Spoonley Wood Roman Villa and Mosaic

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Roman remains may be found and excavated but sometimes nature reclaims them. These ruins were discovered in 1882 but nature returned and hid them safely away again. Such tweets should inspire archeological departments, and film and TV or BA Media Studies to document the process of re-excavating these ruins, with photogrammetry and other modern tech used.

A magical Roman mosaic for #MosaicMonday – the remains of Spoonley Wood Roman villa were excavated and partly restored in 1882, but since then nature has returned. Under an overgrown metal shelter and some tarpaulin can be found this broken mosaic, a remnant of past glories… pic.twitter.com/wO3QUrIhF8
— My Search For Magic (@MSFMagic) February 14, 2022