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Herculaneum
was destroyed along with Pompei in 79 AD, and was rediscovered in
1709. It was a residential town without Pompei's commercial
importance, and wealthy Romans lived here.
Herculaneum was buried by a torrent of lava that hardened into a
soft tufa (a kind of coarse rock) that preserved many of the wooden
parts of houses and household objects, which can be seen today. A
large portion of old Herculaneum is still buried under the modern
town,
so excavations continue. |
