The work is the largest floor mosaic ever uncovered in Turkey’s Central Anatolia Region.
Back in 2010, archaeologists excavating a site in the Turkish city of Kayseri uncovered remnants of a late Roman and early Byzantine residence laid with an ornate mosaic floor. It was a remarkable discovery that promised more revelations with further excavations.
Unfortunately, excavation work was put on hold due to legal reasons, and remained stagnant for the better part of a decade. It wasn’t until 2020 that archaeologists were finally able to resume their work — and the ongoing excavations have revealed a site of truly epic proportions.
The research, conducted by a team from Nevşehir Haci Bektaş Veli University, has, in the past three years, uncovered a vast villa comprised of around 33 rooms and over 6,400 square feet of floor mosaics, indicating that…