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Tallulah Willis Says Engagement Ring Has the Lines of Ancient Greek Amphora
S OMETIMES THE BEST things in life are worth waiting for. That’s certainly the sentiment of Tallulah Willis, who turned to ...
Greek Reporter4d
Western Looting of Greek Antiquities During the War of Independence
In the late 18th and early 19th century, Westerners were involved in extensive looting of Greek antiquities as the nation was ...
Greek Reporter5h
Life Under Pharaoh Akhenaten: New Discoveries Shed Light on Egypt’s Lost City
Recent discoveries in Egypt uncover how daily life unfolded under Pharaoh Akhenaten, offering insight into a city lost for ...
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 senses.
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures were not just experienced visually ... Previous research has shown that these statues were ...
Smithsonian Magazine23d
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked ... Romans often decorated sculptures with colorful paint, as well as jewelry, fabrics, flowers, garlands and ribbons. Today, ancient Greco ...
Archaeology26d
Ancient Greek Statues Smelled of Perfume
DELOS, GREECE—Many museums around the world are filled with marble statues from ancient Greece and Rome ... and adorned with jewelry, but were even doused in perfume and fragrant substances ...
Archaeologists uncover mysterious pyramid and ancient artifacts in Israel’s Judean Desert
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have discovered a pyramid-shaped structure and ancient artifacts in the ...
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Metal Detectives Unearth Ancient Dagger Decorated with Tiny Stars, Crescent Moons, and Geometric Patterns
The decorations may suggest connections to a solar cult and that the dagger had a ritual significance, a statement from the ...
Ancient Greeks and Romans perfumed their statues, study says
The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of ...
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Archaeologists uncover mysterious pyramid and ancient artifacts in Israel’s Judean Desert
The finds include papyrus scrolls written in Greek and bronze ... Among the discoveries are ancient scrolls, weapons, wooden furniture, leather objects, cooking utensils, jewelry, textiles ...