About HerculaneumThe town of Herculaneum, located on the Bay of Naples, was buried by the same explosion of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD as was the well-known town of Pompeii. A pyroclastic flow covered the site of Herculaneum, and affected the town in a different manner from the ash and debris that covered Pompeii. For example, carbonized wood, including furniture, survived at Herculaneum. For more information on Herculaneum and the preservation efforts, please visit the web pages of the HCP project at the British School at Rome. There is also a page on Wikipedia. The image below, from Google Earth, shows the excavations. It is interesting to note how far the oceanfront has moved. You may wonder about the area around the excavation. Those structures are greenhouses.
The next image (from Wikipedia) shows a plan of the town. I believe it came from one of the signs located around the site. Note the location of the Suburban Baths (G) at the bottom right.
Anselmo Lastra.
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