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Mental health issues cited as tourist damages Terracotta Army statues

Authorities launch investigation into how visitor breached security to enter pit.

 Mental health issues cited as tourist damages Terracotta Army statues.
 1,000-year-old Buddha statue discovered in North Korea.

1,000-year-old Buddha statue discovered in North Korea

 Ancient Ptolemaic statue returns to Libya after decades.

Ancient Ptolemaic statue returns to Libya after decades

 How tall is God? Study aims to calculate Yahweh’s stature.

How tall is God? Study aims to calculate Yahweh’s stature


Roman-era Hermes statue with ram companion found in ancient Aspendos fountain

Statue dated to late 2nd century A.D., was found alongside objects associated with Aphrodite, Eros, Artemis, and Nemesis.

 The Aspendos aqueduct.

Archaeologists discover Isis statuette at ancient Roman site in Mallén, Spain

The statuette represents a domestic cult, offering new insights into eastern religious influences and Egyptian cults in Roman-era Hispania homes.

 Archaeologists discover Isis statuette at ancient Roman site in Mallén, Spain.

'Hercules of Valdelsa': 1700-year-old Roman statue found in Montaione, Florence

The statue is over 50 centimeters tall, headless, and can be reassembled from three matching fragments.

Tuscany, Italy.

Cleveland Museum returns smuggled Marcus Aurelius statue to Turkey after 65 years

The Manhattan DA and US Homeland Security deemed Turkey’s request valid and seized the statue from the Cleveland Museum of Art.

 Cleveland Museum returns smuggled Marcus Aurelius statue to Turkey after 65 years.

Statue of Aphrodite and Eros riding a dolphin found in Turkey's Perge

The two-meter-high Aphrodite is depicted sitting on a dolphin alongside the god Eros.

 Statue of Aphrodite and Eros riding a dolphin found in Turkey's Perge.

Police suspect crime after 2,000-year-old statue found by Thessaloniki garbage bins

The Greek police's Organized Crime Unit opened a preliminary investigation into how the statue came to be dumped.

 Police suspects involvement of organized crime: Man finds 2,000-year-old Hellenistic marble statue near garbage bins in Thessaloniki.

Netflix musical 'Emilia Perez' leads Oscar nominations

Walt Disney's ABC will broadcast the event, and comedian Conan O'Brien will host.

 Finished mounted Oscar Statuettes are seen at the Polich Tallix foundry in Walden, New York, US, January 25, 2018

Does the 'Grave Naiskos' statue show an ancient Greek using a laptop?

Experts clarify the object is a shadow box used in funerary practices.

 Grave Naiskos of an Enthroned Woman with an Attendant, about 100 BCE.

Archaeologists discover 2,000 fragmented bronze statues in ancient Metropolis 'junkyard'

"For our profession, these are extraordinary finds," said Professor Aybek, head of the excavation at the ancient city.

 Archaeologists discover 2,000 fragmented bronze statues in ancient Metropolis 'junkyard'.

Hancock claims a lost civilization built Easter Island's statues 11,000+ years ago

Hancock argues that Polynesian settlers encountered a pre-existing population, evidenced by banana remains from at least 3,000 years ago.

 Graham Hancock's new theory claims a lost civilization built the Easter Island statues more than 11,000 years old.

Rare life-sized statue of a senior general found in China's Terracotta Army

"Based on its location, we believe this figure was likely the highest-ranking military commander of this unit."

 Rare life-sized statue of a senior general found in China's Terracotta Army.