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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lydia Patrick

Two thousands year-old mosaic made of shells and coral found buried under Rome

Italian Ministry of Culture

Archeologists have unearthed an incredible 2,300 year old mosaic near the Roman Colosseum.

The intricate design was uncovered after a five year dig at the side of Rome’s Palatine Hill unmasked a grand banquet room dating back to the first or second century.

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