Mosaic Floor Uncovered in Southeastern Turkey
A 1,500-year-old mosaic has been discovered under an abandoned water mill in the Cag Stream Valley of southeastern Turkey.
The mosaic features a geometric pattern and the inscription
"Tittos Domestikos". According to Idris Akgul of the Mardin Museum, it represents flooring in a building that may have belonged to a civil official named "Tittos".
The term
"Domestikos"may refer to a title in a military unit or church hierarchy. The pattern combines squares, rectangles, circles, and triangles with wave, knot, cross, and infinity motifs.
- The mosaic appears to stretch over a larger area than has been explored to date.
- It was found in the Cag Stream Valley of southeastern Turkey.
Author's summary: Ancient mosaic found in Turkey.