Tag: Roman architecture

  • A Roman Villa Was Buried Beneath an Italian Vineyard for 1,800 Years

    A Roman Villa Was Buried Beneath an Italian Vineyard for 1,800 Years

    For generations, archaeologists knew a remarkable Roman villa was somewhere beneath a vineyard in northern Italy. They had found its mosaic floors before, photographed them, studied them, and then watched the site disappear beneath the soil. Every attempt to locate the villa again had ended with more questions than answers. Then an archaeologist tried something…