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A Looted Bronze Statue That May Depict Marcus Aurelius Is Returning to Turkey
The repatriation comes after years of legal disputes over the true identity and provenance of the 6-foot-4 artwork, which has been housed at the Cleveland Museum of Art ...
This is what a surgical clinic looked like in ancient Rome
Discovered on accident in Rimini, Italy, this surgeon’s house and the hooks, scalpels, and mortars inside have expanded what ...
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Roman-Egyptian Individuals Had Their Color Portraits Done Before Being Mummified; They Were Advanced in Time
Roman-Egyptian Individuals Had Their Color Portraits Done Before Being Mummified; They Were Advanced in Time General Pitt ...
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The Ancient Egyptian Treasures of a German Sailor Who May Not Have Existed
For years, major artifacts sold to collectors and museums have been attributed to a Bremen-born naval officer who apparently bought them in the early 20th century and passed them to his heirs. But the ...
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Coins, a Form of Marketing in Ancient Greece
Before presidential addresses and social media, ancient rulers used coins as a form of marketing to reach their people in ...
Spectacular statues reveal art tradition of ancient Rome’s lost sculpture capital
Spectacular statues reveal art tradition of ancient Rome’s lost sculpture capital - City of Perga on Turkey’s southwestern ...
Mummy quiz: Can you unwrap these ancient Egyptian mysteries?
The ancient Egyptians were not the first culture to mummify their dead, but they practically perfected the practice by ...
Coin found in Berkshire field could be worth more than £70,000... here's how to spot if you've got a rare piece of gold change
A Celtic gold coin unearthed from a field in Berkshire could be worth more than £70,000. Considered one of the most important ...