The neglected marble quarries of Paros which centuries ago produced most of the sculptural masterpieces of ancient Greece are ...

The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the ...

In my own home, I have Calacatta Gold marble slabs in all the bathrooms and kitchen. Of course, I know that it’s the least ...

They’re separated by a “very deep” stone well ... marked by a slab of engraved marble: It indicates the deceased was a gladiator, one of the many slaves or criminals forced to fight and die for the ...

A figure, which appears to spell out “Bismillah” (In the name of Allah), was observed on a marble slab found in a marble ...

Archaeologists discovered a Roman necropolis near Naples at the location of the ancient settlement of Liternum. An inscription in the marble of a tomb indicated that it was the final resting place ...

It’s among civilisation’s oldest building materials, but marvel is experiencing something of a renaissance thanks to bold ...

World Heritage Day, celebrated on April 18, highlights the importance of preserving cultural monuments and sites across the ...

They’re separated by a “very deep” stone well, which may have served ... tombs—simple burials reserved for lower-class ancient Romans. Cappuccina tombs were typically made of clay roof ...