Ancient Roman Villa with Magnificent Mosaic Unearthed in UK

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Ancient Roman Villa with Magnificent Mosaic Unearthed in UK

25/11/2021

The 1,700-year-old mosaic — part of the ruins of the ancient Roman villa complex in Rutland, England — is the first example in the UK displaying scenes from Homer’s The Iliad, and one of only a handful from across Europe.

The ancient Roman villa complex was discovered beneath a farmer’s field by Jim Irvine, son of landowner Brian Naylor, in 2020.

“A ramble through the fields with the family turned into an incredible discovery,” Irvine said.

“Finding some unusual pottery amongst the wheat piqued my interest and prompted some further investigative work.”

“Later, looking at the satellite imagery I spotted a very clear crop mark, as if someone had drawn on my computer screen with a piece of chalk! This really was the ‘oh wow’ moment, and the beginning of the story.”

http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/...aic-10306.html

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Coincidentally the first piece of news out of Rutland since Roman times.