A farmer discovered a 900-square-foot mosaic from the third century in his field in Turkey. Covered by a thin layer of soil, the artwork depicts a variety of hunting scenes from the Roman era.
The 2,000-year-old mosaic comes from the ruins of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city that was buried in volcanic ash in 79 C.E. after Mount Vesuvius’ eruption. Archaeologists found the artwork in ...
An ancient Roman mosaic, known as the Roman Mosaic of Panxón, returned to the Spanish city of Nigrán after centuries and a long journey around the world. The municipal government of Nigrán is ...
There may be larger mosaics elsewhere in Türkiye, but those consist of geometric patterns or mythological ... possibly linked to the Roman Empire’s frontier with ancient Persia.
It is also an example of "opus sectile," a mosaic work made of marble, glass, and pearl that was cut and arranged to create ...
The mosaic floor, which is believed to date back to the Roman and Early Byzantine periods, was found by a resident of Salkaya village in Elazığ province while digging holes to plant saplings in ...
A Southern California man who falsely claimed he was importing vases and other works from Syria when in fact he was lugging an ancient mosaic depicting ... Federal agents say this Roman-era floor ...
The dig was commissioned due to the site's proximity to the existing Roman Site at Olney. Archaeologists said the mosaic ... patterns" made up of red, white and blue tiles. Much of the ancient ...