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Researchers Find Hidden Clues in The Alexander Mosaic. Its 2 Million Tiny Stones Came From All Over the Ancient World

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The Alexander Mosaic depicts Alexander the Great’s triumph over the Persian king Darius III at the epic Battle of Issus in 333 B.C. It depicts the Macedonian army’s victory at Issus .

Researchers used X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) to identify chemical compositions, infrared thermography ( IRT ) to detect hidden thermal anomalies.

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