Egyptologists have long claimed the statuary of Hatshepsut in Luxor was wantonly destroyed, it may have been "ritually ...

It sounds like a mash-up of Indiana Jones' plots, but German researchers say a heavy Buddha statue brought to Europe by the Nazis was carved from a meteorite that likely fell 10,000 years ago ...

The elaborately carved statue is believed to have been made sometime between 800-400 B.C., the National Anthropology and History Institute said.

The carved statue, known as Monument 9, measures 1.8 metres tall, 1.5 metres wide and weighs about one tonne, Mexico’s National Anthropology and History Institute (INAH) said in a statement.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A supposed Buddhist statue allegedly carved from a meteorite 1,000 years ago may not be as ...

The largest Moai statue was indeed carved but never erected, according to experts. "There is an exceptionally 'tall' statue on Rapa Nui, known locally as El Gigante and said to be 20m long (66 feet).

Two nearly life-size statues have been discovered inside a cemetery in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city destroyed by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 C.E. Experts think the figures are a funerary ...