An excavation in the ancient city of Metropolis in the western Turkish province of Izmir, has uncovered approximately 2,000 fragments of bronze statues in the equivalent of a scrap yard from late antiquity. The pieces came from statues ranging in date from the Hellenistic period through the Roman imperial period (3rd century B.C. – 4th … Continue reading 2,000 bronze statue fragments found in ancient Metropolis scrap yard