Herculaneum Archive

Roman Herculaneum: Men And Women Had Different Diets – New Study

AncientPages.com | August 26, 2021

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists examining the Herculaneum skeletal remains of the victims of Vesuvius that erupted on the morning of August 24, 79 AD, and broke its centuries-long

Archaeology

Two-Story Houses With Balconies Unearthed In Ancient City Of Pompeii, Italy

AncientPages.com | May 18, 2018

AncientPages.com - The Local reports that an alley of two-story houses, with balconies has been unearthed in the ancient city of Pompeii. Italy. "This type of find is a novelty

Ancient History Facts

Thermopolium – Ancient Roman Restaurant Offered Fast Food But Was It A Good Idea To Eat There?

AncientPages.com | March 16, 2018

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In modern times fast food has become popular because many simply don’t have time or energy to prepare a proper meal. Ancient Romans loved

The papyri were blackened cylinders (pictured below) more akin to 'lumps of coal' and at first they were a mystery to the excavators. On examining some broken fragments, however, it was discovered that the cylinders were indeed scrolls containing Greek text written on scorched papyrus. Credits: Photography by Brian Donovan, The University of Auckland - Centre for Academic Development. Herculaneum Conservation Project

Civilizations

Herculaneum Time Capsule: Ancient Scrolls With Secrets Buried Under Volcanic Ash And Stones

AncientPages.com | August 24, 2016

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - On the morning of August 24, 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted and broke its centuries-long silence. Its great cloud of hot ash, stones, and