This earth already old maybe they doomed bcs of their own acted or sin activities? and we lucky not gone fast&shock like all the ancient civilizations before bcs we might be the last civilization when i look at the world map lands in all countries that we standing today actually on high top of mountain and the rest of it under the sea there is even many lost ancient civilizations discovered by people nowadays🤷🏼♂
I unearthed some mosaic several years ago but sadly it was only medieval. It was still a thrill while it lasted. Well done that farmer's son - what a find!
Only Medieval. 😂 You guys have standing buildings three times as old as my country. Maybe older. You’re quite lucky to be surrounded by such ancient history. And the UK looks so beautiful and scenic. I’d love to visit. It’s a lucky year if I find a musket ball on an old battle site here. Lol
@@TK-tcbk1 my home is near an old battlefield so our children collected shot and musket balls dug from the garden - that’s a fascinating part of history too.
@@catherinerobilliard7662 it most certainly is. I love American history. But to limit oneself to American history alone would be quite narrow. And to have a basic understanding of world history would only serve to accentuate our own history as a young nation.
Oh my goodness, the spellbinding history lying just below the surface all over Britain just blows me away. I love watching the archeology programs where they unearth these treasures and share this fascinating history with us. This heritage is really unique and special.
You can read once where Troy stood by jacob wilkens. All the évidence of the location of Troy in great britain near Cambridge are here… the ancient name of London was the new troy… very interesting !
Gorgeous. So lucky the farming didn’t plow it up! My hat is off to the farmer’s son who did so much research to know what he might be looking at, and then calling the right people.
As a farmer myself (Nebraska) I find this fascinating. Here in the Midwest, if something is a little more than century old, we consider it "old". Where the British can easily find something that is 2000 years (or more!) old.
A spellbinding discovery. I think the skill of the makers of this magnificent piece places them in the highest category of artists in all of human history. What a sensational opportunity for the next generation of archaeologists to be able to work on this site.
Wonderful ! We have just returned from two of the biggest Roman mosaics museums in world in the Hatay region of Turkey and we were mesmerised by the workmanship, including the iconic gypsy girl. It is great to see these discoveries still being made. Congratulations to the team and of course the discoverer!
I spoke to a renowned archaeologist about ten years and asked him what percent of Roman Empire sites have been discovered in the former empire lands. He said he thought only 10%, which I found incredible. There's certainly much more like this out there.
What a wonderful discovery. I've been to Fishbourne, Aldborough and Bignor over the years and its fantastic to see such a villa and mosaic discovered where I spent my schooldays. It is right where you'd expect there to be a villa if my guesswork about location is anything like close.
@Cian MacGana I don’t think he was making this about him - just taking a genuine interest and sharing what he rightly thought might interest others. Your comment speaks volumes about you though.
@Cian MacGana the fact that you can't join a discussion in a positive way and instead can only make ignorant snotty insulting comments clearly shows that not only are you a nasty person but obviously you are the one who needs to focus on learning how to build relationships and work on trying to become at least a half decent person . smdh
How wonderful to see that Britain's and Rome interacted in history. This unique find for archiologist s students a pleasant surprise. Great job to earn their grades for their class close by their university. And now a historical preserve place for history purpose. The sharing of knowledge to help others learn is a good thing. Thank you for sharing this video on You Tube.
have you heard about. Rutland. I'm from Newark upon trent, In1995, I found, ( playing as a youth), a civil war stable , that became the National Civil war center. it's an incredible story, of how I discovered it. the East Midlands is Incredible.
Such beautiful workmanship. I can imagine the hours that went to this. To be placed one at a time. And thing the people represented are real people at one time. Stunning.
How anyone can add a thumbs down to this is strange. It's a beautiful piece of History. If there are any requirements for volunteers to help with digging cleaning etc just comment on here - I'm more than happy to help. I'm only in Loughborough!
Great discovery indeed Years of work for research students and archaeologists Would it be possible to repair the damage if the tesserae are recovered from the site ?
Fantastic, Mosaic is one of the best Art,Chora Church in Istanbul has great work if it.This Field needs to b Covered with a Glass Roof.plz preserve it Well.
