The well preserved ruins of excavated houses and shops on the corner of Decumano Massimo and Cardo V Superiore, Herculaneum
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George Brice / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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4287 x 2848 px | 36.3 x 24.1 cm | 14.3 x 9.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
13 May 2011Location:
Via 4 Novembre, Ercolano, Campania, ItalyMore information:
The town of Herculaneum (in modern Italian, Ercolano) was buried by volcanic pyroclastic flows, superheated mud and ash, on 24th August AD 79. The surges of boiling mud and ash filled the the town and buildings from the bottom up causing them little damage and preserving most of the structures from collapse. A deep (up to 25 meters), dense volcanic tuff formed an airtight seal over Herculaneum for 1, 700 years