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New Excavations Beneath Rome’s Baths of Trajan Reveal a Roman Port Scene
Archaeologists working beneath the Baths of Trajan in Rome have uncovered a previously unseen section of a monumental wall mosaic. The Roman port scene shows buildings arranged beside the sea, adding a coastal landscape to an artwork that may be the largest wall mosaic yet found in the Roman world. The discovery emerged during the…
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A Vast 1,700-Year-Old Mosaic Is Still Emerging at Pompeiopolis in Anatolia
Archaeologists at Pompeiopolis in northern Anatolia have uncovered approximately 105 square meters of a fourth-century mosaic, but the number comes with an important qualification: it is not the total size of the floor. Part of the decorated pavement remains buried beneath the central nave of a monumental basilica. Until excavation reaches its outer limits, archaeologists…
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2,000-Year-Old Mosaic of Poseidon’s Mythical Sea Horse Found Beneath Byzantine Workshop at Tralleis
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Tralleis in western Türkiye have uncovered an exceptionally well-preserved Roman floor mosaic depicting a hippocampus, the mythical sea horse associated with Poseidon. Dating back nearly 2,000 years, the mosaic was discovered in a newly excavated hall within the northern section of the city’s monumental bath-gymnasium complex. Significant parts of…
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Polychrome Late Antique Mosaic and Christian Monogram Unearthed in Sicily
Archaeologists working in Agrigento, Sicily, have uncovered a polychrome geometric mosaic and a group of objects linked to the city’s early Christian community. The discoveries were made during the 11th excavation campaign in the Hellenistic-Roman Quarter of ancient Agrigentum, close to a large Roman bath complex. The excavated building remained in use for nearly eight…
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1,800-Year-Old River God Mosaic Found in Ancient Aspendos
A Roman mosaic uncovered in Aspendos has brought back the image of Eurymedon, the river that once fed the city’s fields, trade, and imagination. Archaeologists discovered the mosaic in the eastern square of Theater Street, the route linking the acropolis of Aspendos with its famous Roman theater in Antalya, southern Türkiye. The decorated structure measures…
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A Nearly 2,000-Year-Old Roman Mosaic Made with Two Techniques Emerges Beneath Soissons
A nearly 2,000-year-old Roman mosaic discovered beneath Soissons is revealing an unusually refined glimpse of elite life in ancient northern France. Archaeologists from the Conseil Départemental de l’Aisne uncovered the exceptional Gallo-Roman pavement in the Saint-Crépin district during preventive archaeology work linked to the installation of a district heating network. Dated to the late 1st…
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Roman Hunting Mosaic Buried for 50 Years Reemerges in Ancient Lilybaeum
A Roman hunting mosaic hidden beneath the soil for more than half a century has reemerged at Capo Boeo in Marsala, bringing one of ancient Lilybaeum’s most striking domestic artworks back into view. The mosaic floor, decorated with a dramatic venatio, or hunting scene, was first uncovered in 1972 by archaeologist Carmela Angela Di Stefano…
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Long-Lost Fragment of Zeugma’s “Gypsy Girl” Mosaic Returns to Turkey from the United States
The Gypsy Girl mosaic, one of Turkey’s most recognizable ancient artworks, has gained another missing fragment after a panel linked to the Roman composition from Zeugma was returned from the United States. Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced on social media that the fragment, determined to belong to the famous “Gypsy…
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A Woman, a Tray of Gold, and the Memory of Troy: What the Khresis Mosaic Reveals
At the center of the Khresis Mosaic, a woman stands holding a tray heavy with gold and gemstones. There is no movement, no chaos—only a deliberate gesture. And yet, behind that stillness lies a story of conquest, memory, and the enduring idea of wealth taken from a fallen city. Discovered in the ancient city of…