This demonstrates how many ancient goodies are out there, buried under all sorts of things and waiting to be discovered. It’s great that government cutbacks haven’t encroached on funding for art and history projects like this. I really hope some of that funding is providing adequate night time security as well.
I suspect the risk of damage or theft is low. First, any miscreant would need to find its location, which is somewhere in an unlocated farmer's field; I bet "the farmer's son" would not be very hospitable to any trespassers. Second, I expect that after their excavation, the University either removed the mosaic to place in a museum, or -- the much more economical alternative -- put some kind of non-degradable sheeting over the mosaic & recovered it: to steal or damage it the miscreant would first need to move several cubic yards of earth, which would discourage practically all criminals.
It is amazing the layers of soil somehow enforced the locals forgetting of such craftsmanship... You would think the locals would have simply used it forever. Surprising this was not the case.
Wonderful, makes a change to hear a farmer not moaning [only joking]....... The farmer's son comes across as a real nice genuine guy. Yet again something the Roman's did for us.
when a farmer complains about the weather, it is not because it means he has to work in the cold and rain, it is because it is costing him a fortune in spoilt crops, late harvest and late planting
Absolutely wonderful find. Makes one realise what an incredibly sophisticated and seminal cutlture the Romans were to the overall advancement of European civilization. Wonder if in a 1000 years the British Empire will be studied with the same sense of awe and appreciation by our decendents.
@John Ashtone what do you mean ‘we’? The Irish rebelled for centuries and inspired the removal of oppressive foreign unelected head of states from around the world, and their statues, we also changed the names of our streets of people who benefited from their class system who inherited their entitlements and made up titles through torture, rape, murder, slavery, bigotry, racism, classism, thief, lying and an assortment of oppressive laws.
When I was about 6 years old ( I am now 76) I lived in Heaton Park in Manchester a group of us children were digging a den on a hill and found something very similar we disregarded it as children would but
👍👌👏 Simply fantastic! Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all involved people.
This is Amazing! If this can be found in a farmer's field...just imagine what's under ground on or near the coast. Civilizations all clustered around waterways.
The cliff near where I live has been blocked off from visitors as it is gradually eroding and become dangerous; unfortunately we're discovering it is an old abandoned graveyard. It's reached the stage you look at the cliff and the sides of the coffins are gradually appearing...then disappearing.
@@catherinerobilliard7662 That's sad. It's too bad they can't find a way to stabilize the area and remove the coffins and reinter them somewhere else. It's a loss for history, as well as the families.
Grand. When something like this is discovered, how will restoration/preservation be carried out? Will the voids be filled with approximations of the image or will they simply be preserved? Personally I would like to see the picture unified so that I can look at the image more than the damage, so long as the techniques are reversible of course.
My God! Achilles parading Hector's corpse around the walls of Troy ... depicted on British soil!!! And old Homer had no idea that far away island even existed. The mind boggles!
Wow. I’m thrilled when I find a bit of pottery or glass when working in the garden of my 150 year-old house. Imagine what else might be hiding underneath the English soil.
I really can’t believe that ancient things just lay on the ground or directly under it all over the UK. I really must visit one day. I do have a question. If the government decides something is a Heritage Site, does the person who owns the land the discovery is found on made to give that portion of land to government? Or do they have a claim on the Heritage Site as well? Is there any monetary compensation? I’m only curious because I watch Time Team and people all over have amazing finds! I mean, I’d gladly give the land over for history, but surely there are people who wouldn’t want to. (Your flea markets must be insane!)❤️
I wonder if there’s anyway to preserve it by building roofs over it and perhaps a Roman- town, or something …because that is really awesome! One or 2 feet down there is amazing treasures!
Why put in loud background music for such an interesting video? It's hard to hear what the people are saying. I had to turn the subtitles on and the sound off.
It is amazing how important Homer was in antiquity, even in Britain. About a third of all literary papyri found at Oxyrrhyncus are Homer, for example. It's not just about showing off. Homer was revered and loved.
