1,800-Year-Old Roman Statue Discovered at Burghley House, England

The ancient statue, believed to have been acquired in the 1760s, was unearthed during parking lot construction.

An 1,800-year-old Roman statue was unearthed during construction of a new visitor parking lot at Burghley House, England.
The marble head of a Roman woman was discovered first, followed by a marble bust, both believed to date back to the first or second centuries.
The statue is thought to have been brought back by the ninth Earl of Exeter from one of his tours of Italy in the 1760s.
The sculpture will be displayed along the Hell Staircase at Burghley House, adding to the collection of antiquities.
The circumstances leading to the statue being buried in the parking lot remain a mystery, with theories ranging from a bungled burglary to accidental burial.