The Aztec Empire was a fascinating Mesoamerican civilization, which, at the height of its power, spanned tens of thousands of miles and over six million people. It was a thriving agricultural ...

New study claims Ancient Greek and Roman statues were perfumed. © Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses ...

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 ...

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideologies. But, in reality, ancient works of art were colorful and even ...

Swiss and Norwegian neuroscientists have discovered that the ancient Aztec death whistle — often credited with emitting the scariest sound on earth — still terrifies people today due to a ...

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology.

The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, the study adds to evidence that statues were more than ...

The finds range from bronze statues to coins to eggs. Archaeologists said the ancient egg offerings symbolized rebirth. A photo shows an intact egg, one of thousands of egg fragments found.