Based on these ancient sources, two separate methods of applying perfumes to Greco-Roman statues can be identified. The first, known as ganosis, involved mixing waxes and fragrant oils in order to ...

Ancient statues were not only painted in bright colors but also draped in fabrics, adorned with jewels, and surrounded by ...

Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect their heritage.

The stone statue, or stele, was discovered at the Mes Aynak site in a ruined monastery in 2010, but it wasn't until now that it was analyzed and described.Gérard Fussman, a professor at the ...

STUNNING underwater pictures appear to reveal the real-life Atlantis – with eerie ancient mosaics and moss-coated statues lying on the sea bed. Immersed in the sea due to the Earth’s vo… ...

The stone figures once greeted worshipers of the god Apollo, archaeologists said. Archaeologists excavating ruins on uninhabited Despotiko found 2,400-year-old sanctuary statues reused as building ...

During its life span, at least 14 individuals were represented by statues — 11 emperors and three empresses — Demirok said, the last being Gallienus, who ruled from A.D. 260 to 268.

Five Best: Books on Real-Life Art Heists Selected by John Barelli, the author, with Zachary Schisgal, of ‘Stealing the Show: A History of Art and Crime in Six Thefts.’ By ...

STUNNING underwater pictures appear to reveal the real-life Atlantis – with eerie ancient mosaics and moss-coated statues lying on the sea bed. Immersed in the sea due to the Earth’s vo… ...