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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...
Numismatic News14d
Weighing History
Coin weights were the pocket-sized guardians of fair trade. Before modern banking, coin weights ensured fair transactions and ...
Greek Reporter9d
The Cosmos of Ancient Greece’s Antikythera Mechanism
The Antikythera computer captured the ancient Greek passion for mathematics, and especially geometry, and science.
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 ...
Artnet News9d
Archaeologists Unearth Monumental Tomb Near Fabled Ancient Greek City
Archaeologists digging near the ancient city of Tenea in Greece have unearthed a monumental tomb complex housing precious ...
2,400-year-old tomb with gold treasures unearthed in Greece. See what looters missed
Walking into the ruins of an ancient tomb in southern Greece, archaeologists inadvertently joined a centuries-long tradition.
Greek Reporter4d
New Discovery in Egypt Unveils Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman Graves and Artifacts
An ancient military tomb and graves from the Egyptian, Greek, and Roman periods have been discovered at Tell Ruwad Iskandar, ...