The Lion of Kea, an Archaic-era sculpture seemingly growing out of the bedrock poses one of the most puzzling mysteries from ancient Greece.

Not many ancient artefacts are more significant than this, a 35-40,000 year old statue carved out of mammoth ivory using only a flint stone knife, and being one of the oldest-known statues ever ...

Not many ancient artefacts are more significant than this, a 35-40,000 year old statue carved out of mammoth ivory using only a flint stone knife, and being one of the oldest-known statues ever ...

The Great Sphinx of Giza, a 66-foot-tall statue resting in the shadow of the ... it’s a chimera made up of a lion’s body and a person’s face. But which person? Contrary to popular belief ...

Zahi Hawass describes the history of the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx at Giza, the grandest monuments ... his placenta, or a statue, perhaps representing an aspect of his personality or spirit.

The pyramids of Giza are among the most fascinating ancient structures ... but it is more well known for its association with the Great Sphinx, a massive limestone statue with the body of a lion and ...

Much like the desert winds that perhaps helped shape it, conspiracy theories swirl around the Great Sphinx guarding the Giza plateau—especially regarding how the winged lion’s human head lost ...

She was thrilled when she learned these two lion statues, that perched at the entrance for 41 years, remained intact. "There's a lot of cultural significance for being protectors of spaces and so ...

Sculptures are 3-dimensional pieces of art viewed much differently than flat pieces like paintings. Throughout history, they’ve held a prominent role in public places and private collections, and as ...

Now Ristroph has turned his attention to the mystery of the Great Spinx of Giza. In the early 1980s ... workers would have quarried the ditch around the statue later to complete the sphinx's ...