Life-size sculptures — of a possible priestess and her husband — found at Pompeii
Nearly 2,000 years after a volcanic eruption caused hot ash to blanket the city, construction on railway lines revealed a ...
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Ancient Sculptures Didn’t Just Look Good—They Also Smelled Heavenly, Study Finds
Not only were ancient sculptures multi-colored, they were also scented with perfumes, oils, and flower arrangements.
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A U.K. Monolith Turns Out to Be Part of a Prehistoric Stone Circle
New findings reveal that a standing stone tucked away in a Berkshire woodland was part of a prehistoric stone circle.
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Guardians of Kazakh Steppe: Unveiling Silent Legacy of Ancient Stones
Balbals are found throughout the Kazakh steppe. In the Karkaraly and Bayanaul mountains, chains of 300 to 350 balbals once ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures were scented, study finds
Science has previously shown that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were frequently ... was not intended to be perceived as a statue in stone. It was supposed to resemble a real god or ...
Phys.org20d
Smell like a god: Ancient sculptures were scented, Danish study shows
Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often ... was not intended to be perceived as a statue in stone. It was supposed to resemble a real god or goddess ...
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Ancient sculptures were scented, study shows
COPENHAGEN: Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were ... was not intended to be perceived as a statue in stone. It was supposed to resemble a real god or ...
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Ancient Greco-Roman sculptures were perfumed, new study reveals
A recent study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology by Cecilie Brøns revealed that ancient Greco-Roman sculptures were impregnated with perfumes and aromatic substances, an aspect that ...