Greek Archaeologists Find Bronze Bull Statue At Site Of Ancient Olympia

Ancient Greek bronze bull illustration. (Wikimedia Commons / Metropolitan Museum of Art)

JAKARTA - Greek archaeologists stumbled across a bronze bull statue more than 2,500 years old at the archaeological site of Olympia, the Greek Ministry of Culture said Friday, March 19.

The statement explained, an archaeologist who was conducting research in one of the famous holy places in Greece, found this statue.

With one of its horns sticking out of the ground after heavy rains, the statue was found intact by archaeologists, close to the temple of the ancient Greek god Zeus in Olympia, the birthplace of the ancient Olympics. These findings were immediately transferred to the laboratory for conservation purposes.

Archaeologists believe, this statue is part of the thousands of gifts presented to Zeus from 1,050-700 BC. It is known that bulls and horses played an important role in the life of the ancient Greeks.

Launched the BBC, animals such as bulls and horses are believed to have been worshiped during this period, because these two animals are for human survival.

"Like other animal and human statues, the bull found near the temple of Zeus was most likely offered by believers during the sacrifice, which would explain the burn marks and sediment removed during its purification," the Greek Ministry of Culture said.