This is so fascinating and amazing! Can anyone tell me if they compensate the farmer like maybe annually for not being able to use his field? I always wonder about that when I see these kinds of videos but never dig up the nerve to ask. Thank you so much 😊
If they had waited until the farmer had put that field in fallow, his financial loss would have been negligible. As for it being declared a Scheduled Monument, his financial loss would also be minimal. (Hopefully he received a tax break on the acre or three the villa lies under.)
Question: I’ve seen numerous mosaics uncovered in farm fields over the years. Are they removed to be displayed in museums? Are some mosaics left in situ?
in what century do you date the mosaic? It seems for me to be in the early 4th century, But the Mosaic is indeed styled like in a comic book so im a bit puzzled. Amazing.
Any idea where the mosaic originated and can it be attributed to the same artist as other mosaics? I understand that this sort of mosaic would be laid out, gummed too some sort of fabric, transported to wherever and then cemented down. That such a high quality mosaic would be a one off by an indigenous artist seems improbable and because of the quality highly likely that other such mosaics exist, or existed, elsewhere in the Empire. The quality also suggests this was a very significant villa in the UK
Good for that farmer's son who didn't go digging around in a way that would have disrupted the site. He acted responsibly, much to his credit.
Indeed. That’s so cool he stumbled upon it by chance.
It's a shame not all landowners are like him,
Isn’t it amazing how many discoveries are still to be made? This is beautiful!
This earth already old maybe they doomed bcs of their own acted or sin activities? and we lucky not gone fast&shock like all the ancient civilizations before bcs we might be the last civilization when i look at the world map lands in all countries that we standing today actually on high top of mountain and the rest of it under the sea there is even many lost ancient civilizations discovered by people nowadays🤷🏼♂
Kudos to the farmers son. Its clear to see that he's a bit of a history buff himself
Absolutely! But I also hope the farmer(s) are fairly compensated for their loss of land
@@kanscopeichel491 That has never happened.
@@jaminoes_ I’m inclined to believe, but is there evidence?
@@kanscopeichel491 you said "fairly"
I unearthed some mosaic several years ago but sadly it was only medieval. It was still a thrill while it lasted. Well done that farmer's son - what a find!
Medieval is still important, though. Well done you, too!
Only Medieval. 😂 You guys have standing buildings three times as old as my country. Maybe older. You’re quite lucky to be surrounded by such ancient history. And the UK looks so beautiful and scenic. I’d love to visit. It’s a lucky year if I find a musket ball on an old battle site here. Lol
@@TK-tcbk1 my home is near an old battlefield so our children collected shot and musket balls dug from the garden - that’s a fascinating part of history too.
@@catherinerobilliard7662 it most certainly is. I love American history. But to limit oneself to American history alone would be quite narrow. And to have a basic understanding of world history would only serve to accentuate our own history as a young nation.
"Only medieval"? That is still an important part of history. It's not everyday that you would find history that old.
Oh my goodness, the spellbinding history lying just below the surface all over Britain just blows me away. I love watching the archeology programs where they unearth these treasures and share this fascinating history with us. This heritage is really unique and special.
You can read once where Troy stood by jacob wilkens. All the évidence of the location of Troy in great britain near Cambridge are here… the ancient name of London was the new troy… very interesting !
That is all well and good but what about all the Roman coins and artefacts that are found there can we the plebeians get to see them. 🤔.
Imagine the hundreds of years of ploughing,farm machinery and co that have run over and above this unique mosaic!
That was the exact, same thought I had P Heart! : )
Fertilizer
Possibly covered by mud flood
Well done Jim Irvine!
This is the find of the present century.
Absolutely amazing discovery. Hats off to the farmer and family for their contributions to the field of history. Simply breathtaking.
Gorgeous. So lucky the farming didn’t plow it up! My hat is off to the farmer’s son who did so much research to know what he might be looking at, and then calling the right people.
We are so fortunate to have so much history around us in the Midlands. It's amazing to think what lies beneath the fields on our doorstep.
As a farmer myself (Nebraska) I find this fascinating. Here in the Midwest, if something is a little more than century old, we consider it "old". Where the British can easily find something that is 2000 years (or more!) old.
Imagine how many farmer's fields are on top of world heritage sites at this very moment.
