"I never imagined something like this. It turns out that we had been living on top of history without even knowing it." For ...

It was apparently used from the early Roman era in the first century C.E., though the fall of Rome, and until the end of the Byzantine era. Now, archaeologists’ goal is to remove the mosaic ...

Coins dating to the early Byzantine period help date the mosaic to roughly 1,700 years ago, but ceramic remnants show that the site was in use before then as well. According to The Art Newspaper ...

Archaeologists think the tiles once lined a Byzantine-era monastery ... warehouse and what may be a monastery boasting a colorful mosaic floor. The floor features a Greek inscription from ...

"The mosaic discovered in Kiryat Gat is one of the most unique ever found in Israel," said Mark Avrahami, Head of Artistic Conservation at the Israel Antiquities Authority.

MOSCOW, July 5. /TASS/. The preservation of Byzantine mosaics in Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia will be brought into question if the historical monument, which is now a museum, is turned into a mosque ...