Just got back from Pompeii and can't manage a complete posting. 16 hr trip, less than 2 hrs in the dig! Days would be needed to see it all!
Can report that Vesuvius buried the entire region in 79AD under 20 to 40 meters of ash & pumice, thus preserving the town.
Many other towns got buried by lava, and probably will never be uncovered.
Early archaeology kept finding voids, and eventually the idea arose to fill one with plaster: the result was whole-body casts of victims, apparently overcome in their tracks and encased. Their remains turned to dust leaving a reverse body cast. Hundreds have been rendered in plaster, including pets.
Pictures tomorrow. Ciao!
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