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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

CBS News reported that the statue is 32 inches tall by 10 inches wide. It appears to depict a someone wearing flowing garments. It is missing its head and arms. The trafficking of antiquities from ...

In December, construction workers putting in natural gas pipelines near Athens found a Roman-era statue of the ancient Greek god Hermes buried upright in a brick-lined pit near the Acropolis of ...

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 ...