A spellbinding discovery. I think the skill of the makers of this magnificent piece places them in the highest category of artists in all of human history. What a sensational opportunity for the next generation of archaeologists to be able to work on this site.
Wonderful ! We have just returned from two of the biggest Roman mosaics museums in world in the Hatay region of Turkey and we were mesmerised by the workmanship, including the iconic gypsy girl. It is great to see these discoveries still being made. Congratulations to the team and of course the discoverer!
This is an incredible find and so exciting.
I love Roman mosaics, this is a brilliant discovery.
An Intelligent Farmer. Hat off.
The majority of them are intelligent. Very adept.
I look forward to seeing what else is uncovered at this site and how it all fits together historically for the area.
Amazing, beautiful , looking forward to more . Thanks
I spoke to a renowned archaeologist about ten years and asked him what percent of Roman Empire sites have been discovered in the former empire lands. He said he thought only 10%, which I found incredible. There's certainly much more like this out there.
That's a fantastic mosaic! Well done Jim Irvine, University of Leicester and all the others involved.
Absolutely superb.
Love the way some of the major figures appear to break the boundaries. They are super heros
Great video, it really explains very clearly why this is so important. I look forward to hearing more about it 👍
Try the forensic historians Wilson and blackett
What a wonderful discovery. I've been to Fishbourne, Aldborough and Bignor over the years and its fantastic to see such a villa and mosaic discovered where I spent my schooldays. It is right where you'd expect there to be a villa if my guesswork about location is anything like close.
Just wonderful. Thank you for sharing this history.
Really good video, so important, I hope we have more uncovered treasure in our history in Britain
I am a mosaic artist…
Actually doing a reproduction of an old Roman mosaic right now…
Love it!!!
@Cian MacGana I don’t think he was making this about him - just taking a genuine interest and sharing what he rightly thought might interest others. Your comment speaks volumes about you though.
@Cian MacGana the fact that you can't join a discussion in a positive way and instead can only make ignorant snotty insulting comments clearly shows that not only are you a nasty person but obviously you are the one who needs to focus on learning how to build relationships and work on trying to become at least a half decent person . smdh
How wonderful to see that Britain's and Rome interacted in history. This unique find for archiologist s students a pleasant surprise. Great job to earn their grades for their class close by their university. And now a historical preserve place for history purpose. The sharing of knowledge to help others learn is a good thing. Thank you for sharing this video on You Tube.
This gives me goosebumps! Unbelievable finding. Wow!
That's wonderful.
Imagine all the people who used to live there... gives you chills!
Very interesting. Thank you from Florida.
have you heard about.
Rutland.
I'm from Newark upon trent,
In1995, I found, ( playing as a youth), a civil war stable , that became the
National Civil war center.
it's an incredible story, of how I discovered it.
the East Midlands is Incredible.
Beautiful find! What colours even after all these years. Totally love mosaic's 👌💕🥰🙏
Such beautiful workmanship.
I can imagine the hours that went to this. To be placed one at a time. And thing the people represented are real people at one time. Stunning.
How anyone can add a thumbs down to this is strange. It's a beautiful piece of History. If there are any requirements for volunteers to help with digging cleaning etc just comment on here - I'm more than happy to help. I'm only in Loughborough!
They’re heathens.
Somehow I doubt they will see your comment , perhaps try contacting them directly about volunteering.
Barely anyone has disliked it.
Great discovery indeed Years of work for research students and archaeologists
Would it be possible to repair the damage if the tesserae are recovered from the site ?
Fantastic, Mosaic is one of the best Art,Chora Church in Istanbul has great work if it.This Field needs to b Covered with a Glass Roof.plz preserve it Well.
Absolutely fantastic what a beautiful find, I wish I was there digging and discovering such beautiful Roman art
This demonstrates how many ancient goodies are out there, buried under all sorts of things and waiting to be discovered. It’s great that government cutbacks haven’t encroached on funding for art and history projects like this. I really hope some of that funding is providing adequate night time security as well.
