Excavations of the site began in September, the city said.Ayuntamiento de Mérida
Posted on 07/30/2023 8:10:39 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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 intricate mosaic was unearthed during excavations at the La Huerta de Otero archaeological zone, the Mérida City Hall said in a July 26 news release. It was found in what was the main room of a Roman family's sprawling home.
Experts said the colorful, well-preserved mosaic centers around Medusa's head, which is surrounded by an octagonal medallion. Four peacocks representing each of the four seasons are within hexagons in the medallion's corners.
This image is framed by a large square full of floral and animal motifs, specifically birds and fish, city officials said.
Medusa — who is the most famous monster or Gorgon in Greek mythology, according to Britannica — served as a protection for the home's inhabitants, experts said.
Students from the Barraeca II Professional School of the City Council began work at the site in September, officials said.
The mosaic was discovered in Mérida, which was formerly the Roman town of Augusta Emerita, according Britannica. Augusta Emerita was founded in 25 B.C., and it quickly became one of the most important and powerful towns on the Iberian peninsula during the Roman empire.
Mérida is about 210 miles southwest of Madrid.
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Excavations of the site began in September, the city said.Ayuntamiento de Mérida
The rest of the Medusa keyword, sorted, a little editing:
Still got some color, beautiful. And don’t forget, the Medusans were about the best navigators in the universe as their ambassador got the Enterprise out of a real mess, when it was completely lost.
Yeah, definitely want to be wearing the Wayfarers when they’re around.
I thought the person looking at her, not the Medusa, was supposed to turn to stone!
lol
This is the only way Medusa cuuld get laid.
[crickets]
There’s got to be a tesserae joke out there somewhere.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEeKZN4zqkU
It was certainly a mean trick putting Medusa’s face on the floor, I bet there were a lot of ‘statues’ in that room.
She apparently had a nice figure.
They had bags back 2500 years ago, too.
Laz would. He’d be hard as a rock.
It’s Nancy Pelosi! It’s Nancy Pelosi! Run! Run!
LOL
Thank God for the translator. I'd have never figured that one out...
Heh, I just *had* to leave that one in.
No mention of the fact that Medusa was slain by Perseus who was an ,”héroe,” which translated to, “hero.”
“Yeah, definitely want to be wearing the Wayfarers when they’re around.”
Absolutely, or you go mad looking at the Medusan.
I think it’s a tie between Nancy, and Hillary for who looks the most like Medusa.
No Mad Maxine?
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