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Unique mosaics from the second half of the 4th century AD and frescoes from the 10th and 11th century were discovered by archaeologists during excavations of the Large Basilica on Maria Luisa Blvd in Plovdiv.

"The discovery exceeded all expectations," stated the head of the team Zheni Tankova.

Just as the "Gypsy Girl (Maeaned)" mosaic has become the symbol of Gaziantep, "the skeleton mosaic" seems likely to become the symbol of Hatay. The mosaic has become an extraordinary issue in Turkey and around the world. 

Almost a decade has gone by since the first group of postgraduate students from the University of Damascus came under the guidance of Greek scientists from the European Center of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Monuments (EKBMM) in Thessaloniki to study and document splendid mosaic floors from the Early Christian period at the Syrian capital's National Museum.

What could be considered an ancient motivational meme which reads "be cheerful, live your life" in ancient Greek has been discovered on a centuries-old mosaic found during excavation works in the southern province of Hatay.

A rock church discovered in Burdur's ancient city of Kremna has excited researchers for providing information about unknown a previously Byzantine presence in the regionA six-gate rock church that is home to wall paintings featuring Christian icons has been unearthed in the southern province of Burdur's Bucak district. 

The art of paper marbling has a special day of celebration all over the world thanks to artist Atilla Can, whose efforts led to marbling being added to the UNESCO listThe Turkish art of paper marbling, known as "ebru," was added to the United Nations' world cultural heritage list in 2014 as the first Turkish art recognized by UNESCO. 

Byzantine-era mosaics unearthed in the ancient city of Stratonikeia will be open to visitors after the completion of restoration work, according to scholars in southwestern TurkeyMosaics dating back 1,600 years will soon provide another reason to visit the ancient city of Stratonikeia, one of the largest marble cities in antiquity.

Turkey's Culture and Tourism Ministry has taken action following news reports earlier this week that a Roman-era mosaic in the northwestern province of Bursa's ?znik district had been paved over with asphalt, removing the road covering to protect the works of art.

A Roman-era floor mosaic discovered last year in Bursa's ?znik district was covered with river sand and asphalt after the ministry did not expropriate the areaThe entry point of a Roman-era floor mosaic discovered in September last year during sewage excavations in the northwestern province of Bursa's ?znik district has been paved over with asphalt by the municipality. 
 

A Roman-era mosaic that was newly-discovered at Lod, Israel, between June and November is being shown of by the archeologists of the Israel Antiquities Authority. The mosaic was discovered during works for the building of a visitors’ center being constructed to display another mosaic found 20 years earlier at the same location.