Researchers Find an Ancient Roman Staircase that Reveals the "Lost Pompeii"
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN. Nearly 2,000 years after a devastating volcanic eruption destroyed and buried a thriving Roman city, researchers are using the novel technique of digital archaeology to reveal the “lost Pompeii.” Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, burying Pompeii under a thick layer of molten rock, ash, and debris. Some residents fled, while others perished, trapped by the volcanic material. The ghostly ruins, frozen in time, became a sc…
Nearly two thousand years after a devastating volcanic eruption to destroy and bury a prosperous Roman city, researchers are turning to the technical innovation of digital archeology to reveal the “lost Pompey”. Monte Vesúvio entered into the eruption in 79 C., covering Pomperia with a thick bed of broken stone, sands and debris. Some residents fled, while others were killed by volcanic material. The ghosts, frozen in time, became a scenario tha…
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