EARLY CHRISTIAN FLOOR MOSAIC DISCOVERED IN RIJEKA

RIJEKA, March 4 (Hina) - A floor mosaic believed to date back to the fifth or sixth century AD was discovered in the northern Adriatic seaport of Rijeka earlier this week during excavations carried out around the Mary's Assumption church.#L# According to experts of the Culture Ministry's department for the protection of cultural heritage, the mosaic belonged to an early Christian church which was located on approximately the same spot as the church of Mary's Assumption and its bell-tower. A few years ago, also during excavations for the setting of installations, a preserved part of a floor mosaic was discovered near this week's finding. This location is the oldest most-populated part of Rijeka. The oldest archaeological findings proved this used to be a Roman settlement with thermae in the first centuries AD. (hina) ha