At a site not far from an ancient forum and amphitheater once used to host Roman gladiators, archaeologists discovered an ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a gladiator's tomb with a marble-etched inscription in an ancient Roman necropolis near Naples.

One of the Liternum necropolis’ graves is marked by a slab of engraved marble: It indicates the deceased was a gladiator, one ...

We will look closely at polychromy of ancient marble sculptures, pigments, their application and affects they created, and issues surrounding modern reconstructions. We will also examine other types ...

Italian archaeologists recently unearthed ancient Roman tombs during the excavation ... "Among the most relevant findings, several marble funerary inscriptions stand out, some of which are intact ...

a powerful automated machine tries its hand at an ancient craft Photographs by Caleb Stein Text by Elaine Sciolino To understand the magic and mystery of Carrara marble, I was told to start with a ...

The statue of Antinous was discovered by a team of French archaeologists who in 1891 excavated the ancient site of Delphi.

Ancient China was an agricultural society ... in four colors representing the four directions. The innermost wall, with a white marble gate set in each side, is the Altar Wall.

Archaeologists excavating at the ancient city of Aspendos, 25 miles east of Antalya on the Turkish coast, have unearthed an incredible marble statue of Hermes, the messenger of Zeus in ancient ...