“Lost Treasures of the Deep: Stunning Aquatic Mosaics Unearthed at Ancient Roman Bathhouse in Türkiye!”
The goal of the project was to examine the site’s history and promote tourism in the region. Büyüközer said that excavation work at the Roman bathhouse would continue throughout 2025 and will reveal even more of the region’s rich past.
Anadolu AgencyFor many years, locals used the ancient Roman bath as as a stable for their animals.
Similar discoveries have been made across Türkiye in recent years. At the end of 2024, for instance, the Hurriyet Daily News reported on the discovery of stained glasses and mosaics at the Harran archaeological site in Türkiye’s Şanlıurfa province, now believed to be the site of an early Byzantine church, one of the earliest in the region.
A year prior, in December 2023, researchers also discovered another set of Roman mosaics at Kela Hanma in Türkiye’s southeastern Mardin province. Like the newly discovered mosaics, these featured aquatic animals such as octopuses, fish, mussels, and seals as well as aquatic plants. Though the mosaics here suffered more damage over the years, the similarities highlight how ancient craftspeople once used animal motifs in their mosaics in ways that remain striking to this day.
After reading about these Roman mosaics uncovered in Türkiye, learn about the discovery of Türkiye’s ancient “City of the Dead,” the necropolis of Tios. Then, read about the discovery of another set of aquatic mosaics in England.
