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Rome's Subway Expansion Reveals Artifacts From The Ancient Past
Construction on a new subway line has uncovered marble busts, frescoes, mosaics, even ancient peach pits, dating back nearly 2,000 years. Archaeologists have also found an ancient military barracks.
What Centuries of Damage to Ancient Egyptian Artifacts Might Mean
The power relations presented in an exhibition at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation are selective. We get a discussion of ancient power — but what about the modern power to acquire these objects regardless of legal or ethical concerns?
Vanished! The Surprising Things Missing From Ancient Art
Why are the color blue—and plants—so absent from historical texts and cave walls?
The Met Makes Public-Domain Artifacts Free to Use
The move is significant for artists, art lovers, and entrepreneurs.
25 Subway Tile Ideas For Your Bathroom
If you have subway tiles at hand and wanna use them for decorating your bathroom, this roundup is totally for you: we’ll show you how!
7 Entertaining Examples of Ancient Graffiti
(via Mental Floss) Graffiti from centuries and even millennia ago can reveal the grievances, passions, games, and ordinary business dealings
Benefits Of Using Subway Tile Backsplash
Subway tiles have become increasingly popular these days due to their durability and resistance to dirt and stains. Though you wouldn’t find many fancy designs
Love a White Backsplash but Not Subway Tile? Try One of These
If you want to go beyond the classic rectangle, consider these 11 white backsplash tile options
How to Make a Subway Tile Shower and Other Home Projects
If you've ever considered redoing the tiling work in your shower, or perhaps adding some in the first place, then we have no doubt that you're familiar
You'll Want to Recreate These Creative Subway Tile Ideas In Your Own Kitchen
Ancient ramps may explain how Egyptians built the pyramids
British and French archaeologists believe they may have discovered one of the secrets behind the construction of Egypt’s Great Pyramids:
How an Ancient Indian Art Utilizes Mathematics, Mythology, and Rice
Computer scientists have studied these “pictorial prayers.”
What Comes After Subway Tile? 5 Designers Predict the Next Big Tile Trend
Subway tile will always be timeless, but that won’t stop us from looking ahead.
Museum uses current technology to conserve ancient artifacts
The graceful ceramic pedestal was coated with a thin layer of dirt, some of it perhaps lodged in the artifact's clay pores for thousands of years.
Giving These Drawings Titles Will Reveal Who You Really Are
These “Negative” Murals Only Reveal Themselves When Colors Are Inverted
“I want the viewer to capture the photograph and ‘reveal’ the image.”
Ancient Artifacts or Ancient Toys?
When archaeologists or anthropologists find mysterious objects in a burial chamber or the remains of ancient villages, how do they know what the object was used for?
What are Expansion Joints?
An expansion joint is a material placed in the joints between concrete slabs to protect the slabs from cracking when they contract and ex...
How to Decorate With Antiques
These easy techniques will keep your home current, while displaying vintage artifacts. Be Bold...
What Should I Do With Old Racist Memorabilia?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on preserving racially prejudiced — or otherwise bigoted — historical artifacts.
10 Oldest Artifacts Of Their Type Ever Found
The tools we use and the things we wear are a big part of what separates us from other animals. Some objects are archetypal of human civilization all over the world. Archaeologists have been digging up iconic artifacts for decades, pushing back the known date of when our ancestors started participating in a culture we would recognize. These are the oldest examples we have of humans creating things that typify the span of human progress. 10 Jewelry Jewelry is interesting in that it…
