The Rutland mosaic was made public in November - but the size of the complex around it was only hinted at. Now ground-penetrating surveys have shown an area as large as five football pitches ...

The find, located within a 1,700-year-old villa complex in Rutland, is the first mosaic in the UK which depicts scenes from Homer's Iliad. Experts have said that the owner of the villa was likely ...

The mosaic, found in Rutland, has been described as the first example of its kind in the UK. It was discovered by the landowner's son and investigated by archaeologists from the University of ...

However, the Rutland mosaic is unique in the UK in that it features Achilles and his battle with Hector at the conclusion of the Trojan War and is one of only a handful of examples from across Europe.

The discovery of a previously unknown Roman villa in rural Rutland during the 2020 lockdown ... could be considered the most significant Roman mosaic discovery in the past century at its heart.

The Rutland mosaic, which measures 11m by almost 7m, was initially found by Jim Irvine, the son of the landowner Brian Naylor. Reflecting on the chance finding, Mr Irvine said: “A ramble through ...

She witnesses the uncovering of a Roman mosaic found on farmland in Rutland, and visits the site of a saintly hermit's hovel discovered in the Lincolnshire fens. The Roman mosaic was discovered in ...

The 828 square foot mosaic, discovered in the county of Rutland, is the first of its kind to be found in Britain. The remarkable discovery was made by Jim Irvine, 42, when he found pottery shards ...

The mosaic, found in Rutland, has been described as the first example of its kind in the UK. It was discovered by the landowner's son and investigated by archaeologists from the University of ...

The Rutland mosaic, which measures 11m by almost 7m, was initially found by Jim Irvine, the son of the landowner Brian Naylor. Reflecting on the chance finding, Mr Irvine said: “A ramble through ...