1. POMPEII THE LOST CITY
The city that was frozen in time
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2. 1. WHY IS THIS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE WORLDS
GREATEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS
It is considered one of the worlds greatest
archaeological ïŹnds because Pompeii was frozen in time.
Pompeii residents were doing their everyday things
when the hot lava (up to 300.c) poured over them
covering them and freezing them in time. It shows us
how they lived and the buildings that they lived in. It
shows us what types of animals they had in Pompeii.
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3. 2.WHO FOUND IT, WAS HE
FAMOUS BEFORE.
An Italian archaeologist by the name of Giuseppe
Fiorelli (born June 8th 1823 in Naples) found
Pompeii. He was not famous before ïŹnding Pompeii
but after he found Pompeii he became a professor of
archaeology at the University of Naples and director
of the excavations in Pompeii starting in 1860. He
died January 28th 1896.
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4. 3.WHEN WAS IT FOUND
A few years after archaeologists found Herculaneum
in 1738, Pompeii was partly uncovered in 1748, but
the actual excavation of the city was done by
Guiseppe Fiorelli in the1860s. Herculaneum is another
city that was inundated at the same time with lava
and ash from Mount Vesuviusâ ïŹerce eruption.
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5. 4. WAS THE DISCOVERY
ACCIDENTAL OR PURPOSELY
The discovery of the lost city of Pompeii was an
accidental ïŹnd while Archaeologists were trying to
discover more of the city of Herculaneum.
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6. 5. What archaeological
techniques were used?
Guiseppe Fiorelli used excavation (with shovels, Picks
and spades) and also lots of brushing and preserving. The
way he did this was to dig from the top of the building
to the bottom not like some other methods like digging
out the roads and then digging the houses.
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7. 6. WHAT DIFFICULTIES WERE ENCOUNTERED
WHILE DISCOVERING IT.
The greatest difïŹculty that was encountered whilst
excavating this site was that all the lava had cooled
and formed very hard volcanic rock layers going the
whole way over and around Pompeii. This made it
difïŹcult to dig through.
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8. 7.What artifacts were found and what do
they reveal about the culture/people who
left them behind?
Some of the artifacts left behind were people that had
been buried alive and then turned into moulds by the
lava. There also were lots of animals that were
covered in lava. There were a lot of paintings and
mosaics left behind, some in very good condition.
Buildings were preserved and shows us the sort of
architecture that they had and what types of utensils,
plates, pots and cups. No furniture survived the lava
so we do not know what types of furniture they had.
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9. WHERE ARE THE ARTIFACTS
NOW?
Most of the artifacts are stored and displayed on site
in glass cabinets for all to see. Most of the artifacts
that were removed from the site was stored in an
archaeological Museum in Naples. But some of the
paintings have been taken and displayed in Rome.
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10. 9. CAN PEOPLE SEE THEM
Yes, everyone is able to travel to Pompeii and do a
tour of the site or to Naples Archaeological Museum
to view all of these artifacts that have been uncovered
from Pompeii.
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11. 10. What has the ïŹnd taught you about
history and the work of archaeologists and
historians?
This has taught me that even over 2000 years ago they had very modern architecture
that we still see currently used today. I showed that the people living there were
cultured because they were creating art. The ïŹnd found not many weapons which
suggests the they were very peaceful. It has taught me that Archaeologists have to
work very hard. Also that back then they did not have Jack hammers and mechanical
equipment to break rock, all they had were paint brushes and shovels and those two
do not break rock easily. It was labour intensive and took a long time. When
Archaeologists ïŹnd these lost cities they often become very famous for a short time,
but if you said Giuseppe Fiorelli to anyone today most would not have a clue who
you are talking about. This means that you might have been famous while you were
alive but after you die you are slowly forgotten.
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