Advanced digital imaging reveals a portrait of an unknown man beneath "Ecce Homo," an oil painting by renowned Renaissance ...

Scent was an important consideration in the mummification process that used oils, waxes and balms to preserve the body and ...

Some scholars trace Valentine's Day back to ancient Greece and the mythical green meadows of Arcadia in the Peloponnese.

Rare and exceptional artworks and relics from the world’s most acclaimed cultures will cross the auction block along with ...

The BBC visits the studio of British sculptor Antony Gormley to learn how art evolves as a communal ... slower-than-expected pace in December. The ancient city of Butrint is the first site in ...

A claim that they received 4 to 5 liters of beer a day has appeared in social media posts, popular articles and books for ...

The Worcester Art Museum announced Thursday that it has voluntarily agreed to return a pair of antiquities that were likely removed illegally from Italy. The returns are part of a long-term loan ...

Ancient Greek art and culture have become cornerstones of ... Some were used for wine jugs, mixing or serving bowls, perfume jars, and storage jars. The shape of the vessel usually indicated ...

What’s less well-known is that it was discovered, in 1910, at the sub-Saharan site of an ancient city on the east ... appear on the shoulder of a bulbous jar discovered in a cemetery in the ...

Archaeologists discovered clusters of red ocher drawings scattered on rocks and cliffs across Canaima National Park—and have ...