Its geometric style depicts an organist and horn player and various gladiator and hunting contests – there’s a javelin thrower with a panther, a tiger versus a wild mule, a lion and his keeper, three ...

Archaeologists exploring the ancient ruins of Aspendos in southern Turkey just unearthed a Roman-era mosaic depicting the ...

A church that dates to the Byzantine period which is paved with breathtakingly beautiful mosaics and a dedicatory inscription was exposed in an archaeological excavation. A church that dates to the ...

Marina Ugarković from the Institute of Archeology in Zagreb, Croatia led the excavation with the Stari Grad Museum. (all photos by Vilma Matulić; courtesy the Stari Grad Museum) A group of ancient ...

The Byzantine-era site was uncovered about half a mile away from the border with Israel by Suleiman al-Nabahin, a Gazan farmer. Ancient mosaic floors were found near the Bureij refugee camp in the ...

He walks the streets of Europe, looking for potholes and cracked walls. It's little wonder then that artist Ememem has been dubbed the pavement surgeon - he's taken it upon himself to artistically ...

The beauty of the mosaic is only overshadowed by its size. Seven million mosaic stones, each less than one square centimeter, cover the floor of the main hall of Hisham’s Palace in Jericho, West Bank.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mosaics – small-tiled artworks made from coloured materials – can decorate almost any surface. From floor-to-ceiling interiors to ...