“Those are all little architectural features that are around the building and, I dare say, sometimes sisters don’t even know they’re there because we’re so used to coming in and out,” said Sister ...

ATHENS, Greece – Archaeologists slowly digging through a huge 2,300-year-old tomb in northern Greece have uncovered two life-sized marble female statues flanking the entrance to one of three ...

The latest ancient Greek archaeological find to cause a stir is a Hellenistic marble workshop, discovered during a dig on Paros, part of the Cyclades island group in the Aegean Sea. You might not know ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The United States on Friday returned to Greece 30 ancient artifacts, including marble statues, armor helmets and breastplates, found to have been illicitly removed from the ...

The fine white dust that shrouds much of his northern Myanmar village also covers sculptor Chin Win as he leans over a half-finished Buddha statue. "We are blessed to carve Buddha," he said at his ...

A wall of sealing stones was removed to reveal the robe-covered bodies of two caryatids. Archaeologists have uncovered the expertly crafted robes of two female stone statues standing guard at the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the expertly crafted robes of two female stone statues standing guard at the entrance of a huge Macedonian tomb, dating back to the era of Alexander the Great, under ...

Morgan McNeel didn’t quite understand what he was seeing when the statue toppled to the ground. Protesters looped a yellow strap around the neck of a Confederate statue at the Durham County courthouse ...

FOR years the white lady had watched over the water. The 100-year-old marble maiden enjoyed pride of place reclining next to her pond at Merdon Manor near Hurlsey. But today her whereabouts are a ...