Lying in a garbage bag, nothing suggested it was an invaluable relic. A marble statue of a woman, possibly dating back to the Hellenistic era, was discovered near Thessaloniki. The find has been sent ...

An ancient marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found dumped near a cluster of garbage bins in Greece, kicking off a police investigation into potential illegal ...

The latest find is an ancient marble statue discovered in, of all places, a black trash bag. After an initial evaluation, experts dated the statue to the Hellenistic era between 320 and 30 B.C.E ...

Ancient statues have also been found in trash before in other parts of Europe. In 2023, a Roman-era statuette of Venus was discovered in a trash dump in Rennes, France. That same year, ancient bronze ...

THESSALONIKI, Greece — A marble statue of a woman believed to be more ... a country renowned for its ancient heritage, and often made during building construction or public works.