(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 9 - A man in uniform, whom the volcano s ferocity had thrown to the ground and killed in a few seconds, his face thrust into the sand, his arms bent forward seeking support. New excavations are set to begin at Herculaneum in the next few weeks, and archaeologists have returned to the ancient beach to complete searches which started 40 years ago, in the early 80s, when the remains of 300 fugitives were found right in this spot. The digs are aimed at conserving the ancient UNESCO site but will also serve to bring to light in its entirety the ancient path that led from the beach to the majestic Villa of the Papyri.
Restoring The Roman Retreat Of Herculaneum Beach, Buried By Vesuvius
Herculaneum beach in the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum, buried along with Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on October 24th 79 AD, is to be excavated and restored. When the archaeologists finish, visitors will be able to stroll along Herculaneum beach, as elite Romans once did, before the lethal surge of nature wiped the region out.
Herculaneum Beach: Created And Destroyed By A Volcano
Like today, but perhaps even more so in the ancient world, people were attached to their ancestral territories. For thousands of years people had farmed on the hyper-fertile slopes of Mount Vesuvius and nobody in the Roman world predicted that their natural sustainer of life, Vesuvius, was also a destroyer god who would take back everything.
Herculaneum to unearth ancient beach buried for nearly 2,000 years
28 Jan, 2021
Archaeologists to dig down to ancient Roman beach buried in 79 AD.
Herculaneum, the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, is to begin excavating its hidden beach for the first time in 40 years.
Excavation works are to commence shortly at the Antica Spiaggia area, already partially excavated in the 1980s, announced the director of the Herculaneum archaeological park, Francesco Sirano.
During the last dig along the ancient shoreline, from 1980-1982, archaeologists discovered dozens of skeletons, including the famed Ring Lady, named for the rings on her fingers.