The Archaeological Museum of Naples, founded in the 18th century by the Bourbon king Ferdinand IV to house the astounding collection of ancient statuary he procured from the Roman Farnese family, is ...

Police opened an investigation to determine who discarded the statue and briefly detained a man for questioning who was later released without charge. Accidental archaeological discoveries are ...

According to Archaeological Mag, the most “striking find" was the statue of a youth integrated into a wall. This discovery provides archaeologists with new clues about the building's purpose. The ...

It didn't become a museum until Charles VII declared it so in the late 18th century. If you only have time for one museum on your Naples getaway, many recent travelers (and travel experts ...

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in Thessaloniki for desecrating the statue of Greek national hero Antonis Katsantonis. The incident occurred in the municipality of Kordelios Evosmos, where the ...

The headless statue of a woman was found in a bin bag ... authority for preservation and study. Commuters view an archaeological site located inside the Thessaloniki metro. Credit: AP Accidental ...

A Roman statue of the Greek ... to the chest,” she added. Athena was one of the most prominent and revered deities in ancient Greek mythology. She was the goddess of wisdom, warfare, strategy, crafts ...

An ancient Roman statue of the Greek goddess Athena, hidden from public view for nearly 300 years, is resurfacing in Chicago. The 1st-century C.E. sculpture has been acquired by the Halsted A&A ...

Police in Greece say a marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old has been found abandoned in a garbage bag and handed to archaeologists This undated handout photo provided ...