I suspect the risk of damage or theft is low. First, any miscreant would need to find its location, which is somewhere in an unlocated farmer's field; I bet "the farmer's son" would not be very hospitable to any trespassers. Second, I expect that after their excavation, the University either removed the mosaic to place in a museum, or -- the much more economical alternative -- put some kind of non-degradable sheeting over the mosaic & recovered it: to steal or damage it the miscreant would first need to move several cubic yards of earth, which would discourage practically all criminals.
What a find.
Thank you Amazing
Great find. Buggers up the farmer’s field though!
Excellent post, thank you for sharing.
Wow! Thank you for sharing.. Looking forward to seeing and learning more about it as it is uncovered...
Thank you for Sharing your incredible journey into our Past.
Amazing find!! And so well preserved!
This is so interesting and beautiful! What a fantastic find!!! I can’t wait to see more in this site!!!❤
It is amazing the layers of soil somehow enforced the locals forgetting of such craftsmanship... You would think the locals would have simply used it forever. Surprising this was not the case.
Super cool.
Wonderful, makes a change to hear a farmer not moaning [only joking]....... The farmer's son comes across as a real nice genuine guy. Yet again something the Roman's did for us.
when a farmer complains about the weather, it is not because it means he has to work in the cold and rain, it is because it is costing him a fortune in spoilt crops, late harvest and late planting
The aqueduct......and, er, sanitation....
Oh my goodness,this is really beautiful it’s so incredibly intricate.
Absolutely wonderful find. Makes one realise what an incredibly sophisticated and seminal cutlture the Romans were to the overall advancement of European civilization. Wonder if in a 1000 years the British Empire will be studied with the same sense of awe and appreciation by our decendents.
I suspect tragically the wokites will do everything in their power to destroy all evidence of the former British Empire.
@@bobjackson4720 well we still have it technically as we have colonies all over the world they’re just tiny. #Onedaywewillhavehongkongagain
No
@@bobjackson4720 I won’t.
The acts of union between Ireland and Great Britain were in 1800, by 1900 the population of Ireland was half.
@John Ashtone what do you mean ‘we’?
The Irish rebelled for centuries and inspired the removal of oppressive foreign unelected head of states from around the world, and their statues, we also changed the names of our streets of people who benefited from their class system who inherited their entitlements and made up titles through torture, rape, murder, slavery, bigotry, racism, classism, thief, lying and an assortment of oppressive laws.
I love this!
When I was about 6 years old ( I am now 76) I lived in Heaton Park in Manchester a group of us children were digging a den on a hill and found something very similar we disregarded it as children would but
But what? Don’t leave us hanging…
👍👌👏 Simply fantastic! Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health to all involved people.
What an amazing find! The treasure that you have right under your feet is awesome!
Astounding! And wonderful that students are able to gain valuable experience to help finish their education.
This is Amazing! If this can be found in a farmer's field...just imagine what's under ground on or near the coast. Civilizations all clustered around waterways.
The cliff near where I live has been blocked off from visitors as it is gradually eroding and become dangerous; unfortunately we're discovering it is an old abandoned graveyard. It's reached the stage you look at the cliff and the sides of the coffins are gradually appearing...then disappearing.
@@catherinerobilliard7662 That's sad. It's too bad they can't find a way to stabilize the area and remove the coffins and reinter them somewhere else. It's a loss for history, as well as the families.
I’m very glad that they involved the person that discovered it. Many times the discoverer that is not a researcher is shunted to the side.
He is already shunned by not being mentioned by the Archaeologist. He only mentioned "geophysical survey"
Fabulous find
One of the best and most detailed.Your going to find stuff all over.
then ..... RUTLAND.
Certainly Fascinating
What luck! It really doesn’t have the appearance of any other mosaic I’ve seen. Fascinating. I’d love to learn more about the whole complex.
Thought the same
Saw this on BBC news today. Well done Jim Irvine for signposting this fantastic site.
So beautiful and marvelous the son sought out the archeologists. A treasure
I'm just blown away! I can't imagine finding something like this on our property.
The fact you live in a 6th floor flat was the real giveaway there pet!
@@JulieWallis1963 ???? I live on a 160 acre ranch in Texas.
Amazing effort! I think it sheds light to the roots of the concepts held generally.
fantastic .....
