Ben Birch explores what we can learn from the statues we walk past each day, but never really notice I think there’s an ...

An astonishing discovery in Greece reveals an ancient marble workshop filled with unfinished statues.

Archaeologists in Greece have discovered an ancient sculptor's workshop which may provide a rare glimpse into what daily life was like during the Hellenistic period. Teams found the 3,000-year-old ...

But the residential nature of the settlement seems to have adapted to include the production of sculpture ... for ancient Greek art—the island was also helping shape the aesthetics for which ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York ...

In a groundbreaking study led by archaeologist Cecilie Brøns and published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, a fascinating aspect of ancient art has come to light: the use of perfumes and aromatic ...

Meanwhile, the art history blogger, Ellen Oredsson, points out on her site that the statues of the era displayed balance and idealism. "The ideal Greek man was rational ... "out of touch with reality ...

One might think that every piece of ancient Greek statuary is on display in a ... The latest find is an ancient marble statue discovered in, of all places, a black trash bag.

Greek authorities said the statue is from the Hellenistic period Greek Police A statue dating back more than 2,000 years was allegedly found in a black bag near garbage bins in a part of the Greek ...

A statue dating back more than 2,000 years was allegedly found in a black bag near garbage bins in a part of the Greek city of Thessaloniki. In a Wednesday, Jan. 22 press release, the Greek Police ...