Roman beauty secrets revealed in 1,800-year-old tin of make-up
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this was the foundation that fashionable women in Roman London would put on their faces before an evening or day out. Scientists
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LONDON - Fashionable women in ancient Rome applied a beauty cream that wasn&#39;t all that different from today&#39;s cosmetics, researchers say.
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The fashion conscious women of Roman Britain used a tin-based foundation to get a pale and appealing look. The evidence comes from a sealed pot of ointment found at an archaeological dig in Southwark, south London, last year.
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Hailed by some scientists as a breakthrough, a new coating material used on a church in Rome has been found to ÂeatÂ surrounding smog.
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In its golden age, Hollywood excelled at manufacturing stars, large and small. This book explains how the machine worked.
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A show within the show: puffed hair, masked faces and even a light sculpture.
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Researchers have found a unique compound, similar to that of a modern tree resin, in amber.
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Nicholas Ostler's history charts Latin's rise and fall. Harry Mount's short primer makes a passionate case for studying the language.
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Archaeologists in England have uncovered a treasure trove of Roman artifacts, including a 1,700-year-old "curse tablet" that asks for divine vengeance for a stolen cloak.
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The Shroud of Turin is much older than suggested by 1980s radiocarbon dating, a new chemical study suggests.
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Opening a show on body decoration through the ages at Paris's Musee Dapper is a series of giant black and white photographs of modern-day body art -- implants under the skin, scarring, tattoos and piercings.
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Every feature of a butterfly or moth has been shaped over millions of years of evolution for specific purposes.
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A detailed survey of ancient cave carvings at a site first discovered last year in Nottinghamshire, England, reveals the etchings may be some of most elaborate Ice Age art ever found.
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"Permanent makeup" -- a kind of tattoo of the lips, eyelids and eyebrows undergone by more than 8 million U.S. women -- can for years disfigure patients who suffer allergic reactions, federal researchers said on Wednesday.
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When it comes to cosmetics, the ancient Romans knew what they were doing.
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Bulgarian archaeologists have found what they claim is Europe's oldest skeleton, which they have named "Julia Roberts" because the woman was a "rare beauty" with a nearly flawless set of teeth.
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A study of a 2000-year-old calculator, known as the Antikythera Mechanism, reveals more about its use