2,400-Year-Old Goddess Statues Found Dumped in Ancient City on Lebanon’s Coast | Ancient Origins

06/12/2025 3 min
2,400-Year-Old Goddess Statues Found Dumped in Ancient City on Lebanon’s Coast | Ancient Origins

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Polish archaeologists studying the ancient city of Porphyreon in Lebanon have pieced together the broken parts of ceramic heads to remake what they think are statues of goddesses. One of the 2,400-year-old statues is about 24 cm (9 inches) tall and 15 cm (6 inches) wide.

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