Giant mosaic pool.

Giant mosaic pool featuring intricate geometric patterns has been unearthed in southern Turkey . This proves the emergence of an extensive reach in the heyday of the Roman Empire .
Mosaics adorn the floors are found throughout the 7 -meter bathhouse complex and is beyond the possibilities , said Michael Hoff , historian of the University of Nebraska , Lincoln , and director of the excavation this mosaic .
This finding , according to Hoff , is likely to come from 3-4 century . Mosaic was also quite spacious, which is 149 square feet, or an area of ​​the family home.

" To be honest , I was amazed at the size of a very large mosaic ," said Hoff told LiveScience .
The first clue that there is something admirable buried in southern Turkey emerged in 2002 , when Purdue University history professor Nick Rauh classic run on the newly completed plowed fields near the ancient city of Antioch ad Cragum .
The results led to pirated pieces of the mosaic floor , Hoff said . Rauh then consult with other archaeologists , including experts at the local museum Turkey .
Unfortunately the museum did not have the funds to further explore the mosaic , so the archaeologists was silence .

Last year , with the advent of new archaeological permit , museum archaeologists invited Hoff and his team to finish the excavation .
So far , the researchers have found about 40 percent of the mosaic . The floor is in good shape , according to Hoff in university video about the excavation . This mosaic is part of a possibility marble outdoor pool flanked by porticoes .

Mosaic composed of large squares , each of which has a unique geometric motifs on a white background , from exploding stars to the circle motif that intertwine .
It is the largest mosaic ever found in southern Turkey , which is a suburb of the Roman Empire , according to Hoff .
The existence of this mosaic shows that Antiochia ad Cragum got more Roman influence than previously thought .

City of Antioch ad Cragum founded in the first century , and has some features such as the Roman baths and home markets .
Tim Hoff also been dug from the third century Roman temple in the city and the streets are flanked by pillars as well as shops .

The team will be back with the students and volunteers to complete the mosaic excavations in June 2013 . The plan , according to Hoff , they would build a wooden hut at the top of the mosaic and the site opened to the public .
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