Two very rare, almost-life-sized statues have been discovered during the excavation of a massive tomb in Pompeii.

"It was quite a surprise to find it there a few centimeters beneath the ground." Archaeologists excavating the Porta Sarno ...

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These are the 25 countries which are home to the most significant cultural, historical and natural sites, according to UNESCO.

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Archaeologists working at a city in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have discovered two life-sized funerary statues ...

It is even more unusual to find reliefs of priestesses holding their religious objects.” The statue of the woman “provides new evidence of the importance of the cult in the city”.

However, the fact that the female figure may represent a priestess holding religious objects makes the discovery exceptional, as the researchers write. The statue also offers valuable insight into ...

Stewards are to be stationed next to a statue of Molly Malone in Dublin to discourage people from touching it. Dublin City Council is running a pilot scheme for a week in May after complaints of ...

ST JAMES, Jamaica — A team from the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) has been deployed to clean the statues in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, which were defaced recently. Eight members ...

A statue of Saint Ignatius of Loyola in the historic St. Mary's Hall. Photos by Lee Pellegrini. More than one hundred years after it was built, the historic St. Mary’s Hall—home to the Boston College ...