A beautiful, remarkably well-preserved mosaic that was “hidden for thousands of years” has been uncovered by archaeologists in northwestern England.
The mosaic, which features fish and dolphins, was discovered in Wroxeter Roman City. The fourth largest city in Roman Britain that was almost as big as Pompeii during its heyday, its ruins now survive as an archaeological and educational site about 50 miles west of Birmingham. Still displaying its bright white, red, blue and yellow colors, the mosaic is the first to be discovered at Wroxeter since 1859, according to a press release from Vianova Archaeology, which was involved in the dig.
“There will be city upon city because the city lasted for 300 years at least so there are lots of levels and we’ve only been able to come down to the top level.” The mosaic likely only survived for all this time because the room was filled in with building debris to raise up its interior, likely sometime in the 3rd or 4th century, which also allowed archaeologists to reach it without digging through any other layers.
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