![]() (Image: Comune di Negrar di Valpolicella ) CTV News quotes a Facebook post by the commune of Negrar di Valpolicella, stating that they are ‘identifying the most appropriate ways to make this archaeological treasure hidden under our feet available and accessible’.Īlthough more excavation is required, the part s far exposed is almost intact. The treasure was found on some private property and the authorities are collaborating with the owner. This is despite the fact that it was under the earth for centuries.Įxperts are now slowly bringing more of the mosaic to light. What is special about this find is that it is undamaged and in a pristine state. Mosaics were highly prized by elite Romans, and they were something of a status symbol, with many being found throughout their former provinces. It is possible that as more of the floor is revealed some figures or even portraits may be revealed. The designs on the floor include spirals and lines. They would have been laid into the floor of the villa by specially trained craft persons and they were formed in elaborate geometric designs. The decorated floor is made of small shaped pieces of stone, known as tesserae. (Image: Comune di Negrar di Valpolicella ) The art of the mosaic The mosaic was found in pristine condition. However after work resumed, archaeologists found the mosaic floor from the villa that had been discovered nearly a century ago. The find was first made in the Fall of 2019 and the researchers returned to further investigate the location, ‘before the excavation was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic’, The Guardian reports. The BBC quotes the local commune’s website as saying that “diggers finally made the discovery after decades of failed attempts”. While examining some ground under a vineyard they found something amazing, a pristine mosaic, that once decorated a floor. Mosaic under the vinesĪ team of archaeologists from the Superintendent of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape of Verona, began to investigate the area where the villa had been unearthed back in 1922. Through the years there were many surveys of the area but nothing else was unearthed - that is, until a few weeks ago. This was extensively investigated but the site was later abandoned, despite the fact that the original archaeologists believed that there was more to be found. In 1922, the remains of a Roman villa, was unearthed in the hills above the town of Negrar di Valpolicella near Verona in Northern Italy. The floor is believed to have been part of a luxurious villa that was first discovered nearly a century ago. The pristine condition of the mosaic has amazed the archaeologists and they have hailed it as a major find. ![]() Experts found the decorated floor, under a vineyard. In Italy, archaeologists, have unearthed a beautiful and perfectly preserved Roman mosaic floor.
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