A researcher may have identified a depiction of a female hunter—known as a venatrix—in an ancient Roman mosaic. According to ...

When you think of a fight between an animal and a human in ancient Roman sports, the mental image is usually of a big man vs.

The visual language employed in the Khresis Mosaic is highly deliberate and symbolic. Khresis is depicted holding a tray laden with finely rendered jewelry, including gold bracelets set with large ...

In 1860, archaeologist Jean Charles Loriquet uncovered a massive mosaic in the town of Reim in northern France that depicted ...

Three Roman era mosaics have been uncovered in Austria, officials said. They are considered rare in the region. Photo from Upper Austrian State Cultural Institution, Facebook Archaeologists in Austria ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lod mosaic. (photo credit: ITSIK MAROM) The main figures in this impressive piece of art shows the beauty in the natural world ...

Two ancient Roman mosaics worth £560,000 ($700,000) have been temporarily barred from leaving the U.K., buying time for a domestic public collection to acquire them. A potential interested buyer has ...

A mosaic panel on travertine slabs, depicting an erotic theme from the Roman era, was returned to the archaeological park of Pompeii on Tuesday, after being stolen by a Nazi German captain during ...

Archaeologists in Austria recently unearthed a trio of Roman era mosaics, which shed light onto life in ancient times. The works were found among the ruins of a Roman building complex in Thalheim bei ...