Set in the Sicilian countryside, Villa Romana del Casale is one of the best-preserved ... the villa’s extraordinary mosaic decoration was miraculously preserved. It is one of the most sumptuous ...

Stroll through the villa of a wealthy Roman family filled with well-preserved mosaics on both the floor and walls. The UNESCO World Heritage Site, which dates back to the fourth century ...

The structures include a winepress, a large warehouse and what may be a monastery boasting a colorful mosaic floor. The floor features a Greek inscription from Deuteronomy: “Blessed are you when ...

Mosaic inscriptions reveal faith and practice of early Christians. A church floor was discovered in Israel in 2004 in the ancient city of Megiddo. It was found a few miles down the road from Tel ...

It retained much of its original splendor. Discovered in the locality of Villa Romana, in the Apulia region of Italy, the mosaic's unearthing offers clues about the historical context of the area.

A stunning 1,500-year-old monastery has been unearthed - with parts of it's intricate mosaic floor still somehow preserved. Discovered in the city of Kiryat Gat, Israel, some 56 km south of Tel ...

An iconic Alexander the Great mosaic found at Pompeii got its roughly 2 million pieces from quarries that extended far beyond Alexander's ancient kingdom, a new study finds. While Alexander's ...

The Alexander Mosaic, considered the most important mosaic of the Roman age, is a detailed piece of art measuring 583 by 325 centimeters. 2 million stones, one masterpiece: How the House of the ...

Using a non-invasive method of analysis, researchers have discovered that the pieces making up the famous Pompeii mosaic of Alexander the Great came from a network of quarries across Europe.

Now, researchers are conducting a long, intensive analysis Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent A famous Roman mosaic depicting ... found the artwork in the floor of an extravagant mansion in ...

In addition to telling the turbulent history of the Andromeda Galaxy, the mosaic will now allow astronomers to better understand our similarly spiraled Milky Way. Without Andromeda as a proxy for ...