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To: Pyro7480
Just wow! Thanks for the ping!


Plan of Villa of the Papyri, drawn by Weber showing the ancient structures and the tunnels that were made in order to recover the works of art.


Villa of the Papyri under excavation

I have visited Pompei several times but never made it to Herculaneum. From a site dedicated to what has been found in that city:


Herculaneum. House of Carbonized Furniture


Herculaneum. Carbonized wooden shutters

27 posted on 12/05/2007 6:07:57 AM PST by NYer ("Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church" - Ignatius of Antioch)
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To: NYer

Do you have the link for that site? I’d love to see more.

Thanks!


29 posted on 12/05/2007 10:29:54 AM PST by ODC-GIRL (Proudly serving our Nation's Homeland Defense)
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