Viggen Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 Archaeologists found a treasure trove of everyday artefacts after digging up nearly 800 sacks of compacted human waste from the tank, which lies beneath the remains of a Roman apartment block in Herculaneum, destroyed after it was buried by ash from the volcano in AD79. The British team has found hundreds of objects, including bronze coins, precious stones, bone hair pins and an exquisite gold ring decorated with a tiny figure of the god Mercury... ...read the full article at the Telegraph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 here is the BBC version: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13781202 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvadius Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 There is quite a bit more about both the work on the cesspit and the discovery of ancient roof timbers on the foreshore at Hereculaneum in the Aug/Sep 2010 issue of World Archaeology Magazine here. NB Andrew Wallacae-Hadrill's new book Herculaneum: Past and Future which I am currently reviewing for UNVR also devotes part of one chapter to these discoveries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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