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Panel one of the Ketton mosaic, which was discovered in 2020 by a farmer's son University of Leicester Archaeological Services Several years ago, archaeologists excavated an ancient Roman mosaic in ...

Centuries before Monopoly, there was Patolli, a high-stakes Mesoamerican game of strategy and luck where players wagered crops and wealth as they raced their opponents around a cross-shaped board. The ...

From Southampton to Sarajevo, urban mosaicists are transforming city spaces and bringing communities together – one tile at a time Our cities are full of grey tower blocks built for efficiency rather ...

At David Dinkins Circle in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, the ground bears little evidence of the five tile mosaics that were recently removed. The Passarelle Plaza mosaics were installed in 1997 to ...

An ancient Roman mosaic has recently revealed a millennia-old depiction of flip-flops – showing that certain footwear has always been in style. The discovery was announced by the Archaeological Park ...

Waiting to get into a club is almost no one's idea of a stimulating experience. But maybe that's about to change at the Cactus Club. The music and community venue's new accessibility ramp and related ...

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