Author Topic: Enormous Roman Mosaic Found (Read 1101 times)

NibbleKat · « **on:** September 19, 2012, 03:03:24 pm »

My ever-tolerant-of-my-historical-obsessions husband sent me this link today.

http://news.yahoo.com/enormous-roman-mosaic-found-under-farmers-field-191743498.html

Anyone else seen it?

dionysiandame · « **Reply #1 on:** September 19, 2012, 03:19:49 pm »

Quote from: NibbleKat;74487

My ever-tolerant-of-my-historical-obsessions husband sent me this link today.

http://news.yahoo.com/enormous-roman-mosaic-found-under-farmers-field-191743498.html

Anyone else seen it?

Wow, this is just amazing. I sometimes envy people who live in areas where history can just be "stumbled upon" in this kind of way.

NibbleKat · « **Reply #2 on:** September 19, 2012, 03:30:48 pm »

Quote from: dionysiandame;74491

Wow, this is just amazing. I sometimes envy people who live in areas where history can just be "stumbled upon" in this kind of way.

Yeah, no kidding!

The closest I can get to something like that is finding Native American spearheads in my back yard. Which hasn't happened to me in decades.

RandallS · « **Reply #3 on:** September 19, 2012, 05:48:58 pm »

Quote from: NibbleKat;74487

http://news.yahoo.com/enormous-roman-mosaic-found-under-farmers-field-191743498.html

The fact that it looks to be in fantastic condition is amazing.

iulla · « **Reply #4 on:** September 19, 2012, 05:52:13 pm »

Quote from: NibbleKat;74487

My ever-tolerant-of-my-historical-obsessions husband sent me this link today.

http://news.yahoo.com/enormous-roman-mosaic-found-under-farmers-field-191743498.html

Anyone else seen it?

That is absolutely gorgeous, and in great condition to boot! I wonder what the rest of it looks like, and what else they'll find? If it was part of a bath complex, I'm sure there is a lot more in both the mosaic and artefact department.

Thanks for posting this :]

NibbleKat · « **Reply #5 on:** September 19, 2012, 07:14:42 pm »

Quote from: iulla;74510

That is absolutely gorgeous, and in great condition to boot! I wonder what the rest of it looks like, and what else they'll find? If it was part of a bath complex, I'm sure there is a lot more in both the mosaic and artefact department.

Thanks for posting this :]

Yeah! I was excited about the fact that there are other buildings around it.