A stunning floor mosaic that once adorned an ancient Roman villa has been unearthed underwater ... the house sat in a prime location overlooking the sea. However, the region is also home to ...

Local officials said scholars first found evidence of a villa at the site more than a century ago A Roman mosaic floor has been discovered under a vineyard in northern Italy after decades of ...

Mosaics reached their fullest development under the Romans who used them to decorate the floors of their houses and public buildings. This book gives a comprehensive and fully illustrated history of ...

An international team of archeologists from United States, Israel and Canada have discovered stunning new floor mosaics decorating the interior of a synagogue dating to the Late Roman period (ca. 5th ...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — An 1,800-year-old Byzantine-era Roman mosaic bearing an inscription ... Archaeologists discovered the mosaic under the Byzantine-era structure, likely used for commerce and ...

A Roman mosaic floor in a Colchester shopping centre is being uncovered and will be preserved for the public to see Work has started to unearth a Roman mosaic buried under a pavement outside a ...

The Seasons Mosaic was found in Dyer Street, Cirencester in 1849. It dates to the mid 2nd century and is one of the most impressive pavements ever found in Roman Britain. The mosaic depicts the ...

Two ancient Roman mosaics worth £560,000 ($700,000 ... the Met in New York but was saved for the nation after it was put under an export deferral in January. The U.K. has also temporarily ...

A temporary export bar has been placed on two Roman mosaics considered at risk of leaving the UK. The government's decision follows the advice of Arts Council England (ACE) and is to allow time ...