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The statue of Antinous was discovered by a team of French archaeologists who in 1891 excavated the ancient site of Delphi.

Many significant ancient Greek temples are found not only in Greece but also in other countries that were once part of the ancient Greek world ...

The city said it would provide stewards for its statue of the folk song figure — and repair its bust, which has been damaged by excessive touching. By Lynsey Chutel Reporting from London In song ...

Life-sized statues of a man and a woman were discovered in a tomb in Pompeii, researchers said, thousands of years after a deadly volcano wiped out the ancient Roman city . Researchers say the nearly ...

A fascinating discovery off the coast of Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands, has unveiled a submerged mountain that may be ...

Stewards have been brought in to protect a famous statue of Molly Malone in Dublin after complaints people were groping the sculpture’s breasts. Dublin’s City Council has taken the action and ...

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 ...

Life-sized statues of a man and a woman were discovered ... In February, paintings depicting Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, were discovered. The images were painted on the walls of a large ...

Archaeologists excavating the Porta Sarno necropolis in Pompeii, Italy, discovered life-sized statues of a man and woman as part of a funerary relief. Experts believe the couple depicted were of ...

Archaeologists say the marble funerary statues of a toga-clad man and a woman shed new light on the power held by priestesses in the ancient city, which was destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted ...