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25-11-2015, 10:19 PM
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Re: 1,700-Year-Old Roman Mosaic Discovered

They are in an amazing condition for their age Solo... like the members of this forum..........

Thank you for posting up the link.
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Re: 1,700-Year-Old Roman Mosaic Discovered

Fantastic isnīt it? We were lucky enough to be in Greece at the time they discovered Philip of Macedoniaīs tomb. The archeologists were bringing out pieces of mosaic and laying them on the ground in the patterns they were found in, but covering them over immediately. They told us that exposure to the sun and air would rapidly destroy them. We were very honoured to be taken down into the hole to see the white marble throne they had found, it was still in the side of the big hole, they hadnīt yet removed it. The site at that time looked nothing like the photo on this website, it was literally just a big hole with quite steep sides. It was an amazing experience.

http://www.greece-travel-secrets.com/Vergina.html
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26-11-2015, 04:08 PM
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Re: 1,700-Year-Old Roman Mosaic Discovered

I love to admire the craftsmanship from years back, when you think of the basic tools they had to work with it's amazing.
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26-11-2015, 05:50 PM
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Re: 1,700-Year-Old Roman Mosaic Discovered

Thanks for posting that solo, they're lovely.
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26-11-2015, 06:58 PM
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Re: 1,700-Year-Old Roman Mosaic Discovered

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Thanks for posting that solo, they're lovely.

Glad you all found it interesting. So many antiquities are in danger of being destroyed that saving any that are at risk is of paramount importance .
 
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