Physical objects

Tourists in California are flocking to yet another metal monolith that popped up on top of Pine Mountain, days after similar pillars in Romania and Utah were removed from their posts. 

Dozen of local hikers made the trek to the top of the mountain in Atascadero to snap a photo with the pillar, which mysteriously showed up on Wednesday. 

Archaeological excavations have begun in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa's Karahantepe ancient site, which is home to more than 250 Neolithic-era T-shaped obelisks similar to the ones in the world-famous Göbeklitepe.

Тhe first of 22 sensor stations to monitor the atmospheric air indicators in Sofia will be assembled. The project belongs to the Sofia Municipality. Station data will be available in real time, along with data from the measuring stations of the Executive Environment Agency.

Three men are expected to appear before a prosecutor after their arrest near Athens on Tuesday for illegal possession of an ancient marble grave stele.
The three suspects - aged 44, 43 and 36 - had hidden the Hellenistic era stele in an olive grove in the suburb of Spata, east of Athens.