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Over 20 Stone Age turtle figurines used in ancient rituals found within Turkish cave - report

The figurines are “roughly shaped,” according to Anadolu Agency, lending weight to the researchers’ theory of them being used during ritualistic practices.

Stone turtle figurine found at the Gedikkaya Hill archaeological site in Turkey, September 4, 2026.
The Rambam

A Maimonides statue in Córdoba was defaced. His writings have an answer to hate - opinion

 France's President Emmanuel Macron and Charles Dreyfus grandson of Alfred Dreyfus pay tribute in front of the 3.5-meter (12ft) bronze statue made in 1985 by French artist Louis Mitelberg aka Tim.

'Demons of antisemitism' still in France: Macron honors Alfred Dreyfus, new statue installed

Roman statues uncovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority excavation, June 15, 2026.

WATCH: Two Roman-era statues unearthed during infrastructure dig for Israel Railways near Haifa


When statues come down

I admit to initially being puzzled about how the protests related to the attacks on the Columbus statues.

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

Jews don't need statues to remember our history – opinion

Responses on social media have ranged from calls for a total blanket removal of all statues which offend, to offended outrage from those who are offended by the offense of others.

POLICE OFFICERS surround the statue of Winston Churchill in London’s Parliament Square on June 9.

Pro-Iranian groups keep designing 'ugly' statues of Soleimani

This is the latest in a series of planned statues for Soleimani.

Statue of former IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani in Jiroft, Iran

Tennessee debates to remove KKK leader statue, replace with Dolly Parton

At the moment, local politicians are looking for options to replace the statue of the Confederate leader and a top candidate for that prominent real estate is Parton, who is from Tennessee herself.

Dolly Parton

Activists light up Confederate statue with LGBT Pride flag

Many other statues have been the target of similar vandalism, with some protesters outright toppling them, as demands for greater racial sensitivity become more vocal throughout the US.

Activists in Richmond, Virginia, took a different approach to vandalizing Cofederate statues by projecting the image of a Pride flag and the initials for Black Lives Matter on a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee Friday night in support of black LGBT rights, CNN reported.  Ever since the st

Workers find bourbon, newspaper hidden in Confederate statue

Davis, a one time US senator, became president of the Confederate States of America after the South seceded from the Union, starting the Civil War.

A caged statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis is strapped to a truck after being removed from the state capital in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 13, 2020.

Protesters topple another Confederate statue in Virginia's state capital

The monument stood along Richmond's Monument Avenue, which is lined statues of several prominent Confederate figures. The city served as capital of the Confederacy for almost all of the war.

A statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis defaced with paint after it was torn down, is seen in this picture obtained from social media June 10, 2020 in Richmond, Virginia,

Herzog: ‘Moral obligation’ to remove Chicago monument of Nazi collaborator

Jewish Agency Chair discussed the issue with the Chicago Jewish leadership to seek action.

Isaac Herzog

Two Roman statues discovered near burial site in Beit She'an

The statues' discovery is important for understanding late Roman period style, as no two statues from this time period resemble each other.

Roman-era statues discovered near burial site in Beit Shean

Mirror, mirror: Regev thanks artist for loyalty bill protest statue

The event apparently came in protest against "loyalty bill" that passed this week in the Knesset's first reading, initiated by Regev.

Statue of Minister of Culture and Sports Miri Regev on HaBima square in Tel Aviv, November 8, 2018