Herculaneum
Herculaneum (in modren Italian Ercolano) wis an auncient Roman toun destroyed bi volcanic pyroclastic flows in 79 A.D., locatit in the territory o the day's commune o Ercolano, in the Italian region o Campanie in the shadow o Munt Vesuvius.
 The excavations of Ercolano | |
  Shawn within Italy | |
| Location | Ercolano, Campanie, Italy |
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| Coordinates | 40°48′22″N 14°20′54″E / 40.8060°N 14.3482°ECoordinates: 40°48′22″N 14°20′54″E / 40.8060°N 14.3482°E |
| Teep | Settlement |
| History | |
| Foondit | 6t-7t century BC |
| Abandoned | 79 AD |
| Offeecial name | Airchaeological Auries o Pompeii, Herculaneum, an Torre Annunziata |
| Teep | Cultural |
| Criteria | iii, iv, v |
| Designatit | 1997 (21st session) |
| Reference no. | 829 |
| Region | Europe an North Americae |
It is maist famous for havin been lost, alang wi Pompeii, Stabiae, Oplontis an the neighbourhuid o Monte Bursaccio in Boscoreale, in the eruption o Munt Vesuvius in AD 79 which buried it in superheatit pyroclastic material. It is an aa famous as ane o the few auncient ceeties that can nou be seen in almaist its oreeginal splendour, acause unlik Pompeii, its burial wis deep enough tae ensure the upper storeys o biggins remained intact, an the hetter ash preserved widden hoosehauld objects such as beds an doors an even fuid. Mairower Herculaneum wis a wealthier toun than Pompeii wi an extraordinary density o fine hooses, an far mair lavish uise o coloured marble claddin. The discovery in recent years o some 300 skeletons alang the sea shore came as a surprise syne it haed been assumed that the toun itself wis lairgely evacuatit.