Second Roman-era Mosaic Found in U.K. Farmer's Field
Archaeologists have found another mosaic in a United Kingdom farmer's field, in the same place as the 2020 discovery of a mosaic depicting an iconic scene from The Iliad. The second mosaic features an intricate geometric pattern. At the site, in the East Midlands county of Rutland, Historic England archaeologists have also found the remains of a large hall that officials say was once a wooden barn and was converted to a stone hall sometime in the 3rd or 4th Century A.D. At one end of the hall, the dig team found evidence of an area devoted to craft work. The other end of the hall is thought to have been a living area, complete with a Roman-style bath (which, in this case, contained a laconicum (hot room) and a frigidarium (cold room). Further, the archaeologists found evidence of heating ducts in the walls and an underfloor heating system, perhaps powered in part by a water tank just outside the building.

Venezuela's Warring Sides Sign Joint Agreement on Aid
November 27, 2022
After years of economic and political unrest, the government and opposition of Venezuela have signed an agreement to work together in the coming months to solve some of country's problems. Also part of the agreement was an allocation of funds to repair the country's electricity grid. In response, U.S. President Joe Biden eased some sanctions on the Maduro government and the American oil giant Chevron restarted its oil program with the country.