The Story Of The Lopen Roman Mosaic

[@lindanapier-burrows1799]

Lopen was my grandmother's home before moving to Canada. Her mother's surname was Osborne. Such a delightful discovery

[@felipericketts]

Wow, what a great story! I especially enjoyed the way the community was involved in the recreation of one of the original designs. History coming alive for the participants, some of whom could conceivable be related to the inhabitants of the area back in the 4th century.

[@greenquiltsgalore1326]

I love the reproduction and its instillation into a current community building!

[@sharioverend1618]

I'm grateful the right people have been in the right place at the right time.

[@shahad_alsayed]

Thank you for such a wonderful film about roman mosaic discovery. There are lots of thing to learn from this video. Love to see the enthusiasm of the site communities, the deeply knowledged researchers, the humble & expert photographer lady, the expert of stones the direction of the movie and more. Absolutely marvelous

[@MsLizhang]

Really good documentary. Moving, funny and poetic in many ways. A great way to examine a people is to see the way they treat their past.

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

Wonderful! I love how the cat goes in to join the community unveiling of the mosaic in the church, too.

[@chalmer31]

I loved that, too.

[@helenhunter4540]

Lovely that everyone who wanted to be involved got to help sort the tesserae.

[@ccsullivan9164]

Inspired thought provoking film! And bless you for leaving Sir Tony in Jersey.

[@mcwarrington]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful film. You really coaxed out the personalities involved; not just the experts, but also characters such as the two local men of Lopen chatting away together. Best wishes from Aotearoa New Zealand!

[@chalmer31]

So well done. Wonderful example of the documentary form. ❤

[@helenhunter4540]

A "hierarchy" of skills! These people love their hierarchies. People learning skills is NOT the same as an inherited artificial ladder of how VALUABLE people are.

[@thomasbell7033]

Oh, lighten up. You went all the way around the block in search of a social grievance in this wonderful little doc. Not finding said grievance, you invented one.

[@elainetwum3465]

My heart breaks that the mosaic was covered over. However, it was the only way to preserve it.

[@thevet2009]

What a delightful group of English country folk… I hope the culture remains vibrant and intact despite future immigration.

[@ladym6738]

Huge fan of Dr. D. Neal. Such knowledge. Wow!

[@rosajucglaserra4506]

Moltes gràcies! This is most interesting ❤

[@JeffroB2323]

VERU well done! Thanks for some quality up here!

[@earlehugens8070]

great video.history of Britain is very much like that of its geology..sedimentary layers..metamorphic outcroppings..and igneous intrusions...very much like that of Italy...including that of Rome...this video makes me ask what the ancient Romans would have done if "they" found remnants of a previous civilization in their backyard?From what i've read the Romans erased all they found of Etruscan Civilization...even though they absorbed so much of that cultures zeitgeist.Basically... Roman Hellenistic civilization wanted in no way to be associated with anything that was 'in fact a 'true' part of their past'...Great Britain ? Gotta love that country..and those people..get down on their hands and knees and embrace their past. An inspiration.Thank you for this film

[@belwynne1386]

Mick Aston!

[@RichardBrunning-g2b]

we have recreated the Lopen dolphin in the reconstructed Roman dining room at Avalon Archaeology near Glastonbury as well as other Roman mosaic designs from Somerset that are not possible to see in situ any longer. A youtube film of the floor creation (involving 140,000 hand made tesserae) is available or see it for real on the site

[@lynnhubbard844]

fundraising is needed in order to exhibit it in its place and charging entrance fees...greeting from San Francisco, CA

[@helenhunter4540]

I wonder when idolatry of the roman empire will end. The mosaic is beautiful. I take exception to the archeologists statement that local people post-roman "robbed" the site. Poetic justice since the romans had robbed their ancestors of their land.

[@athanksgivingbaby570]

The romans in Britain were mostly a change in government. The forts were manned by people from outside Britain, but otherwise the romans preferred to work with local people. Chances are a roman villa in Britain was owned by romanized britains.

[@johnreimerdorratt5491]

Building materials, walls etc, when not us used, are not " Robbed ", more likely recycled, into what was later needed,

[@kathrynblack9152]

This is really interesting, but when was the mosaic discovered?

[@stconstable]

Over 20 years ago in 2001. Hairstyles and clothing give away that this wasn't recent.

[@cherylkurucz8852]

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[@heenanyou]

The group cut the ancient tesserae stones "to make them fit"? OMG.

[@jamesmoore9511]

The London and lopen Mosaic possibly made by the same artist ?

[@maryanncanter3655]

The mosaic they made to remember the original is now under a rug in the church, really?

[@Dr.Yalex.]

16:25 LOL, how old is this statement? It has been recently proven by archeology that nothing went dead after Rome withdrew from Britain. 😢 There was no such thing as "dark" ages in Britain after Romans left the governing to the locals

[@harperwelch5147]

I think 2001 it was discovered

[@susangray1609]

Since it’s only geometric shapes and nothing about the Roman gods it might have been a Christian home.

[@danacomstock7598]

Thought that when I saw the fish!

[@dozydog9874]

Although it's impressive in style I think quite possibly this wasn't made by the maestro but possibly some of his juniors... it's not that well made..