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Eight-year-old boy visiting Ramon Crater finds over 1,700-year-old statue fragment hidden in rocks

“I was looking for special things on the ground that I could show in class,” Wolynitz shared. “ Suddenly, I noticed an interesting stone with stripes lying on the ground, and picked it up.”

Eight-year-old Dor Wolynitz with the over 1,700-year-old statuette fragment he found in the Ramon Crater area, May 11, 2026.
Statues of ancient Greek and Roman dieties discovered in  in the Muharram Bek neighborhood of Alexandria, Egypt, May 8, 2026.

Collection of Greek, Roman, Byzantine artifacts discovered in neighborhood of Egypt’s Alexandria

Marble statue of Athena found by archaeologists in Laodicea’s Western Theater near Denizli, Turkey, April 23, 2026.

Marble statue of Greek goddess Athena found hidden in rubble in Turkey's ancient city of Laodicea

Partial statue of Ramesses II ("Ramesses the Great") discovered at Tel Faraon, Egypt, April 23, 2026.

Partial statue of Ramesses the Great found in ancient Egyptian capital city along Nile


US House to vote on banishing Confederate statues from Capitol building

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Head of Cecil Rhodes gouged off Cape Town monument

Thousands of protesters have marched across the United States and Europe calling for the removal of monuments seen as glorifying the imperialist nature of countries such as Britain.

A damaged bust of Cecil John Rhodes, a controversial figure in the history of South Africa, is seen after the statue had been vandalised and had the head removed in Cape Town, South Africa, July 14, 2020.

Can America come back from calamity and crisis?

American legend is built on highly imperfect people who strove to create a more perfect union.

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Historic evidence for why tearing down statues is the wrong thing to do

'It was wrong to tear down the Chrisopher Columbus statue, because Columbus was not a slave owner.'

A CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS statue lies on the ground outside the Minnesota State Capitol, after taking a forced nosedive on June 10.

Auschwitz: Historic site different from controversial statues

Critics pointed out that Nazi camps are maintained to show their horror, while statues of Confederate leaders exist to glorify them.

The entrance to Auschwitz

Christopher Columbus statue in Baltimore toppled, rolled off harbor

The statue, which was dedicated in 1984, is among the latest of historical figures with problematic legacies linked to racism and slavery to be toppled by protesters throughout the country.

A CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS statue lies on the ground outside the Minnesota State Capitol, after taking a forced nosedive on June 10.

Ohio city vows to take in unwanted statues amid calls to topple them

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A sign reading "Hate Has No Home Here" hangs by the statue of Civil War Confederate General Robert E. Lee, ahead of the one year anniversary of 2017 Charlottesville "Unite the Right" protests, in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S., August 10, 2018

Four arrested for damage to Andrew Jackson statue near White House

Dozens of law enforcement officers, led by US Park Police, stormed into the square and scattered protesters.

A protestor wraps chains and ropes around the statue of U.S. President Andrew Jackson, June 22, 2020

Letters to the Editor June 24, 2020: What’s true in Peru

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

Letters

Trump to issue executive order on toppling US historical monuments

The president first threatened arrest late Monday night when protesters tried and failed to topple a statue of former president Andrew Jackson near the White House.

US President Trump holds photo opportunity in front of St John's Church in Washington