Scaffolding in a niche of the Vatican Museums' Round Hall conceal from view the work of restorers who are removing centuries of grime from the largest known bronze statue of the ancient world: the ...

Archaeologists are excited to reveal their fascinating discovery after excavations this past summer unearthed a small, ancient Roman statue depicting the Greek demigod, Hercules. The unusually small ...

Archaeologists discovered a 1,700-year-old 20-inch statue of Hercules in Florence, Italy. A student with a pickaxe discovered the miniature marble statue in three fragments. The fragments all fit ...