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Roman paintings found in London - Arthes - 04-29-2007
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Quote:A series of ancient paintings have been uncovered beneath the streets of London. The Roman artworks were found underneath an Italian restaurant in Lime Street, in the City of London. Painted 1,900 years ago, the paintings depict goldfinch and lavish bunches of grapesIt is reported elsewhere (can't get to the actual report quoted at the moment) that "About a thousand fragments thought to date from around AD120 have been recovered. Experts hope that the entire decorative scheme, believed to have been part of a building demolished after a fire, may eventually be reconstructed."
How appropriate that these were found beneath an Italian restaurant...
It does not say whether this was during building/foundation repairs or whether archaeological remains were suspected...