This second-century mosaic was discovered in London recently and thought to be an old Roman dining room floor. It’s unfortunate that it has some missing sections because we’re pretty sure this tile was discontinued about 3 centuries ago. What do you do when your tile are varying in size? Tile Magazine talks grout joint alignment […]
‘One of the most remarkable and significant discoveries in Britain in the last century’
After reading this headline, I know what you are thinking. The Brit’s must have finally discovered at least one of the following: Coffee is better than tea The American dialect is the highest form of English Forcing the tax payers to support a non-governing royal family is truly ridiculous Well, no, the British are still […]
Some lady was using a priceless ancient mosaic as a coffee table
It once hung on the walls of one of Roman Emperor Caligula’s ‘Pleasure Ships’, then was recovered from the sunk ship in the 1930s, and later was lost track of when the Nazis took over Europe. Read more at The Guardian. NYU Professor Scott Galloway continues to rant about the higher education system in America TLDR: […]
The Truth about the 3-4-5 Triangle
You know the 3-4-5 triangle? It’s that technique you used to use to find the square of a room before laser squares came out. Well, the “official” name of this mathematical equation is the Pythagorean theorem and it was named after the ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras. But, there’s one problem… Archaeologists have discovered a clay […]
Were the ancient Romans better stone fabricators than us?
Book matching skillz are on-point So, far, we haven’t found any quarries so we don’t know a lot about how they used to fabricate stone. However, an examination of ancient slabs revealed saw marks from a water-powered saw mill. This was used to make slabs about 5/8 inch thick and roughly 4ft x 4ft in […]
Ancient Tile Hacks
“Ooooohhhh! Aaaahhhhh!” These are the types of reactions that one would expect when an ancient mosaic is unearthed after being hidden for thousands of years. Typically, we marvel at the attention to detail and are in wonder at the craftsmanship that went into creating such a work of art. Well, then there’s this one. The […]