Statue of Athena Found in Turkey - Archaeology Magazine

Statue of Athena Found in Turkey - Archaeology Magazine

Marble statue of Athena, Laodicea, Turkey DENIZLI, TURKEY—A six-foot statue of the goddess Athena has been discovered at the West Theater in Laodicea, an ancient city in southwestern Turkey, according to a Türkiye Today report. The white marble sculpture, which has an unfinished back, was found lying face down in rubble near the outer wall of the state building. The head and arms of the statue have not been recovered. The style of the carving su…

Archaeologists uncover ancient two-metre marble statue of Greek goddess Athena

A marble sculpture depicting the Greek goddess Athena has been unearthed at the ancient site of Laodicea in present-day Turkey.The white marble figure, measuring nearly two metres in height, was discovered lying face down amid debris along the exterior wall of the theatre's rear stage area - a section archaeologists refer to as the postskene.While the statue remains largely intact, its head has yet to be located by the research team.Athena held …

Exceptional Statue of Greek Goddess Athena Uncovered in Ancient Laodicea, Turkey

A 2-meter statue of Greek goddess Athena. Credit: Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism Archaeologists have uncovered a nearly 2-meter (6.6 feet) marble statue of the Greek goddess Athena at the ancient city of Laodicea, located in modern-day Turkey. Researchers found the statue lying face-down in rubble debris along the outer wall of the theater’s rear stage section, known as the “postskene.” The statue is carved from white marble, though it…

2,000-year-old statue of goddess Athena unearthed in SW Türkiye

2,000-year-old statue of goddess Athena unearthed in SW Türkiye

2-meter Athena statue found at Türkiye’s ancient city of Laodicea

Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy has announced that a statue of “Athena” made of white marble, approximately 2 meters long, was...