Some of the victims at Pompeii were wearing woolen cloaks when they died, even though it was August, new research finds. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

A giant, animated Nativity scene, known as a Presépio, is on display at Portugalia Marketplace in Fall River. The display features hundreds of hand-painted clay figurines celebrating Azorean ...

Learn step-by-step how to create stunning textured wall art using plaster, mandala stenciling, and metallic paint techniques. This tutorial walks you through mixing wall putty, applying raised ...

In this DIY video, learn how to hang items on plaster and lath walls using a molly bolt. This effective method allows you to securely hang heavy picture frames or mirrors without needing to find a ...

New Jersey’s Hispanic workers ranked among the highest in the nation for their use of public transit, according to the latest Census figures. One in four Hispanic workers, or 25.5% used some form of ...

Imaging technology has revolutionized paleontology, allowing scientists to study fossils that are buried deep in the rock or too small to handle. Two recent studies I was involved with show some of ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A team discovered the largest collection of Roman painted plaster in London history—shattered into thousands of pieces. It took months of ...

A 32-year-old woman "undecided" about children asked moms for their opinions on cloth diapers—and the response is going viral. Miam-based Chanel Goodson wrote in her post on Threads: "As … someone who ...

ALGER COUNTY, MI -- Here’s a home renovation you won’t find on the HGTV: replastering a lighthouse keeper’s station built in 1909 using horse hair. Park staff are rehabilitating the plaster of the ...

Han Li reconstructing the wall plaster of a huge ancient Roman mosaic installation found in London (all photos © MOLA, courtesy Museum of London Archaeology) There ...

The destruction of statues of the ancient Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut may not after all have been part of a campaign of retribution by her nephew and successor, King Thutmose III, archaeologists have ...

LONDON — A remarkable archaeological endeavor in the heart of the British capital has brought to light one of the most extensive collections of painted Roman wall plaster ever unearthed in the city.