The Geometric Period is a lesser known era in history. However, it ushered ancient Greece from the Dark Age to the Classical ...

As Greece prepares to celebrate Carnival, many people ask if the Ancient Greeks also did the same. The answer is not as easy ...

An exhibition at Paris’s City of Architecture and Heritage museum follows the development and iconography of department ...

The China National Silk Museum launched a program on February 20 to invite Chinese and Italian designers to recreate old Chinese embroidery patterns with cultural relics from China as sources of ...

Art is a reflection of our ever-changing reality. The representation may be indirect at times, as artists often use their ...

A recent study by archaeologist Cecilie Brøns reveals that ancient Greek and Roman statues were not only colorful and decorated but also perfumed, challenging the traditional view of classical ...

In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Greek Ministry of Culture has shone a spotlight on a remarkable artifact ...

In Tumakuru, a Yakshagana troupe is opening up the art form to new actors and audiences, writes Pavan Kumar H. Pavan Kumar H Last Updated : 19 February 2025, 23:16 IST ...

They found that when birds evolve ... Ancient Egyptian Mummified Bodies Smell 'Woody,' 'Spicy' and 'Sweet' Feb. 14, 2025 — Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet ...

Calligraphy was once China’s highest art form—then the Communist Party tried to erase it. Now, under Xi Jinping, it’s making a comeback. At Sotheby’s in Hong Kong, a rare copy of the ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

Scholars are now examining the text in detail to establish how much of it is readable. They have already made out one Ancient ...