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 city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday. A resident discovered the 80 ...
Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities As a team of French archaeologists excavated a seventh-century C.E. dwelling at Taposiris Magna, an ancient city located around 30 miles west of ...
It was then was examined by an archaeologist with the Ephorate of Antiquities, which handles the conservation, protection and preservation of antiquities. A crime team that combats the trafficking ...
The sculpture dates back to the Hellenistic period between 323 B.C. and 31 B.C. Authorities in Greece are investigating after a 2,000-year-old marble statue was discovered wrapped in a trash bag ...
It will be transferred to the crime investigation team in northern Greece for lab tests, then to the antiquities service for evaluation and conservation, according to the statement. Police have ...
The Ministry of Culture has completed a preliminary examination of the statue and concluded that it falls under Greek laws protecting antiquities, the police said. A three-person panel will try to ...
It will be transferred to the crime investigation team in northern Greece for lab tests, then to the antiquities service for evaluation and conservation, according to the statement. Police have ...
The statue has been sent for further examination by archaeologists and will ultimately be handed over to the local antiquities authority for preservation and study. Commuters view an ...
a senior specialist and head of the department of the antiquities at Christie’s, told The Post. “You could wear this and have a unique, special conversation piece rather than what all your ...
I was dumbfounded and deeply disappointed when I learned that Nevada Congressman Mark Amodei introduced legislation aimed at gutting the historic 1906 Antiquities Act. Having worked on public lands ...
With the aid of explosives, the thieves blasted their way into the museum’s renowned galleries full of antiquities and art—from the world’s oldest known boat to an early Vincent van Gogh ...