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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, TooBut, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...
A recent study offers new insights into the pigments used by ancient Roman artists in Pompeii, revealing how they mixed raw ...
Unused paints are generally rare finds for archaeologists — but not at Pompeii. Take a look at “almost the entire palette of an ancient painter.” ...
Research led by Jilin University and Texas A&M University has documented the first known case of cinnabar-stained teeth in ...
Archaeologists in Pompeii, Italy, analyzed a variety of paint pigments, offering glimpse the art of ancient Romans, a study said. Photo from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii The ruins of Pompeii ...
Generally, unused paints are rare finds for archaeologists both because pigments can degrade over time and because ancient painters weren’t inclined to waste their precious materials.
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