Archaeologists Unearthed an Ancient Face Where It Wasn't Supposed to Be
created: Dec. 29, 2025, 2 p.m. | updated: Jan. 6, 2026, 7:34 p.m.
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:Recent excavations in the ancient Etruscan city of Vulci revealed the head of a marble statue that appears to have Greek influence.
It was there that they came upon the marble head of a statue mirroring the Greek korai found near the Parthenon in the Athenian Acropolis.
Related Story Greek Goddess Statue Head Found After 2,100 YearsThe face of the nameless woman most likely gazed out from a monumental temple that was discovered in 2020 near Tempio Grande.
Unlike the broken columns of ancient Greek and Roman cities that are still standing, no buildings survive in that area.
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