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Vesuvius Pompeii and Herculaneum
GEOG 458/558 California State University, Long Beach
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Map of Pompeii
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Map of Pompeii
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Map of Pompeii at the time
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Homes of Pompeii (note fast-food snack bar in middle: back in business after 2,000 years!)
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Homes of Pompeii: 3 upscale homes and 1 apartment building
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Urban Planning in Pompeii: crosswalks above water/sewage in streets, curbs, sidewalks, water towers
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Urban Planning in Pompeii: street grid to N and E (newer parts of town)
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Wealth of Pompeii
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People of Pompeii: Rowdy Art
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The eruption of Vesuvius: 6 pyroclastic surges buried Pompeii & Herculaneum
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People of Pompeii: Plaster Casts
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People of Pompeii: Plaster Casts
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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)
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Vesuvius: Avellino Eruption ~3780 BP
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Vesuvius: Naples Today...
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Vesuvius: More Detailed Information
-volcano-dormant-eruption-pompeii/ (this was the article that triggered the rumor mill in Naples, leading to a spontaneous evacuation)
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