Among the items are sandals, pottery and Britain's largest collection of Roman writing tablets, bearing IOU notes and gossip ...

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...

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

From ancient Roman structures under homes to Viking jewelry in a wetland, here are some of the latest archaeological ...

Unused paints are generally rare finds for archaeologists — but not at Pompeii. Take a look at “almost the entire palette of ...

Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection” has works span hundreds of years, with the earliest piece dating from ...

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

Research shows that statues were impregnated with fragrances, challenging the perception of sculpture as a purely visual art form.

Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ...

Stunningly and unexpected, virtually all of the selections on view in this exhibition are complete. Co-organized by the Art Institute and Rome-based Torlonia Foundation, it is the first time works ...