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A Headless Ancient Sculpture Just Turned Up in the Trash in Greece
A headless and armless small marble Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic period turned up in the trash in Thessaloniki.
2,000-year-old Greek marble statue found discarded in the trash, police say
Greek authorities investigating the statue's mysterious appearance say it dates back to the Hellenistic period between 323 B.C. and 31 B.C.
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3,500-year-old Town Found Near Alexandria, Egypt
An approximately 3,500-year-old settlement was discovered in Egypt in Kom el-Negus, located about 27 miles west of Alexandria ...
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Christie’s to Auction Stunning Ancient Greek Art Worth Millions
A number of ancient Greek artifacts are to be auctioned by Christie's, including a Cycladic figure and a kylix, estimated to ...
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Headless Ancient Greek Sculpture Found in Garbage Bag
They say that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Some treasures are more surprising—and more valuable—than others, ...
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A Man Found a Mysterious Statue in a Trash Bag on the Street. It Turned Out to Be a 2,000-Year-Old Greek Artifact
Earlier this month, a 32-year-old Greek man brought something remarkable to his local police station: a statue of a woman ...
The oldest evidence for lead pollution comes from ancient Greece
Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea have found the oldest known evidence of ...
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Oldest Evidence of Human-Caused Lead Pollution Dates from Over 5,000 Years Ago, Around the Aegean Sea
Lead pollution started peaking when the Romans took over the Aegean coastline.
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Unexpected Vestiges of an Unknown Settlement from the Ramesside Period Found at Kom el-Nugus, West of Alexandria
Nugus, north of Lake Mariout in Egypt, documented in research led by Sylvain Dhennin and his team, challenges the widespread ...
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2,000-year-old statue found in rubbish bag in Greece
Experts believe the statue dates back to the Hellenistic period (320-30 BC), a time of significant artistic and cultural growth following Alexander the Great's conquests. This era witnessed a ...
Lead contamination in ancient Greece points to societal change
Studies of sediment cores from the sea floor and the coastal regions surrounding the Aegean Sea show that humans contaminated ...
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votive offerings Hellenistic
At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...