Man discovers massive Roman mosaic floor while gardening in eastern Turkey
Mehmet Emin Sualp, a villager in Turkey's eastern Elazığ province, discovered an 84-square-meter single-piece mosaic floor depicting natural life in August 2024 while digging holes to plant saplings on a field. Experts dated the floor back to the Roman and Early Byzantine periods.
Mehmet Emin Sualp, a resident of Salkaya village in Turkey's eastern Elazığ province, discovered a mosaic structure with various patterns in August 2024 while digging holes to plant saplings on a field he purchased in 2020.