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Mosaic for special tasks

Ancient Roman mosaics had, among others, protect against bad luck, evil charm and human envy. The results of the research of a team of over a dozen prof. María Luz Neiry Jiménez from the University of Charles III of Spain in Madrid was recently compiled in a book entitled “Religiosidad, rituales y prácticas mágicas en los mosaicos romanos”.

Roman mosaic from the Hatay Archaeological Museum in Turkey

Roman jewelry was found under shop

During the excavations in 2014, in Colchester, under a department store, a wooden box and bags were discovered. They contained: three gold armlets, a silver chain, two silver bracelets, a silver armlet, a small bag of coins, a small box containing two sets of gold earrings, and four gold rings. The finds date back to around 61 CE.

Roman jewelry was found under shop

Treasure on Euphrates

In 2015, magnificent antique mosaics from two millennia ago were unveiled by Turkish researchers in the south of the country.

Treasure on Euphrates

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