Mosaic Floor Uncovered in Southeastern Turkey
A 1,500-year-old mosaic has been discovered under an abandoned water mill in the Cag Stream Valley of southeastern Turkey.
The mosaic features a geometric pattern and the inscription
"Tittos Domestikos". According to Idris Akgul of the Mardin Museum, the mosaic represents flooring in a building that may have belonged to a civil official named "Tittos".
The pattern of the flooring combines squares, rectangles, circles, and triangles with wave, knot, cross, and infinity motifs. The mosaic appears to stretch over a larger area than has been explored to date, Akgul explained.
For more information on this period, visit "Byzantine Boomtown".
Author summary: Ancient mosaic found in Turkey.