Garishly Painted Greek Statues

This is just neat:

Ultraviolet light reveals how ancient Greek statues really looked

Of course, the statues don’t look as classical when seen, pardon the pun, in this light. But hey, Science! makes lots of things look less classical. And that’s why Science! rocks. It keeps us real.

And though this isn’t particularly gaming-related, maybe knowing that the Greeks had appalling taste in color will come in handy somewhere down the road.

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