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Researchers in London recently announced that a giant “archaeological puzzle” has been solved, revealing artwork that’s been hidden for 1,800 years.
The Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) announced in a June 17 press release that one of its experts successfully reconstructed a collection of Roman wall plaster. (See the video at the top of this article.)
The collection of painted ancient plaster is the largest ever discovered in London – and it took an enormous amount of work.
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“The decorated plaster was found dumped in a large pit, shattered into thousands of fragments,” the museum’s statement noted.
“It took three months for MOLA Senior Building Material Specialist Han Li to lay out all the fragments and painstakingly piece the designs back together.”
Recent work by archaeologists in London yielded fascinating discoveries, including the carving