Rare Hercules statue found — minus the head

Monday, August 15, 2011 - 15:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A rare second-century statue of the mythic hero Hercules has been found in Israel, archaeologists reported Monday. The buff marble masterpiece likely decorated a niche in a Roman bathhouse.

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