Archaeologists uncover marble 'statue of ancient Greek goddess' in stunning discovery

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Archaeologists at an ancient city in southwestern Bulgaria have uncovered a marble statue fragment believed to represent Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting.The fragment was discovered at the site of Heraclea Sintica by Professor Ludmil Vagalinski and the team from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, during ongoing excavations near the modern town of Petrich.The find consists of the lower portion of a marble figure, including its feet and part of its base, unearthed in front of an ancient temple dedicated to Hercules.Despite its positioning, researchers dismissed the possibility of the statue depicting Hercules himself, and instead turned their attention to Artemis after closely examining the surviving details of the sculpture.

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