22nd December 2008, 03:46 PM
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Just wanted to add, for any of you who do end up at Pompeii, don't forget to visit Herculaneum. The archaeology preserved there is much better and more exciting than at Pompeii, the buildings stand two storey's high, have rooves, amazing stucco and frescos are preserved, wooden artifacts and wooden elements of the buildings survive, doors, window frames, furniture! The site is easier to access and within an amazing part of Campania, the city of Ercolano has so much to offer (check out the MAV the new virtual archaeology museum, it's not necessarily 100% accurate but the experience is well worth it). You'll never see such an amazing juxta-position of ancient and modern! Go there before you go anywhere else!
Just wanted to add, for any of you who do end up at Pompeii, don't forget to visit Herculaneum. The archaeology preserved there is much better and more exciting than at Pompeii, the buildings stand two storey's high, have rooves, amazing stucco and frescos are preserved, wooden artifacts and wooden elements of the buildings survive, doors, window frames, furniture! The site is easier to access and within an amazing part of Campania, the city of Ercolano has so much to offer (check out the MAV the new virtual archaeology museum, it's not necessarily 100% accurate but the experience is well worth it). You'll never see such an amazing juxta-position of ancient and modern! Go there before you go anywhere else!