Mystery Statue Unearthed at Sardis Archaeological Dig
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Asia · Turkey · Aug 24, 2026
Primary source: Harvard Gazette
Archaeologists with the Harvard-Cornell Archaeological Exploration of Sardis in Turkey uncovered a marble statue of a young man, over 7 feet tall and nearly 2,500 years old. Found broken and reused as paving on a Roman avenue, it shows rare archaic Lydian sculptural style.
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