Archaeologists Discover Ancient Roman Mosaic in Sea off Italy
Researchers studying an underwater city in Italy say they have found an ancient mosaic floor that was once the base of a Roman villa, a discovery that the local mayor called "stupendous."
The discovery was made in Bay Sommersa, a marine-protected area and UNESCO World Heritage Site off the northern coast of the Gulf of Naples. The area was once the Roman city of Baia, but it has become submerged over the centuries thanks to volcanic activity in the area. The underwater structures remain somewhat intact, allowing researchers to make discoveries like the mosaic floor
The Campi Flegrei Archaeological Park announced the latest discovery, which includes "thousands of marble slabs" in "hundreds of different shapes," on social media.
I have been diving at Baiae. It was a resort city. That was probably my best dive.
ReplyDeleteOdd, I thought the climate had the sea ice and the ocean level where it should be...
ReplyDeleteIf the mosaic is under water then the seal levels must have been lower thousands of years ago...and they rose hundreds or thousands of years before we had SUV's and burning lots of coal to make CO2 and all that bullshit....
odd...
Years ago when I was stationed in Okinawa Japan there was and still is I'm sure a cave on the north end of the island that was about 30-40 ft deep in the water and it had the blackening of smoke on the top side of the walls so yea at one time in history the water level was lower.
ReplyDeleteOr the surrounding area has sunk?
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