Rare Roman mosaic found during Berkshire community project

Mosaic depicting Greek hero Bellerophon riding the winged horse Pegasus has been described as best find of its kind in 50 years.

A spectacular Roman mosaic described as the best find of its kind in half a century has been partly uncovered in Berkshire, during a community archaeology project that only had two weeks left to run.

Anthony Beeson, an expert on classical art and a member of the Association for the Study and Preservation of Roman Mosaics, described it as “without question the most exciting mosaic discovery made in Britain in the last fifty years”

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