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  2. Herculaneum - Wikipedia

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    "Secrets of the Dead: Herculaneum Uncovered" [44] is a PBS show covering the archaeological discoveries at Herculaneum. "Out of the Ashes: Recovering the Lost Library of Herculaneum" [ 45 ] is a KBYU-TV documentary that traces the history of the Herculaneum papyri from the time of the eruption to their discovery in 1752 to modern developments ...

  3. Conservation issues of Pompeii and Herculaneum - Wikipedia

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    The region of Campania in which both sites lie is very temperate and fertile, in part due to the volcanic ash, so many plants thrive even inside the archaeological site. Henri de Saint-Blanquat identifies thirty-one plants in Pompeii, which, after growing in patches of bare earth, grow outward and attack the surrounding buildings, as well as ...

  4. After 2,000 years of mystery, secrets of the Herculaneum ...

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    Buried in ash after Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79AD, the secret of a papyrus scroll kept their secrets hidden for centuries. Now one has been deciphered by AI.

  5. Villa of the Papyri - Wikipedia

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    A plan of Herculaneum and the location of the Villa. The Villa of the Papyri (Italian: Villa dei Papiri, also known as Villa dei Pisoni and in early excavation records as the Villa Suburbana) was an ancient Roman villa in Herculaneum, in what is now Ercolano, southern Italy. It is named after its unique library of papyri scrolls, discovered in ...

  6. Ancient beach destroyed by Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79AD ...

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    The beach at the Herculaneum archaeological park is thought to be the site where more than 300 men tried in vain to save themselves from the natural disaster in 79AD while awaiting rescue by a ...

  7. Dutch tourist accused of defacing ancient Roman villa in ...

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    ROME (Reuters) -A Dutch tourist has defaced a frescoed wall in an ancient Roman house in Herculaneum, near Naples, damaging a building that survived the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 ...

  8. Ercolano - Wikipedia

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    In 1995 the Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio (Mt.Vesuvius National Park) was created and all the area of Ercolano north of motorway is included in the Park; in 1997 the Archaeological site of Herculaneum was listed in the UNESCO World Heritage together with Pompeii and Oplonti and Mount Vesuvius and the Miglio d'Oro were included in the World ...

  9. National Archaeological Museum, Naples - Wikipedia

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    The National Archaeological Museum of Naples (Italian: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, abbr. MANN) is an important Italian archaeological museum, particularly for ancient Roman remains. Its collection includes works from Greek, Roman and Renaissance times, and especially Roman artifacts from the nearby Pompeii, Stabiae and Herculaneum ...