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Brittany Norden and Dustin Schilli of Herculaneum, MO announce the birth of their daughter, Luxleigh Tate at 8:14 am, on ...
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The Vesuvius Challenge has announced the latest award for the identification of the first title on one of the ancient Herculaneum scrolls. The title has been unread for nearly 2,000 years, ever ...
The scroll was buried beneath volcanic ash in the Roman town of Herculaneum following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. Known as PHerc. 172, it was among hundreds discovered in the library ...
By the Augustan age, the domus extended across 1,800 sq m on three levels, making it the second largest home in the Herculaneum. Today, it is known for its spectacular floor mosaics, well ...
HERCULANEUM, Mo. — Plans are moving forward to revitalize contaminated wasteland that was once the Herculaneum lead smelter complex. The Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund site is ...
The beach at the Herculaneum archaeological park is thought to be the site where more than 300 men tried in vain to save themselves while awaiting rescue by Pliny the Elder.
One palatial residence in Herculaneum—believed to have once belonged to a man named Piso—contained hundreds of priceless written scrolls made from papyrus, singed into carbon by volcanic gas.
Like Pompeii, Herculaneum was destroyed in A.D. 79 when Mount Vesuvius erupted, cloaking the region in ash and pyroclastic flows. You may like ...
Kyles’s papyrus was from Herculaneum, an ancient Roman town on the Bay of Naples, at the base of Mount Vesuvius, that is home to the only preserved library from classical antiquity.