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How Forensics, Fine Art, and the Greek Soccer Team Revealed the Face of a 3,500-Year-Old Warrior

A Bronze Age warrior with a fascinating backstory arrives at the Getty Villa Museum

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Tobias Houlton reconstructs the face of the Griffin Warrior.

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  1. In Los Angeles, when art and science reshape the world of tomorrow.

    In California, the powerful Getty Foundation brings together artists and scientists to address major contemporary challenges

  2. Inside the dash to save the Getty Villa from the Palisades fire: A timeline

    The Palisades fire ultimately spared the Villa and its more than 44,000 objects, including many Roman, Greek and Etruscan relics

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