This ancient marble statue of the Aztec god of art, dance and games has gone on show in Mexico City. The statue, which was uncovered in the Guerrero neighbourhood of…
This bronze Roman-era statue of a mythical winged lion with a man’s torso has been discovered at an archaeological site in the United Arab Emirates. The statue of the mythical…
The head of a cemetery statue has mysteriously reappeared after 20 years when it was vandalised. The statue was in memory of a teenage girl who travelled to London to…
This intact 3,000-year-old artefact that was unearthed from an ancient sacrificial pit in China has been compared to the much-loved British cartoon Peppa Pig just months after an Angry Birds…
A nearly 2,000-year-old statue including the incredibly well-preserved head of the Roman Emperor Hadrian was unearthed by archaeologists in an ancient Turkish city who believe the statue was built just…
A huge statue of an ancient Chinese general has begun to be dismantled just five years after it was unveiled because residents disliked it and the government slammed it as…
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Commerce removed a statue of the Roman God of love 'Venus' from a shopping mall, claiming it violated Sharia Law. The statue was brought to the…
A guilty tourist who pinched a 2000-year-old terracotta statue showing the face of a woman from Pompeii has posted it back 50 years later with a note saying sorry. Managers…
Mexican farmers have discovered a near seven-foot-tall ancient sculpture of a noblewoman that has fascinated experts. Farmers digging a citrus orchard in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz discovered the…
A 4,200-year-old goddess statue from the Early Bronze Age has been found in an archaeological site in central Turkey where digs have been carried out for over 70 years. Prof.…