He found an ancient statue in the village.

Ancient : belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence.
Fresh : (of food) recently made or obtained; not tinned, frozen, or otherwise preserved.
New : produced, introduced, or discovered recently or now for the first time; not existing before.
Recent : having happened, begun, or been done not long ago; belonging to a past period comparatively close to the present.
Modern : relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past.

Antonym of Ancient is Modern