An archaeologist discovered that etching on the 2,600-year-old stone monument, known as Arslan Kaya, featured the word 'Materan,' which means 'mother goddess' in ancient Indo-European.

A new paper has confirmed and refined an inscription long thought impossible to pin down – and it seems to be a dedication to an ancient Mother goddess. For 2,600 years, a lonely statue has ...

A mysterious inscription on an ancient monument dedicated to a "mother goddess" has been deciphered thanks to a researcher's "fortuitous" discovery.

The Arslan Kaya monument featured the word “Materan,” which means “mother goddess” in ancient Indo-Europe. This message was left by the Phrygians, who inhabited the region from roughly ...

An ancient Egyptian burial ground has been unearthed with around 20 tombs kitted out with golden treasures including a gold foil statue of a cat goddess. The group of tombs were discovered by ...

The Halsted A&A Foundation has acquired a 1st-century Roman statue of the ancient Greek goddess Athena. The sculpture, which has remained out of public view for centuries, will be on display ...

An ancient Roman statue of Athena, unseen for almost 300 years, is resurfacing in Chicago. The 1st-century C.E. sculpture of the Greek goddess was acquired by Halsted A&A Foundation in 2023, as ...

Ancient statue with asymmetrical face may depict goddess with rare condition in Portugal By Irene Wright. December 31, 2024 12:11 PM.

The foils were designed to take the shape of Ancient Egyptian gods, such as Isis, who was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion and was considered the divine mother of the pharaoh.