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Two German archaeologists use science to recreate the lost colors of antiquity. But historians debate just how authentic their version of the past really is.

Greek and Roman marble antiquities have traditionally been viewed as white, but recent scientific studies have shown that they were often painted with bright colors – an accidental "whitewashing" of history that colored our view of ancient art.

The Ventura Planning Commission has approved a housing development on Channel Drive despite opposition over density, parking and safety concerns.

The historical aesthetics of white For those who have walked the streets of Athens, Rome or Palmyra — sadly destroyed by zealots — the impact of ancient ruins can raise other, more earthy and colorful questions these days. As discussions on the destruction of public art go on, it should be noted that, over the course of history, more art has been destroyed than preserved. Violence against long-held ideas has expressed itself through the physical destruction of items of “sacred” tradition for thousands of years. In a recent article in the New York Times, professor Erin L. Thompson obse...