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Mosaics created with the opus tessellatum technique have been uncovered during the excavations at the ancient city of Olympos

Mosaics created with the opus tessellatum technique have been uncovered during the excavations at the ancient city of Olympos

In the ancient city of Olympos in the Kumluca district of Antalya, ongoing excavations in 26 different locations have revealed many mosaics created using the opus tessellatum technique. Olympos, in the Lycian period, was the second important port city after Phaselis. The city takes its name from Mount Tahtalı, which is one of the western