Archaeology: Roman Column Painted in Light

[Rubico]

I thought this was very interesting. Using lasers to "paint" ancient monuments (i.e., Trajan's Column) to their original bright colors. I had not heard about this earlier, though the article was published in 2008. (I must have been napping!)

Check it out:
http://news.discovery.com/videos/archaeo...light.html

[Titus Marius Secundus]

quite ... surprising. But yet surely, we all know paint was used on building etc, but the column too, huh.

[Rubico]

Yes. I knew about the temples and statues being painted, but not the column. Must have been a wonderful sight in its day.