Ancient Egyptian funerary paintings have long been admired for their formal and structured nature, but a recent study conducted by an international team of scientists revealed new insights into the ...

Hidden details of ancient Egyptian paintings from around 3,000 years ago have been revealed by researchers. A team of scientists used portable devices to perform chemical imaging on artworks in their ...

Prehistoric cave paintings; Egyptian pyramids and temples; classical Greek statues. As the Ice Age glaciers melted, European civilization was born—and with it, so was art. From the Stone Age came ...

The world is filled with ancient unexplained mysteries that capture the imagination, challenging scientists, scholars, and visitors alike. Archeologists attempt to identify and explain the purpose of ...

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Albert Lin is photographed in front of Chachapoyas sarcophagi during his quest to find the lost city of the Chachapoyas in Peru. (National Geographic for Disney/Rocio Lira) "Lost Cities Revealed with ...

More than 100 years after the discovery of the large fresco in the Villa of the Mysteries, a new one has been discovered in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, in Italy. An almost life-size frieze, or ...

pt. I. Astronomy in art -- Monet and Turner, masters of sea and sky -- Vincent van Gogh and starry skies over France -- Edvard Munch : mysterious skies in Norway -- Yosemite moonrises and moonbows -- ...

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