Divers Discover Mesmerizing Roman Mosaic Beneath the Sea (www.smithsonianmag.com)
from fossilesque@mander.xyz to archaeology@mander.xyz on 31 Jul 2024 15:06
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xilliah@beehaw.org on 31 Jul 2024 19:03 collapse

It really makes you wonder how they built it there. Like, they hadn’t even discovered oxygen yet.

Deceptichum@quokk.au on 01 Aug 2024 01:15 collapse

And how did they hold the tools with their fins?

In its heyday, the house sat in a prime location overlooking the sea. However, the region is also home to the Phlegraean Fields, a sprawling volcanic area near Naples. Due to bradyseism, a geological phenomenon in which the ground sinks or rises due to pressure changes under the earth’s surface, the house ultimately fell into the Gulf of Pozzuoli.

xilliah@beehaw.org on 01 Aug 2024 04:30 collapse

It never ceases me amaze me how many types of terrain and hummus there are in the world.

Deceptichum@quokk.au on 01 Aug 2024 04:35 collapse

And yet no terrain made of hummus?

xilliah@beehaw.org on 01 Aug 2024 18:12 collapse