The Ancient Mesopotamian poem entitled the Epic ... two thirds could imply that Gilgamesh was either a genetic chimera or mosaic. Although the ancients Mesopotamians were aware of the concept ...

Even as ruins, the palaces and villas built by these ancient civilisations are still stunning to behold, with their colourful mosaics ... of what ordinary ancient Egyptian homes might have ...

It was inhabited well into the Christian era, when the nearby Red Basilica, originally a temple to the Egyptian gods ...

Even in those long ago times, mosaic used a lot of local and natural materials, so was sustainable even then. The Ancient Greeks used black and white pebbles and the Romans were delighted by the ...