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Archaeologists Discover Mosaics of Two Fighting Cupids and a Mysterious Inscription at an Ancient Greek City Hall
New research is shedding light on the bouleuterion building that once stood in the ancient city of Teos, located in ...
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed
Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...
Divers Found a 3,000-Year-Old Statue at the Bottom of a Lake—With Fresh Human Fingerprints
At the underwater archaeology site of Gran Carro di Bolsena in Aiola, Italy, divers found an ancient clay figurine pegged to ...
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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
New discoveries related to works of art in ancient Greece and Rome continue to be unearthed. A Danish study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology in March found that statues in antiquity were ...
What did ancient Roman artists use to paint Pompeii? New study offers a glimpse
Unused paints are generally rare finds for archaeologists — but not at Pompeii. Take a look at “almost the entire palette of an ancient painter.” ...
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Ancient Sculptures From Greece And Rome Used To Be Scented
For centuries, scientists have known that the white marble statues from ancient Greece and Rome were once painted with rich […] ...
Seven celebrities take a Pilgrimage through the Austrian and Swiss Alps for brand new BBC Two and iPlayer series
Jay McGuiness, Jeff Brazier, Daliso Chaponda, Harry Clark, Stef Reid, Helen Lederer and Nelufar Hedayat share their views on ...
Pilgrimage confirms 2025 celebs including Jeff Brazier and Helen Lederer in first look
The group taking part this year includes singer Jay McGuiness, who is agnostic, actor and comedian Helen Lederer who is from ...
Cinnabar-stained teeth—a mystery from an ancient Turpan burial
Research led by Jilin University and Texas A&M University has documented the first known case of cinnabar-stained teeth in ...
The hidden meaning behind Rome's famous arch monuments
Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...
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‘Rare’ ancient Roman item found buried under 1,800-year-old fence in Scotland. See it
Archaeologists found the ruins of an Iron Age settlement with a “rare” ancient Roman brooch buried underneath, possibly as an offering. Photo from GUARD Archaeology Sifting through the dark brown soil ...
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The Ancient Road That Connected Rome With Byzantium
The ancient road that ran through northern Greece and connected Rome to Byzantium. Credit: Berthold Werner via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Roman civilization is well known for its stunning mosaics ...