Archaeologists found an ancient bust of the Greek god Zeus in western Turkey. Located right near the remains of a temple ...

A visit to this island gem is well worth a trip, made even more enticing but its largest figurative sculpture ever to be ...

Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would ... Visitors flocked to see the Temple of Zeus. Inside stood a huge gold and ivory statue of the king of the gods himself. Image caption, These ...

So much so that, in addition to celebrations, they decided to commemorate the event by constructing a giant statue with the money ... the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, joining structures ...

AN ancient 4,000-year-old tomb with mysterious wooden statues has been unearthed in Egypt. The fascinating discovery revealed a chamber with two wooden coffins one placed inside the other - and ...

Italian archaeologists have unearthed 24 beautifully preserved bronze statues in Tuscany believed to date back to ancient Roman times. The statues were discovered under the muddy ruins of an ...

The jagged summit of Mytikas—here illuminated during a storm—is where ancient Greeks believed the greatest gods lived, including the primordial weather god Zeus, “the high-thunderer.” ...

Sep. 25, 2024 — Scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found alongside the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back approximately 3,600 years.

An instant hit, the installation drew more than 100,000 people. The Zeus statue will be unveiled on Oct. 6 at Amalie Arena when the Lightning face the Florida Panthers for the season opener.

NAGAOKAKYO, Kyoto Prefecture--An 11-face Kannon Buddhist statue kept at Otokunidera temple ... is only the third known example in Japan of an ancient wooden deity having been carved during a ...