An eavesdropped conversation in a bookstore several years ago led to the recent recovery of a first-century A.D. Roman mosaic that had been missing for over 70 years. Close-up view of a long-lost ...
For centuries, archaeologists debated the origins of Rome's exquisite mosaic-glass bowls. Now, chemical fingerprints in 101 ancient shards point to a surprising center of production: Italy, not Egypt.
A famed Roman villa offers a surprising find of a flip-flop-like sandal shown in ancient mosaics. Archaeologists continue to excavate what was once a luxurious residence in Sicily, Italy. The ...
A mosaic with twelve-sided geometric panels has surfaced at the ancient state agora of Smyrna, now buried beneath central ...
Archaeologists working at the ancient site of Tripolis near Denizli, Turkey, have exposed a Roman-era villa containing 33 ...
A remarkable Roman mosaic found in Rutland turns out to tell a forgotten version of the Trojan War. Rather than Homer’s famous epic, it reflects a lost Greek tragedy by Aeschylus, featuring vivid ...
A large area of well-preserved Roman mosaic – parts of it approximately 1,800 years old – has been uncovered in London near one of the city’s most popular landmarks. The mosaic is thought to have ...