After 1,600 years, a massive Roman mosaic depicting the Trojan War is discovered in Syria.

During the Syrian Civil War, opposition forces held control of large areas of land that were home to priceless historical artifacts and treasures for many years. One of these was the historic city of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with temples of Bel and Baal Shamin as well as colonnades from the Roman era that date back 2,000 years. Vandals stole artifacts and sold them on the black market in addition to destroying numerous sites.

A fourth-century CE Roman mosaic that was once also governed by opposing forces has now been totally discovered by archaeologists in Rastan. In fact, in 2017 local opposition leaders attempted to sell the mosaic online. However, the region was once again under government control the following year, and archaeologists have since investigated the mosaic with the intention of preserving it and determining how far it stretches beneath neighboring structures.

Just recently, archaeologists in Wales discovered around 300 skeletons beneath an old department store.

According to the team behind this discovery, it is uncommon for finds of this size to take place in cities.

Several hundred human bodies were found buried beneath the ground by a team of researchers excavating the site of a former department store, presumably indicating that the location was previously a Middle Ages friary.

Archaeologists have discovered about 280 different skeletons in all, some of which were only tiny babies. They think St. Saviour’s Friary, which was established there in 1256, previously stood on the location.