There’s people who like puzzles and then there’s people who really like puzzles. Here’s hoping folks at the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) are the latter, as that’s who is tasked with the painstaking reconstruction of a huge installation of Ancient Roman frescoes unearthed in central London. The decorative plaster was found in an ancient disposal pit as a jumble of fragments whose historical significance could only be ascertained once they began to be reassembled. MOLA’s Senior Building Material Specialist, Han Li, worked extensively to lay out all the pieces and start to put them into a semblance of order, allowing their various motifs — birds, fruits, flowers, lyres, and other details — to emerge. Read the full story by mobilehomesteader at the link in bio. . . . Han Li reconstructing the wall plaster of a huge ancient Roman mosaic installation found in London (all photos © MOLA, courtesy Museum of London Archaeology) #MOLA #AncientRome #Fresco #Conservation #Archaeology #...