Not only were ancient sculptures multi-colored, they were also scented with perfumes, oils, and flower arrangements.

This stunning seaside city is the largest city on the Mediterranean coast and once stood as Egypt's capital city for almost a ...

Archaeologists identified the tomb as belonging to a high-ranking military leader who served under Ramesses III, a pharaoh who ruled ancient Egypt around 1100 B.C. Officials described the tomb as ...

Explore the interplay of light and shadow in architecture, enhancing perception, atmosphere, and emotional responses.

Did you know that ancient sculptures were once richly coloured? Researchers have known about this for centuries, but the general public remains largely unaware.

On the west bank of the Achelous are the remains of one of the oldest shipyards in antiquity, that of the ancient Greek city ...

But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...

Ancient buildings like Greece’s amphitheaters and Japan’s temples remain in use today, preserving cultural heritage.

New research is shedding light on the bouleuterion building that once stood in the ancient city of Teos, located in ...

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 ...

Digging into the lawn of a historic mansion in the capital city of Slovakia, archaeologists and their team of university students expected to find some ancient Roman artifacts but what emerged shocked ...

Many museums around the world are filled with marble statues from ancient Greece and Rome. Some viewers recognize that these works of art were not originally displayed in their glistening white form, ...