Archaeologists in Spain have unearthed an "exceptional" mosaic featuring the mythical gorgon Medusa in the remains of a lavish house from the Roman era. The mosaic, found at the Huerta de Otero ...

In late June, archaeologists in Western Spain uncovered an Ancient Roman mosaic floor that depicts Medusa with tiny wings and flowing locks of hair, thought to have been used as a protective symbol.

Archaeologists in Spain recently made an “excepcional” — which translates to exceptional— discovery: an ancient Roman mosaic floor that includes a depiction of Medusa’s head. The ...

finding a complete and preserved mosaic of the mythical gorgon, Medusa. The discovery was believed to be from an Ancient Roman-era home in Huerta de Otero site in Mérida, Spain, including other ...

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Head of excavation in Kibyra, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Archeology Department Assoc. Dr. Sukru Ozudogru, emphasized that the Medusa mosaic was created with the method called 'Opus Sectile' from ...