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Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Lost color revealed on Ancient Greek marble

The head of Medusa on Achilles’ shield was once painted with a green, copper-based pigment, according to a new XRF technique. One of the archaeological delights found in the ancient Greek city of Delphi is the frieze of the Siphnian Treasury, built in ...


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