However, in , numerous skeletons were discovered by the ancient seashore in arched, brick boathouses. Their scorched remains showed that they, unlike the citizens of Pompeii, had been incinerated in the pyroclastic flows and not killed by falling debris.
Exposed to unbelievable temperatures, their bodies were instantly vaporised, leaving their skeletons where they fell. With the huge fame of Pompeii and Herculaneum, many other destroyed towns often get forgotten. Oplontis and Stabiae, for example, offer further insights into how the eruption affected inhabitants. They were affected in different ways to Pompeii and Herculaneum and since they were further away from the volcano, there were more survivors left to tell their stories.
Archaeologists may yet discover more differences between Herculaneum and Pompeii — or more similarities. With so much of each city remaining underground, who knows what secrets of the past have yet to be shared.
Though both destroyed by Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii and Herculaneum suffered very different fates. The day of the fateful eruption Pompeii and Herculaneum experienced the eruption of 79 AD in very different ways.
The discovery of Pompeii and Herculaneum First, we should mention that the depth of the volcanic debris covering the two cities played a major part in how they were discovered and excavated. The buildings that survived When you visit the sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum, you may think the buildings look similar; both sites have buildings with columns and arches, and the streets appear similar too. The film paints a stunning picture of what life was like in the ancient town, and how people ultimately met their horrific deaths there.
Those flows transformed the living, breathing city of Herculaneum into an incredible time capsule that is even better preserved than Pompeii. Actual footage of erupting volcanoes — including the most recent eruption of Vesuvius in and pyroclastic flows from the Caribbean island of Montserrat in the s — helps illustrate the power and destructiveness of these cataclysmic events.
The investigation is led by Professor Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, director of The Herculaneum Conservation Project, who knows better than most people that, occasionally, walls do talk.
In some parts of Herculaneum, the ancient layers of pyroclastic flows descend as deep as 80 feet, forming walls that hold surprising secrets. The challenges Professor Wallace-Hadrill and his team face are many, including the damage wrought by 18th-century Bourbon treasure hunters, who robbed the site of beautiful mosaic frescos, as well as other precious art and artifacts.
But because only a fraction of Herculaneum has been disturbed, the dense lava walls are still giving up other invaluable objects that speak volumes about life there before the disaster.
The discovery of one such object is among many exciting moments as cameras follow the team on a very different kind of treasure hunt. The head of a statue, believed to be of an Amazon warrior woman, is carefully excavated and diligently conserved by experts.
Originally published on Live Science. Laura is an editor at Live Science. She edits Life's Little Mysteries and reports on general science, including archaeology and animals. She has won multiple awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association for her reporting at a weekly newspaper near Seattle. Laura holds a bachelor's degree in English literature and psychology from Washington University in St. Louis and an advanced certificate in science writing from NYU.
Live Science. Laura Geggel. It was not until that the first human remains were found at Herculaneum, and these hundreds of skeletons bear ghastly burn marks that testifies to horrifying deaths. Today, Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano on the European mainland. Its last eruption was in and its last major eruption was in But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us!
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