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# Colorful Mosaics Shed Light on a Previously Undiscovered Ancient Roman Town
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/colorful-mosaics-shed-light-on-a-previously-undiscovered-ancient-roman-town/
- Published: 2017-04-03T15:46:35.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:27:36.000Z
- Description: Archaeologists have unearthed a beautifully preserved sets of mosaics from the ancient Roman city of Ucetia, which was previously only known by its name.
- Author: Claire Voon
- Tags: In Brief, Archaeology, Roman mosaic, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:23 (2016, 2017, part 2)

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Mosaics recently discovered in the former Roman city known as Ucetia in France (all photos © Denis Gliksman, Inrap)

For centuries, the ancient Roman city of Ucetia in southern France was known only by its name, but archaeologists have recently unearthed traces of it near Nîmes, including beautifully preserved sets of mosaics. This week, the [French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research](http://www.inrap.fr/?ref=hyperallergic.com) shared news of the excavations, which began in October, as well as photographs of the large floor decorations on the near-acre-large site.

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