It is renowned for its golden-white color and is particularly noted for its use in ancient Greek architecture and sculpture. Perhaps the most famous example of Pentelic marble is the Parthenon on ...

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 ...

The statue, believed to be from the Hellenistic period, is currently being held by authorities for forensic testing. Discoveries of ancient artifacts are relatively common in Greece, often ...

The police said a man handed over a statue ... Greek crime, trafficking, antiquities and heritage protection units into its origins and how it could have wound up in the garbage. The discovery of ...

After discovering the ancient artwork in a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece, the man surrendered it to the police. Authorities are analyzing the statue and investigating why it was abandoned Sonja ...