Viggen Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 The head of a female Amazon warrior, shown exclusively to The Times, was retrieved this week from the debris of a collapsed escarpment at Herculaneum, the seaside resort for the rich and powerful of ancient Rome that was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. Domenico Camardo, the archaeologist who dug the head from the volcanic rock, said that when a workman first alerted him to the discovery, he Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Do you think that Miss Thompson may have extrapolated a bit much about the coloring? Even glass changes its tint or color after being buried for 50 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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