1600-year-old colorful mosaic unearthed in Yavne

[Disir]

A 1,600-year-old multicolored mosaic featuring motifs has been uncovered in Yavne, the Antiquities Authority announced Monday.

The artifact, dating back to the Byzantine period, will be displayed in the city’s cultural center in a joint initiative by the IAA, the Yavne Municipality and the Israel Lands Authority.

The mosaic was unearthed during a salvage excavation in preparation for the construction of a new neighborhood. According to Israeli law, a salvage excavation must be conducted prior to any construction project.

1600-year-old colorful mosaic unearthed in Yavne

The artifact was revealed during a salvage excavation in preparation for the construction of a new neighborhood.

www.jpost.com

This is really cool.

 

[Yarddog]

A 1,600-year-old multicolored mosaic featuring motifs has been uncovered in Yavne, the Antiquities Authority announced Monday.

The artifact, dating back to the Byzantine period, will be displayed in the city’s cultural center in a joint initiative by the IAA, the Yavne Municipality and the Israel Lands Authority.

The mosaic was unearthed during a salvage excavation in preparation for the construction of a new neighborhood. According to Israeli law, a salvage excavation must be conducted prior to any construction project.

1600-year-old colorful mosaic unearthed in Yavne

The artifact was revealed during a salvage excavation in preparation for the construction of a new neighborhood.

www.jpost.com

This is really cool.

Geeezeee looks kinda like the old linoleum i ripped out of the kitchen here. So your saying that thing in Israel goes at least far back as the 70's right?????

 

[deannalw]

That's astonishing!

I often wonder what lie beneath our buildings and roads.

 

[fncceo]

I often wonder what lie beneath our buildings and roads.

Well, since The Indians didn't go in much for mosaic tiles, I'm guessing not much.

 

[Oddball]

That's astonishing!

I often wonder what lie beneath our buildings and roads.

It's next to impossible to do any new construction in Rome...Almost every time they try, a new "archaeological dig" is exposed.