Many "modern" inventions actually have precedents dating back more than 1000 years, to ancient Greek and Roman times.

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Police in Greece said Wednesday they were investigating how an ancient Greek statue came to be dumped in a black plastic bag near garbage cans in the northern city of Thessaloniki. The organized ...

A headless statue believed to be 2,000 years old has been found inside a black plastic bag near trash cans in Greece, prompting a police investigation.

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A new subway system is on its way to being showcased to passengers in Thessaloniki, Greece. The project unveiled thousands of ancient finds through excavations.

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A version of this article appears in print on Jan. 31, 2025, Section C, Page 3 of the New York edition with the headline: Ancient Headless Statue Found in Trash.