Roman Villa Uncovered in Northern Italy

News May 27, 2020

(Comune di Negrar di Valpolicella)
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Italy Villa Mosaic
(Comune di Negrar di Valpolicella)

NEGRAR, ITALY—According to a report in The Guardian, a well-preserved mosaic floor and foundations of a Roman villa first discovered in 1922 have been uncovered in a vineyard in northern Italy by archaeologists from the Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape of Verona. The villa is thought to date to the third century A.D. The researchers are still working on mapping the structure’s footprint. To read about the excavation of a lavish Roman villa in Positano, go to "Romans on the Bay of Naples."

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