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Herculaneum
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Herculaneum an ancient Roman town, near Naples, on the lower slopes of Vesuvius. The volcano's eruption in ad 79 buried it deeply under volcanic ash, along with Pompeii, and thus largely preserved it until its accidental rediscovery by a well-digger in 1709. The first excavations were begun in 1738.
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Computer heir offers pounds 60m for Herculaneum dig American philanthropist to back the excavation of town buried in AD 79
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 5/27/2001; ; 700+ words
; HERCULANEUM IS on the verge of yielding secrets...publicity opportunities, including use of Herculaneum's name and image. "This is the stage...could help unearth exciting new finds at Herculaneum. Half of the ancient seaside resort...
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Herculaneum's glories shown off
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/28/2008; ; 700+ words
; Herculaneum, ignored by many a Pompeii-bound...remnants of the much-less visited Herculaneum, and what marvelous remnants they have...well-appointed villas. The exhibit Herculaneum, three centuries of discoveries brings...
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Blame it on the pigeons Miraculously preserved by volcanic mud 2,000 years ago, Herculaneum is a unique Roman treasure trove. But bureacracy has wrought shocking damage only now being reversed, writes Alasdair Palmer
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 10/3/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...ash. The fact that it also interred Herculaneum, Pompeii's smaller neighbour, in...Surprisingly, the effect was to preserve Herculaneum even more perfectly for posterity than...more than enough to demonstrate that Herculaneum is a unique treasure-trove of material...
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TRAIL OF THE UNEXPECTED: TOURISTS FLOCK TO POMPEII, BUT NEARBY HERCULANEUM IS EVEN BETTER PRESERVED
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 8/24/2002; ; 700+ words
; In AD79, little Herculaneum was a pretty coastal resort, overlooking...remaining in the town. Moments later, Herculaneum, too, was destroyed, submerged...nowadays to the two excavation sites - Herculaneum was first rediscovered around 1710...
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Reclaimed From Mount Vesuvius; Villa of the Papyri Discovered at Herculaneum
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/18/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...Mount Vesuvius that covered Pompeii and Herculaneum. Last week he found it, but in an...greenhouses that today cover much of the Herculaneum site. "For me it is like discovering...Julius Caesar. It was known to lie in Herculaneum, a wealthy suburb of the great Roman...
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What's what in Herculaneum?(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 9/1/2005; ; 640 words
; ...In the first century A.D., Herculaneum, named after the Greek hero Herakles...Vesuvius. Unlike nearby Pompeii, Herculaneum was not a busy commercial city...between 4,000 and 5,000. Herculaneum had certain features that were...
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Meet the people of Herculaneum.
Magazine article from: Calliope; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; The people of Herculaneum were Romans, and it is from the ruins of places like Herculaneum that we have learned much about how the Romans...over their foreheads. The stylish women in Herculaneum would have wanted to copy this latest fashion...
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Herculaneum, Mo., Residents Upset about Contamination from Lead Smelter.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 3/18/2004; 700+ words
; ...Business News Mar. 18--Mike Milne of Herculaneum drew applause from several neighbors...attended the hearing Tuesday night at Herculaneum High School. They heard officials of...Warden, a resident and member of the Herculaneum Community Advisory Group, said she...
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Federal Environmental Policies Hurt Herculaneum, Mo., Sierra Club Says.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 9/26/2002; 700+ words
; ...Sep. 26--The Sierra Club has put Herculaneum on a list of 25 communities around the...The Sierra Club says residents of Herculaneum, where Doe Run Co. operates the nation...cleanup that has been done so far," but Herculaneum should be on the Superfund national...
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TESTS SHOW RECONTAMINATION OF SOILS IN HERCULANEUM, MISSOURI, FROM DOE RUN RESOURCES CORPORATION LEAD SMELTING OPERATION
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/28/2009; 649 words
; ...mile of the company's lead smelter in Herculaneum, Mo., contain lead at levels exceeding...The recontamination we are seeing in Herculaneum is unacceptable. EPA intends to work...Run's facility at 881 Main Street in Herculaneum has been in operation for more than...
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Pompeii and Herculaneum
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM. Prosperous Roman towns in the Bay of Naples, Pompeii and Herculaneum were destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 c.e. and rediscovered under ash and hardened lava in the eighteenth...
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Herculaneum
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Herculaneum. Roman city near Naples, buried after...xE0; di Ercolano (The Antiquities of Herculaneum—1757–92) and...which was actually found later than Herculaneum), the excavations gave countless motifs...
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Pompeii
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the Younger) buried Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and Stabiae, under cinders and ashes that...A Companion to the Study of Pompeii and Herculaneum (1933); M. Brion, Pompeii and Herculaneum (tr. 1960); A. Maiuri, Pompeian Wall...
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Pompeian
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
...decorations, motifs, and details uncovered there and at Herculaneum and Stabia had a profound effect on Neo-Classical design...Finest Ornaments and Remarkable Paintings from Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabia—1828–59) by Wilhelm...
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Neoclassicism
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...by the keen interest in archaeological excavation spurred by the discovery of the ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii; regular excavations at Herculaneum began in 1738 and at Pompeii in 1748. Major excavations on the Palatine Hill in Rome, at...
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