At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

An archaeologist determined that the statue dates back to the Hellenistic period, which lasted from 323 B.C. until 31 B.C., between the death of Alexander the Great and the rise of Augustus in Rome.

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 ...

According to the first assessment by the archaeology service, the headless statue is from the Hellenistic period (between 323 and 31 BC), said the police statement. Authorities also released a ...

An ancient Hellenistic-era statue was found in a black bag next to a garbage bin, the police announced on Wednesday.Authorities have launched an investigation to determine how the ancient statue came ...

Map of the Hellenistic world just over four decades after Alexander the Great’s death. The ancient Greek rulers of the successor states to Alexander’s empire ruled over vast tracts of lands with a ...

There couldn’t have been a better mascot for fashion than the snake, which is slithering its way into the Lunar New Year as the dragon sashays away. The snake, after all, sheds its skin, making it a ...

So far, the mission has been partially successful – they have unearthed a colossal Buddha head, a massive palm, an ancient wall and inscribed Buddhist relics, all of which are estimated to date back ...

A sculpture of US president-elect Donald Trump in a pose evoking the Buddha at artist Hong Jinshi’s workshop in Xiamen, in southeastern China’s Fujian province on on December 9, 2024.

Cross-legged with his eyes half-closed in a pose evoking the Buddha, this porcelain version of America’s divisive leader-in-waiting is the work of designer and sculptor Hong Jinshi This photo taken on ...

Cross-legged with his eyes half-closed, in a pose evoking the Buddha, this porcelain version of America’s divisive leader-in-waiting is the work of designer and sculptor Hong Jinshi. The Zen ...

Cross-legged with his eyes half-closed in a pose evoking the Buddha, this porcelain version of America’s divisive leader-in-waiting is the work of designer and sculptor Hong Jinshi. The Zen-like ...