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Early Byzantine Floor Mosaic Unearthed in Turkish Monastery
 

<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="schema:primaryImageOfPage og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/Early%20Byzantine%20Floor%20Mosaic%20Unearthed%20in%20Turkish%20Monastery.jpg?itok=t--T-KQs"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/Early%20Byzantine%20Floor%20Mosaic%20Unearthed%20in%20Turkish%20Monastery.jpg?itok=t--T-KQs" width="610" height="403" alt="Byzantine Art, Floor Mosaic, St. Constantine and Helena Monastery, Ordu Archaeology, Early Byzantine Period" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="schema:description content:encoded"><p>A remarkable discovery was made during excavation work at the Church of St. Constantine and Helena Monastery in Ordu, Turkey, where archaeologists have uncovered a well-preserved floor mosaic dating back to the early Byzantine period. This mosaic, found in situ, represents a significant find for the region, offering new insights into the artistic and cultural expressions of the time.</p>
<h2>A Rare Find in Ordu</h2>
<p>The discovery was made under the scientific supervision of Assoc. Prof. Seckin Evcim, with the excavation led by the Ordu Museum Directorate. According to the <a href="https://www.ktb.gov.tr/" rel="nofollow">Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism,[/url] this mosaic is the first in-situ floor mosaic to be discovered in the Ordu province, marking a significant milestone in the region's archaeological record. The mosaic, which has been dated to the 5th and 6th centuries AD, provides a tangible connection to the early Byzantine era, a period marked by the spread of Christianity and the flourishing of religious art, writes <a href="https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/early-byzantine-floor-mosaic-discovered-in-church-of-st-constantine-and-helena-monastery-in-turkiye-38782/" rel="nofollow">Turkiye Today[/url].</p>
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