With support from the Nigrán City Council and crowdfunding, the Association for the Repatriation of the Mosaic raised €58,000 to purchase the piece.

There are around 2 million pieces that make up the Alexander the Great mosaic, but where did they come from?

And the discovery of this ancient art comes thanks to ... but it’s the roughly 900-square-foot colorful mosaic that most intrigues experts. The tiles were likely kept in good condition by ...

“The image of Alexander depicted in the central scene of the mosaic is perhaps the most iconic and well-known representation of his face in ancient art.” The researchers used multispectral ...

These intricate details contribute to why the mosaic is "perhaps the most iconic and well-known representation of his face in ancient art," the researchers noted, according to Live Science.

The Ancient Mesopotamian poem entitled the Epic ... two thirds could imply that Gilgamesh was either a genetic chimera or mosaic. Although the ancients Mesopotamians were aware of the concept ...

It long served as a military buffer between Europe and Asia, and spawned a rich tradition of art ... mosaics is a complex process that requires great skill and precision. Soon, the ancient mosaic ...

These techniques allowed researchers to map the chemical and mineralogical composition of the tesserae, identify ancient conservation materials, and assess the mosaic’s structural condition. One of ...