A famous Roman mosaic depicting Alexander the Great is revealing new insights into antiquity. As part of an ongoing restoration, researchers have learned that the artwork’s stones came from quarries ...

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

or moving the entire mosaic to a museum. For now, covered for winter, experts can only marvel at ancient hunting scenes that had been just inches below the surface for roughly 1,700 years.

The mosaic discovered in Kiryat Gat is one of the ... The eastern half remained the dominant power in ancient Europe throughout the rest of late antiquity and even during parts of the middle ...

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

A huge Roman mosaic that was uncovered in southern Turkey by archaeologists from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. The well preserved tiles once decorated a bathhouse during the Roman Empire's ...

"Soon, the ancient mosaic will be moved to the Israel Antiquities Authority's mosaic workshop for preservation before being displayed in the city." Archaeologists also found numerous artifacts ...

In the building’s main aisle, they also unearthed a decorative mosaic floor featuring crosses, lions, doves, flowers, geometric patterns, an amphora (an ancient jug) and the Bible verse.

The ancient Amphipolis tomb, one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 21st century, is due to open to visitors in 2027.

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 ...

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 ...