Wow wow wow how Amazing.
Thanks so much for the video and info.
I wish you All the best.
I’ve always been interested in archeology, but after watching The Detectorists, this brings a whole new appreciation for me.
Amazing, what a find! Congrats everyone :)
Grand. When something like this is discovered, how will restoration/preservation be carried out? Will the voids be filled with approximations of the image or will they simply be preserved? Personally I would like to see the picture unified so that I can look at the image more than the damage, so long as the techniques are reversible of course.
Consider this... That is a working field, for decades...
How lucky are we that a plow has never gone near that mosaic?
Just wonderful.
Historic discovery. Great detail in the mosaic.
Time Team would have loved to come across this.
My God! Achilles parading Hector's corpse around the walls of Troy ... depicted on British soil!!! And old Homer had no idea that far away island even existed. The mind boggles!
Amazing! I hope this farmer can capitalize on the find as tourist will surely want to come and check it out. 😀
Wow. I’m thrilled when I find a bit of pottery or glass when working in the garden of my 150 year-old house. Imagine what else might be hiding underneath the English soil.
I really can’t believe that ancient things just lay on the ground or directly under it all over the UK. I really must visit one day. I do have a question. If the government decides something is a Heritage Site, does the person who owns the land the discovery is found on made to give that portion of land to government? Or do they have a claim on the Heritage Site as well? Is there any monetary compensation? I’m only curious because I watch Time Team and people all over have amazing finds! I mean, I’d gladly give the land over for history, but surely there are people who wouldn’t want to. (Your flea markets must be insane!)❤️
It would be so interesting to try and search records as to who’s villa it might have been!!!
Wonderful discovery!!
I wonder if there’s anyway to preserve it by building roofs over it and perhaps a Roman- town, or something …because that is really awesome!
One or 2 feet down there is amazing treasures!
WOW! Good work!! ...
Seen tweets about this but not seen anything as clear about it as this... I'm in hospital so things are difficult to piece together... awesome 👌
Something rarely discussed is that most extant Roman Mosaics were done by travelling North African artists, they travelled the Empire doing mosaics.
Did they do it for barter?
Fantastic ! well done
I was waiting for them to say they were going to take away the farmers field. I hope he was compensated for years to come.
Why put in loud background music for such an interesting video? It's hard to hear what the people are saying. I had to turn the subtitles on and the sound off.
Agreed. It was a privilege and thrilling to watch this amazing video. But such a pity it wasn't made without the irritating 'music'.
Astonishing and beautiful1
It is amazing how important Homer was in antiquity, even in Britain. About a third of all literary papyri found at Oxyrrhyncus are Homer, for example. It's not just about showing off. Homer was revered and loved.
Something good came from lockdown absolutely wonderful find wish I'd been there
Well done that man, its been excavated and recorded.
This is so fascinating and amazing! Can anyone tell me if they compensate the farmer like maybe annually for not being able to use his field? I always wonder about that when I see these kinds of videos but never dig up the nerve to ask. Thank you so much 😊
If they had waited until the farmer had put that field in fallow, his financial loss would have been negligible. As for it being declared a Scheduled Monument, his financial loss would also be minimal. (Hopefully he received a tax break on the acre or three the villa lies under.)
Question: I’ve seen numerous mosaics uncovered in farm fields over the years. Are they removed to be displayed in museums? Are some mosaics left in situ?
Amazing!!...wonder what else is hidden out there, mad to think😊
That background music really sucks. It lasted from beginning to end, very distractiong; I wonder who was the a s s that dubbed it into the video.
in what century do you date the mosaic? It seems for me to be in the early 4th century, But the Mosaic is indeed styled like in a comic book so im a bit puzzled. Amazing.
Any idea where the mosaic originated and can it be attributed to the same artist as other mosaics?
I understand that this sort of mosaic would be laid out, gummed too some sort of fabric, transported to wherever and then cemented down.
That such a high quality mosaic would be a one off by an indigenous artist seems improbable and because of the quality highly likely that other such mosaics exist, or existed, elsewhere in the Empire.
The quality also suggests this was a very significant villa in the UK
Really cool ... how will it be protected?