Marble

Marble bust believed to depict Roman goddess of love found during excavations at Alicante beach

Archaeologists have also uncovered the foundations of houses and rooms belonging to a Roman villa used between the 3rd century BCE and the 4th century CE.

Marble bust believed to depict the Roman goddess of love Venus found on a beach in Alicante, Spain, June 10, 2026.
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Lost Acropolis piece returns to Athens.

Lost Acropolis piece returns to Athens

 Stern, ill, bald: French archaeologists discover large Ptolemaic marble head at Taposiris Magna.

Stern, ill, bald: French archaeologists discover large Ptolemaic marble head at Taposiris Magna


'We've lost our marbles': British intellectual opposes return of Parthenon sculptures to Greece

Andrew Wilson argues that more people will see the marbles if they remain in London than if they are transferred to Greece.

 The Elgin Marbles. London, UK. August, 2023.

Ancient Roman-era marble cargo shipwreck found by Israeli beachgoer

The cargo shipment of marble items had been known to the Israel Antiquities Authority for years, but because it was covered in sand, its exact location was unknown.

 A marble Corinthian column capital is seen on the sea floor off the coast of Israel.

Antiquities thieves in Turkey caught trying to sell ancient marble bathtub

Made entirely from marble, the tub is the only one of its kind found in Turkey

A Turkish flag, with the New and the Suleymaniye mosques in the background, flies on a passenger ferry in Istanbul, Turkey, April 11, 2019.

The marvels of marble

Since time immemorial, marble has been a stone that evokes luxury and a high quality of life.