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Zarmati, L and Riley, D, Pompeii, Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, Springer Nature, C Smith (ed), Switzerland, pp. 1-7. ISBN 978-3-319-51726-1 (2019) [Research Book Chapter]
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DOI: doi:10.1007/978-3-319-51726-1_2490-2
Abstract
The archaeological site of the Roman town of
Pompeii is located in Campania, Southern Italy,
8 km southeast of the apex of Mount Vesuvius.
Pompeii as well as the nearby towns of Herculaneum, Stabiae and Oplontis were destroyed and
buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE. In
1997, Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Torre
Annunziata were declared World Heritage sites
by UNESCO because they "provide a complete
and vivid picture of society and daily life at a
specific moment in the past that is without parallel
anywhere in the world" (UNESCO 2019).
In ancient times Pompeii was situated on a low
hill at the mouth of the Sarno River, about nine
kilometers south of Mount Vesuvius. Both the
river port and the shallow bay to the south were
filled in by volcanic deposits during the 79 CE
eruption which pushed the coastline outwards by
more than 1 km. This was a total disaster for the
inhabitants, but they have not been forgotten,
because the 4-m-thick layer of volcanic debris
preserved the city and most of its material goods.
Item Details
Item Type: | Research Book Chapter |
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Keywords: | archaeology, pompeii, herculaneum, interpretation, excavation |
Research Division: | History, Heritage and Archaeology |
Research Group: | Archaeology |
Research Field: | Archaeology of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Levant |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology |
UTAS Author: | Zarmati, L (Dr Louise Zarmati) |
ID Code: | 137502 |
Year Published: | 2019 |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2020-02-18 |
Last Modified: | 2021-11-02 |
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