Such an exciting project to watch unfold. #Pompeii
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[In Italian but gives a sense of the scale & complexity of the dig]
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Just glorious.
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A feast for the eyes...
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Images show Emperor Joseph II visiting a house in 1769, that was named after him; Charles III of Bourbon visiting in 1751; and Fiorelli in 1860.
Not much has changed.
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As excavations reach the floor level a lot more possessions of the ancient Roman inhabitants will come to light. #Pompeii.
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Image 1: Spinazzola’s excavation of Via dell’Abondanza, 1911
Image 2&3: current excavation of a street in Region V (by @MassimoOsanna)
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Images by @MassimoOsanna & @pompeii_sites
The candelabrum is fully exposed & workmen continue to excavate the volcanic debris, uncovering ceramic vessels & electoral messages.
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Wood, like the organic remains of human bodies, decomposes & plaster is poured into the void in the ash to create a cast.
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Clearly evident is the damage caused by Bourbon tunnelling in the early exploration of the site in the 18th/19th Cent. Tunnels would rip through walls as mission was to find valuable artefacts.
They look to be a type of locally produced amphorae that would have contained wine.
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(image 2: House of the Prince of Naples; 3: Oplontis; 4: House of the Vettii)
Images by GPP team member Teresa via @MassimoOsanna on Instagram.
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Image 2: via @MassimoOsanna on Instagram
The portrait has been inhanced too.
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Image by @MassimoOsanna on Instagram