Ancient Roman Marble Floor Unraveled In France

Archaeologists have discovered a tiled floor that belonged in an ancient Roman villa. Estimated to date back to 1-2 A.D., the flooring is composed of marble from multiple empirical provinces that’s inlaid to the foundation. The design of the marble floor is called opus sectile, which was common during ancient times, as the Colossal details: 

During their dig, archaeologists also uncovered plaster sheets that had caved in on the impeccably preserved tiles featuring classic frescoes on red and black panels. Lines score the back of the decorative pieces, which would have helped them adhere to the earthen walls. Other findings indicate that this domu, along with another nearby, were particularly lavish and featured a private bath, a concrete floor speckled with decorative gemstones, and a large central fountain made from Carrara white marble. One room even had remains of hypocaust heating, an inventive system that sent hot air underneath the flooring to warm the home. 

Image via the Colossal 


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And I'll call out "unraveled"; "To undo or ravel the entangled, knitted, or woven threads of: 'unraveled the sweater'." [The Free Dictionary]
"Unveiled" would have kind of worked, "revealed" would have been good, and the original article's "uncovered" was fine.
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"Empirical?" Em·pir·i·cal adjective 1 : originating in or based on observation or experience empirical data. 2 : relying on experience or observation alone often without due regard for system and theory an empirical basis for the theory. 3 : capable of being verified or disproved by observation or experiment empirical laws.I do not believe it means what you think it means.
I know you just cut and pasted it from the Colossal article--they got it wrong too.
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