1.0 link 223717 <![CDATA[Ancient Roman Floor Mosaic Unveiled In Israel]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/01/ancient-roman-floor-mosai_n_223717.html LOD, Israel &mdash; Israeli archaeologists unveiled one of the largest and best preserved mosaics ever found in the country Wednesday, for only the second time since it was discovered more than a decade ago.

The 600-square-foot (56 square meter), 1,700-year-old Roman floor mosaic was found in 1996 during an archaeological dig in the town of Lod near Tel Aviv. It drew 10,000 visitors in the one weekend it was on display then, according to the Israeli Antiquities Authority, the government agency...

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