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: Excavation of the ruins of Herculaneum, Italy, 1869


Excavation of the ruins of Herculaneum, Italy, 1869

19th century vintage photograph - archaeological excvation of the ruins of Herculaneum, Italy, 1869. Located in the modern-day comune of Ercolano, Campania, Italy, the city was destroyed and buried under volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD

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13455345
Media ID
47822184
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3999px x 3166px (2.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Pump Park Photography
Source
Vintage Photograph

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1869 Buried Campania Comune Ercolano Eruption Herculaneum Modern-day Pumice Rampart Vesuvius Volcanic


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