Ultraviolet light reveals how ancient Greek statues really looked

 
The Ancient Greeks had a unique sense of color  (and how we figured that out).
http://io9.com/5616498/ultraviolet-light-reveals-how-ancient-greek-statues-really-looked 
 
 
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Amazing information on the original colors on Greek statues.
... and I thought my neckties from the 1970s were garish.