Friday, June 1, 2007

Relics from Pompeii

One thing that I noticed that was different from previous trips to Pompeii was the amount of relics that have been removed or stored. Off the main forum is a storage area where many recovered artifacts are kept. Pompeii is so cool because it was frozen in time. Bread loves were found in ovens, wine bottles were recovered and silverware and plates were on the table. These are just some household furnishings. I would imagine they didn't move stuff around too often.

This individual was found laying in a bed.
These are more victims that were not able to be recovered using the plaster cast method.

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