Posted on 07/18/2005 1:40:00 PM PDT by NYer
Decorated cups and fine silver platters were once again polished and on display Monday as archaeologists unveiled an ancient Roman dining set that lay hidden for two millennia in the volcanic ash of Pompeii.
In 2000, archaeologists found a wicker basket containing the silverware in the ruins of a thermal bath near the remains of the Roman city, said Pietro Giovanni Guzzo, head of Pompeii's archaeological office.
The basket was filled with the volcanic ash that buried the city when Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79. When experts X-rayed it, they saw the objects preserved in the ash, which killed thousands of people but kept the town almost intact, providing precious information on domestic life in the ancient world.
Experts have spent the last five years extracting and restoring the 20 pieces of silver that were left behind by their owners as they fled the eruption, Guzzo said as he presented the treasure to authorities and the media in Rome.
During the following months, researchers will study the set and hope to learn more about the city's economic status at the time of its destruction, Guzzo said.
The pieces will then go on display in 2006 at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, 18 miles north of Pompeii, he said.
I had no idea those civilizations were as advanced as they were.
Ephesus had running water and a sewage system.
The sewage system in Pompeii was awful. According to our guide they actually allowed raw sewage to flow down the street. There were raised stones in the street on which to step in order to cross the street without stepping in sewage.
I feel so priviledged to have been able to see these ancient ruins.
That's the one! I remember them speaking of no walls. The mosaics were stunning.
Absolutely stunning! How could any government allow such a site to be flooded?
Hmm why wouldn't the Turks want to preserve beautiful Roman artistry.
"I just had a horrid thought - what if G_D's plan for me, is to be a resident of the next Pompei?"
Well, for starters, tell me where you live and start carrying valuables in your pockets. Preferably something that will show up on a metal detector.
No reason...
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Posted on 07/18/2004 7:24:53 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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Millionaire to fund dig for lost Roman library [Villa of the Papyri]
The Times [London, UK] | Feb 13, 2005 | Nick Fielding
Posted on 02/14/2005 7:42:21 AM PST by Mike Fieschko
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The archaeologists are educated idiots.
Instead of wasting their breath 'pleading', they should have planted some endangered salamanders and jumping mice, then called in the UN biologists.
"Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway."~~John Wayne
I like your tagline. It's one of my favorite lines
from the Duke.
The valley the Turks flooded was in the interior of the country on the upper reaches of the Euphrates basin. They built a dam to provide power and water storage.
A recent documentary showed some of the marvelous finds in some old villas that were uncovered by hasty archeology even as the waters were creeping closer. They cut out the inlaid tile paintings from the floors and walls and sent them to a museum.
I felt the same way about "Guns, Germs and Steel." It was so leftist in its perspective and culturally apologetic. The whole premise was an investigation into to why equity and fairness had not been served in the outrageous unequal development of cultures. It was as though this was an affront to the intentions of nature.
I actually shouted "Duhhhhh" at the tv when they talked about western culture advancements being made possible because of agriculture/doemstication. They portrayed the concept as a new radical one - that food surplus, storage and a protein diet made possible economies, armies, government and art. I learned that decades ago in Anthropology 101.
Neat !!
Just imagine how much more they could have found.
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