2,000-Year-Old Wooden Statue of Hercules Discovered in Ibiza, Spain

2,000-Year-Old Wooden Statue of Hercules Discovered in Ibiza, Spain

Statue of Hercules. Credit: Sailko / CC BY-SA 3.0 A rare 2,000-year-old wooden statue of Hercules has been unearthed on the island of Ibiza, Spain, in what archaeologists are calling one of the most remarkable organic discoveries ever recorded in the region. The sculpture, carved during the Roman period, survived in near-perfect condition thanks to an unusual set of natural circumstances that prevented it from decaying. The find was made during …

Wooden Hercules figurine found on the island of Ibiza

A rare wooden sculpture of Hercules has been discovered in a refuse pit on the Spanish island of Ibiza. The post Wooden Hercules figurine found on the island of Ibiza appeared first on Archaeology Wiki.