Herculaneum Uncovered: Another City Erased by Vesuvius

For centuries it was believed that, unlike Pompeii, which was buried in ash the first day, there were relatively few killed in Herculaneum. It was believed that the nearly 24 hours between the eruption and the arrival of the surges allowed sufficient time for people to flee. Some surely did, but a record of escaping the disaster in that city has never been found. In recent years, excavations along the waterfront have revealed hundreds of skeletal remains, preserved over the centuries by the heat which killed them. In death they were instantly carbonized. About 75% of the town of Herculaneum remains undisturbed, meaning there likely are many more.

From the areas which have been excavated and studied, like in its larger neighbor Pompeii, much has been learned of the lives of people in the first century AD, as well as what happened during that autumn in 79 AD. Here is some of that story.

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