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 ...
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The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also Perfumed
For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty.
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What Ancient Treasures Does the Grand Egyptian Museum Hold? Here’s a Sneak Peek
The Grand Egyptian Museum is filled with archaeological treasures, here's our pick of some of the best historical marvels.
After 98 Years, Archaeologists Found the Missing Torso of an Ancient Buddha Statue
While excavating the Ta Prohm temple in Angkor in 1927, a team of archaeologists discovered the head (and only the head) of a ...
Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed
The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideological purposes. But in reality, ancient works of art were colorful, and ...
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Wonders of Pompeii give Naples’ archaeological museum ultimate ancient showstopper
A room-sized, 3D diorama at the National Archeological Museum of Naples in Italy, depicts the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...
Displaying Egyptian mummies offends 'the wishes of the ancestors' and should be banned, demands MPs' group for 'Afrikan' reparations
The parliamentary group for Afrikan Reparations branded displays of human remains 'unethical' and said mummies had been ...
The untold story behind the Statue of Liberty: Its muse, towering height, and surprising connection to the Eiffel Tower
The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor shares something in common with other marvels of the world that are, were and never ...
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The Luxor Is Shutting Down Its Ancient Egypt-Themed Buffet
It may not be Las Vegas’s best buffet, but with its wind-swept sphinx statue, tiled sarcophagus centerpiece, and Indiana ...
The Egyptian temple that one Calif. suburb doesn't know what to do with
For the absolute best views of California’s most unhinged shopping mall building, folks tend to stand on the dirty asphalt behind a Hobby Lobby near Los Angeles — the closer to the dumpsters, the ...
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Taposiris Magna Miracle Discovery Could Lead To Cleopatra Tomb Find
Archaeologists have uncovered a tunnel beneath Taposiris Magna, potentially leading to the lost tomb of Cleopatra.
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Four Ancient Civilizations That are Nearly Unknown
The ancient world was replete with a myriad of fascinating civilizations, many of which are no longer remembered.