Vesuvius Pompeii and Herculaneum

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Vesuvius Pompeii and Herculaneum GEOG 458/558 California State University, Long Beach

Map of Pompeii

Map of Pompeii

Map of Pompeii at the time

Homes of Pompeii (note fast-food snack bar in middle: back in business after 2,000 years!)

Homes of Pompeii: 3 upscale homes and 1 apartment building

Urban Planning in Pompeii: crosswalks above water/sewage in streets, curbs, sidewalks, water towers

Urban Planning in Pompeii: street grid to N and E (newer parts of town)

Wealth of Pompeii

People of Pompeii: Rowdy Art

The eruption of Vesuvius: 6 pyroclastic surges buried Pompeii & Herculaneum

People of Pompeii: Plaster Casts

People of Pompeii: Plaster Casts

Vesuvius: Much larger Avellino eruption ~3780 BP – 1000s of tracks of successful evacuees from Bronze Age village (2 pairs of tracks ended in a pair of skeletons who didn't escape the pyroclastic flow)

Vesuvius: Avellino Eruption ~3780 BP

Vesuvius: Naples Today...

Vesuvius: More Detailed Information http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/pompeii_01.shtml https://sites.google.com/site/ad79eruption/pompeii http://pompeiiinpictures.com/pompeiiinpictures/ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2007/09/vesuvius -volcano-dormant-eruption-pompeii/ (this was the article that triggered the rumor mill in Naples, leading to a spontaneous evacuation)