In 333 BCE, near the small Pinarus River along the modern-day borders of Turkey and Syria, a fierce battle took place between the forces of Alexander the Great and the Persian king Darius III. Here, ...
In Alkmaar (Netherlands), during renovation work, archaeologists unearthed an unusual 15th-century floor: cattle bones meticulously integrated into a mosaic of ceramic tiles. A bone floor in a ...
In Alkmaar (Netherlands), during renovation work, archaeologists unearthed an unusual 15th-century floor: cattle bones meticulously integrated into a mosaic of ceramic tiles. At the heart of the ...
Dezeen Showroom: handmade in Morocco, the Terra tile collection by manufacturer Mosaic Factory gives a nearly endless choice of ways to bring terracotta into the home. The Terra tile collection ...
The extraordinary Alexander Mosaic, a prized artifact rescued from the ruins of Pompeii, has an origin story that is almost as interesting as the story of the legendary man it portrays.