our history.

When it was placed in the tomb, it would probably have been painted red. No trace of pigment remained ... Having made a lifting device from wood, metal, and car jacks, the team managed to raise ...

It seems a bit peculiar that ships are painted red -- or any color -- on the bottom ... Back then, worms could damage the wood. Even though many ships are now made with different materials ...