In a very cool archeological find, the remains of a sprawling 4th Century bathhouse were discovered underneath farmland in the United Kingdom.
The fact it exists is one thing, but the most startling part about it is the elaborate mosaic tile --1,600 years old and still stunning.
🏛️ Archaeologists have uncovered a sprawling Roman villa buried beneath farmland in southwest England, complete with one of Britain's most remarkable mosaic discoveries.
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The 1,600-year-old estate features an ornate floral mosaic, a bathhouse, and artifacts including jewelry,…
Found between the villages of Halberton and Sampford Peverell in Devon, archaeologists say the unearthed villa and bathhouse belonged to a wealthy Roman family.
Tiny stone cubes were arranged painstakingly into an elaborate floral mosaic.
"The polychrome mosaic is the most westerly example to have been found in a villa in Roman Britain," said Bill Horner, county archaeologist and historic environment manager at Devon County Council.
The excavation was led by the Saving Halberton's Ancient Roman Environment (SHARE) project, a partnership between the University of Exeter and Cotswold Archaeology, as news agency SWNS noted.
The group maintains a blog where they announce all their finds as they dig. SEE IT HERE.
You can also see 3-D renderings of the villa and other parts of the dig here.
