I’m watching the Discovery channel show…went there this Summer. So sad…it’s amazing how beautiful and modern the city was…and how quickly people died…it is pretty sad though watching/seeing the dead bodies…
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They have remnants of stone figures from the disaster still, correct?
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Yeah...they have plaster figures of ...well ok people died, ash was over them..their bodies decayed but the ash had hardened and kept their figures/shapes so they used plaster and now can see how people looked when they died..it is very sad...
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I see, do they have these figures in museums or is there some preservation of the onsite disaster?
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The whole city has been preserved. You can visit it in Italy. It's exactly the same as it was when the volcano erupted in 79AD. The lava and ash from the volcano preserved the buildings etc.
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archaeologists are probably grateful for the preservation, though it is very tragic. did you take any pictures amelie?
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I am taking a Roman Art and Archeology class this semester and that stuff is just so fascinating. The proff mentioned the disaster of 79 AD yest and its truly tragic. Amelie, if possible can you share some pics with us?? THat would be very nice to see recent pics of Rome.
PS: Hope the new job is going fine for ya.
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amelie
although pompei gets all the press, you can see a better preserved city at hercualno. I was at both places and while Pompei is defintely bigger and thus more awe inspiring in terms of giving you an idea of the scale of the disaster, herculano is not crowded with tourists and seems to have better weathered the test of time.
When i was at pompei they had just unearthed a previously unexplored ruin, and even though the openings to the courtyards were boarded off, you could peek in and see hundreds of skeletons there.
I will scan and post some of those pics sometime