I'd say it was small enough that the quake didn't have any effect on the pebbles. if those were bricks they would have cracked. still amazing regardless
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If it were bricks it wouldn't be mosaic.
very...very true.
looks more like ground settling unevenly than the effects of any earthquake
Cool. Archeologists say it was earthquakes so... https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/this-is-not-a-huge-carpet-but-the-worlds-largest-mosaic-unearthed-in-turkey
but what do the geologists say
and what about the fox
what does it say
Imagine riding a skateboard there. Mosaic surfin'.
Before reading the title, I thought it was a huge carpet.
Back when shit was made to last. I feel like anything built in the last 100 years will be long gone before the next hundred is up.
That is kinda survivour bias though. Almost all old stuff didn't last either.
Name one product made in the last 50 years that had survived longer than 100 years. I'm waiting
Sure. Not like the pyramids and the aqueducts are still standing or anything. I get what you are saying, but also, quality has dropped in so many areas in the name of cheaper and faster.