with the death. a roman mosaic thought to be centuries old has been unearthed in a farmer s field in the east midlands. the artwork, which dates back to the third or fourth century ad, shows the epic battle between achilles and the trojan hero, hector, in homer s the iliad. archaeologists say its one of only a handful of such mosaics in europe. tim allen is the team leader for historic england in the midlands and joins me now. what a fascinating story, as the discoveries of things like this always are. tell us more about how this particular mosaic was uncovered. this particular mosaic was uncovered. ,., ., ., , this particular mosaic was uncovered. ., , , . this particular mosaic was uncovered. ., . ., uncovered. good morning. it s such a fascinatin: uncovered. good morning. it s such a fascinating story. uncovered. good morning. it s such a fascinating story. it uncovered. good morning. it s such a fascinating story. it comes uncovered. good morning. it s such a fascinating
reminder of those very terrible events back in the village of aberfan back in 1966. the national trust will no longer issue licenses for trail hunting on its land. last month, a senior huntsman was convicted of telling people to use the sport as a smokescreen for illegal fox hunting. a rare roman mosaic has been discovered in a field in the east midlands. the artwork, which dates back to the third or fourth century, shows the epic battle between achilles and the trojan hero, hector, in homer s the iliad. it s the first of its kind to be found in the uk. the site has now been granted protection, to preserve the discovery. it means we will not be talking in detail about where it was. i m pleased to say i can speak to the man who found it jim irvine. this is a fantastic story, tell me how it came about. this is a fantastic story, tell me how it came about. during lockdown in 2020, i how it came about. during lockdown in 2020, | decided how it came about. during lockdown in 2020, i d
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