The police said a man handed over a statue ... Greek crime, trafficking, antiquities and heritage protection units into its origins and how it could have wound up in the garbage. The discovery of ...

The statue, believed to be from the Hellenistic period, is currently being held by authorities for forensic testing. Discoveries of ancient artifacts are relatively common in Greece, often ...

Police in Greece said Wednesday they were investigating how an ancient Greek statue came to be dumped in a black plastic bag near garbage cans in the northern city of Thessaloniki. The organized ...

An ancient Greek statue has been discovered in a rubbish bag next to a bin near Thessaloniki, Greece. The incredible marble sculpture of a woman is believed to be more than 2,000 years old.

The latest find is an ancient marble statue discovered in, of all places, a black trash bag. According to The Associated Press and a statement from Greek police, a man in Neoi Epivates near the ...

One might think that every piece of ancient Greek statuary is on display in a museum, but in reality, Greeks today continue to find pieces of the past in their everyday lives. The latest find is ...

The Greek Police also said that the ancient statue will be handed over to the Forensic Investigations Sub-Directorate of Northern Greece for laboratory examination. It will then be transferred to ...

A marble statue of a woman ... Accidental archaeological discoveries are relatively common in Greece, a country renowned for its ancient heritage, and often made during building construction ...

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 ...

It is missing its head and arms. Pictured is a 2,000-year-old headless statue from ancient Greece's Hellenistic period. The trafficking of antiquities from ancient Greece is not new as police ...