Ancient Statue Recovered From Trashcan in Greece

Archaeology ^ | January 24, 2025 | editors / unattributed

[SunkenCiv]

The Associated Press reports that a man reported his discovery of a headless marble statue measuring about 30 inches long in a trash bin in northern Greece to local authorities. Archaeologists estimate that the statue dates to between 320 and 30 B.C. Police are investigating how the statue might have ended up in the garbage. The sculpture will be handed over to the local antiquities authority for conservation.

[SunkenCiv]

Marble statue, Thessaloniki, Greece

Greek Police

[SunkenCiv]

[BenLurkin]

Trashcanistan

[bigbob]

Someone just gave up trying to get ahead.

[Joe 6-pack]

Alceo Dossena

[GaltAdonis]

One man’s trash is another man’s antiquity…

[chrisser]

"Police are investigating how the statue might have ended up in the garbage"

Police have three leading theories:
1) Someone put it in the garbage
2) Aliens
3) Magic

[MtnClimber]

I throw out food when it gets that old.

[shadeaud]

Reminds me of an episode from Dexter

[woodbutcher1963]

I toured the Coliseum in Rome last October.
The guide said the whole thing was covered in Marble originally. However, after Rome fell and it was in ruin people came in a took almost all the marble out to use in the homes in and around the city. So, someones floor tile in their bathroom might have once been part of the Coliseum

[MayflowerMadam]

😂

[SunkenCiv]

At under 40 inches, it’s PROOF that there were once LEPRECHAUNS living in Europe!!! /s

[SunkenCiv]

Yeah, seems likely this is the ‘work’ of some koranimal ‘refugee’.

[SunkenCiv]

:^) It probably means, they’re trying to lift prints, find eyewitnesses, etc, to ID the vandal and/or pothunter.

[Red Badger]

Get rid of that old thing! It’s broken!...............

[SunkenCiv]

And vice versa...

[Libloather]

[bunkerhill7]

Eulusodis?
Eiphindodis.
Itsmindadis.

[SunkenCiv]

LOL

[SunkenCiv]

Never be head of a major corporation.