The discovery of a 2000-year-old headless statue from the Hellenistic period has prompted Greek police to investigate.

"For our profession, these are extraordinary finds," said Professor Aybek, head of the excavation at the ancient city.

A marble statue of a woman, believed to be more than 2,000 years old, was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek ...

Ancient statues have also been found in trash before in other parts of Europe. In 2023, a Roman-era statuette of Venus was ...

The Roman period in Egypt began in 30 B.C.E. after Cleopatra's death. Even the Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities adds that, “It is more likely the statue represents another royal ...

A headless marble statue, believed to be over 2,000 years old, was found abandoned in a garbage bag near Thessaloniki, Greece ...

The statue - which stands about 7ft (2.1m) tall - was commissioned by the CEO of Facebook's parent company in an effort to honour "the Roman tradition of making sculptures of your wife", Mr ...

Researchers said the statue of the lady with the crown was likely of Queen Cleopatra VII, who famously had relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. But not everyone was convinced. “I looked ...

He noted that during the legendary queen’s time, the pharaohs were portrayed with Egyptian and not Roman art styles as was the case with the newly discovered statues. Some archaeologists said ...