Ancient sculptures were scented, Danish study shows Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colours, and now a Danish study has revealed that ...

Torso pieces were also found in the same region. Researchers believe they belong to statues of Artemis—goddess of hunting, ...

A team of Egyptian and French archaeologists has uncovered a stash of exquisitely preserved ancient jewelry during ...

Researchers uncover that ancient Greek statues were not just painted and dressed but also perfumed, adding a new dimension to ...

At the dig site, archaeologists discovered a broken pot filled with gold jewelry, statues of gods, beads, and a brooch.

images that would be worshipped as gods, i.e. idols. Now worshipping statues with divine honor is one way of worshipping other gods. Verse 7 is a general statement of the First Commandment ...

The artefacts found at the site included beads, amulets and statuettes, many made of gold, the Egyptian ministry of tourism and antiquities said. The ornaments were contained in a small pot, which was ...

Archaeologists discovered a 2,600-year-old jug at Egypt's Karnak temple complex, containing gold jewellery and statues of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. These ...

Among the discoveries is an approximately two-meter-high statue of Aphrodite, depicted sitting on a dolphin alongside the god Eros. This statue dates back to the 2nd century CE and is believed ...

or to be seen by the gods,” said Huot Samnang, the director of Cambodia’s antiquities department. Praying to a repatriated statue of a Hindu god. Many Cambodians see such objects as divinities ...