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See the Haunting Stone Face of a Ptolemaic Statue Unearthed Near the Ancient Egyptian City of Alexandria
The statue was found at Taposiris Magna, an archaeological site where some researchers suspect Cleopatra and Mark Antony are ...
The Mind of Griff on MSN1d
From Trash to Treasure: Rare Ancient Greek Statue Found in a Trash Bag
The world of archaeology and art is often filled with thrilling discoveries, but few match the sheer surprise and sere ...
An Ancient Headless Statue Is Found Amid Trash in Greece
On the evening of Jan. 18, a 32-year-old Greek man went to the police with an unusual object that he said he had found in a ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN5d
See the Stunning Ancient Roman Statue of Athena That’s Going on View for the First Time in Nearly 260 Years
After spending centuries on a British aristocrat's estate in North Yorkshire, the marble masterpiece will be unveiled in ...
Archaeologists Found a Pile of Bronze Body Parts in an Ancient Statue Scrapyard
Archaeologists in Turkey discovered roughly 2,000 pieces of bronze statues broken apart in what was likely an ancient ...
2,000-year-old statue found dumped near garbage cans in Greece
Ancient statues have also been found in trash before in other parts of Europe. In 2023, a Roman-era statuette of Venus was ...
Priceless Ancient Greek Statue Found Abandoned in Trash Bag
According to The Associated Press and a statement from Greek police, a man in Neoi Epivates near the city of Thessaloniki ...
2,000-year-old headless statue found in Greece near trash cans, police now investigating
The discovery of a 2000-year-old headless statue from the Hellenistic period has prompted Greek police to investigate.
Man finds 2,000-year-old Greek statue dumped near trash cans
Authorities say the statue dates back to the Hellenistic period and are investigating how it ended up among garbage. It was ...
2,000-Year-Old Greek Statue Found Abandoned in a Bag Near Trash Cans: Police
A statue dating more than 2,000 years was allegedly found in a black bag near garbage bins in a part of the Greek city of ...
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Ancient Statue of Goddess Athena Reemerges After Three Centuries
A Roman statue of the Greek goddess Athena reemerged in Chicago after almost three centuries after it was acquired from a ...
Greek Reporter6d
Ancient Statue Found Near Garbage in Northern Greece
An ancient statue dating to the Hellenistic era was found in a black bag next to garbage bins in Greece's northern city of ...