Pompei and Herculaneum

Pompei bakery with ovens and mill grinder.

One of the Pompei bodies.
The train station at Pompei and we are on our way!

Wow, is about all I can say! Jeff told us how the ash fell and the people got used to it and some didn't leave. A day later a big burst of hot ash shot out and killed everyone instantly.

It happened August 24^th 79AD and was found in 1592 by looters that came and dug tunnels into the city looking for gold and silver. This wood was charred by the ash but didn’t burn all the way.

The reason everything is so well intact was the fine ash that fell first protected everything.

Cool pottery!

Lanes for the chariots to go over. The ruts in the road were made by the wheels as they went over and over the same spot. They also cleaned the roads and these were used as stepping stones to cross the street so you kept your feet dry.

Some of the pottery they have found. Notice the round pole bottom on some of them? They put them on sticks to transport them without spilling what was inside.

This is one of the tunnels. The archaeologists dug out more of it but the whole thing isn’t dug out because of the city built on top of it.

Here’s the crew at the Pompei ruins. The courtyard.

They found lots of whole bodies and to get them out of the ground in one piece they poured plaster on them. You can see their teeth and facial expressions, it was amazing. This young boy was trying to breathe thru the ash.

The volcanic ash grew the land out a mile or two towards the ocean.Pompei was a port city but now is about 2 miles from the sea.

An ancient street side vender. They put pots on these holes and kept things cold or warm.

We thought we'd try and sell a few things.

Ancient beware of dog sign.

Chillin' by the columns for a minute

A beautiful spot to see the city.

More columns.

The tile and art work is amazing. This told of a war a man fought and won.

Stone streets.

The coliseum is more intact than the one in Rome.

The outside of the coliseum.

On our way back from Herculaneum.