Greece, 2,000-Year-Old Statue Found in Garbage Bag

A marble statue believed to be more than 2,000 years old has been found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki. A resident discovered the 80-centimeter (31.5-inch) headless statue next to a garbage bin in Neoi Epivates, on the outskirts of Greece's second city.

The man handed it over to local authorities who contacted archaeologists to give an opinion on its value. Experts, after an initial assessment, determined that the piece dates back to the Hellenistic era, a period roughly between 320 and 30 BC, characterized by a flourishing of art and culture following the conquests of Alexander the Great.