Archaeologists have discovered fresh insights into a geometric mosaic of a Roman Villa in Norfolk.
Gayton Thorpe was first excavated in 1923, but was covered over in the 1960s after it fell into disrepair.
A team of up to 30 archaeologists are now using new techniques to re-expose the extensive multi-coloured tiles which formed the villa's floor.
Michael de Bootman, who is part of the team, said the site could be about 50% larger than was initially documented.
Mr de Bootman, geophysical overseer of the site, said the villa could also include up to five well-preserved masonry buildings, a detached bath house and possibly a gatehouse.
"The site is the only exposed Roman mosaic recorded in Norfolk in situ," he said.
He said the excavation work was on-going and could reveal further insights into the make-up and size of the villa.
The team are now appealing to the public for help to rediscover the villa.
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Roman village found in Bonn
Archaeologists on Wednesday said they had found the remains of a Roman village and baths near the government offices in the former West German capital Bonn.
The site is a "sort of single street village," roughly the size of two football fields, that was home to about 2,000 people and was built more than 2,000 years ago, archaeologist Nora Andrikopoulo-Strack said.
It lies close to the former German chancellery and archaeologists have found the remains of a "vicus," the Latin word for a path, that linked the village to others in nearby Cologne and Koblenz.
The team of 50 archaeologists who have been digging on the site since May have found four horse skeletons, a comb made out of bone and a cup with an erotic carving.
The excavation is financed by South Korean investor SMI Hyundai to the tune of 1.6 million euros ($2 million).
It is planning to build a new hotel and congress center on the site and the archaeological work must be completed before construction begins at the end of October.
The site is a "sort of single street village," roughly the size of two football fields, that was home to about 2,000 people and was built more than 2,000 years ago, archaeologist Nora Andrikopoulo-Strack said.
It lies close to the former German chancellery and archaeologists have found the remains of a "vicus," the Latin word for a path, that linked the village to others in nearby Cologne and Koblenz.
The team of 50 archaeologists who have been digging on the site since May have found four horse skeletons, a comb made out of bone and a cup with an erotic carving.
The excavation is financed by South Korean investor SMI Hyundai to the tune of 1.6 million euros ($2 million).
It is planning to build a new hotel and congress center on the site and the archaeological work must be completed before construction begins at the end of October.
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