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

2 Map of Pompeii

3 Map of Pompeii

4 Map of Pompeii at the time

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

6 Homes of Pompeii: 3 upscale homes and 1 apartment building

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

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

9 Wealth of Pompeii

10 People of Pompeii: Rowdy Art

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

12 People of Pompeii: Plaster Casts

13 People of Pompeii: Plaster Casts

14 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)

15 Vesuvius: Avellino Eruption ~3780 BP

16 Vesuvius: Naples Today...

17 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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