Concerns grow over Pompeii’s damages

archaeologicalnews:

Part of the wall of a house in the ancient city of Pompeii collapsed November 30, raising fresh concerns about the state of one of the world’s most treasured archaeological sites. Officials said the wall was part of a 2,000-year-old house on the Vicolo del Modesto, in a section of the site that had already been declared off limits to the public for safety reasons.

About two square meters (yards) of the wall were involved in the collapse, which occurred after heavy rain storms in most of southern Italy.

The street where the collapse took place is located in an area of the dig that came to light in excavations in the 19th century. Read more.

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| ♕ |  Pompeii Scavi Railroad Station  | by © Cåsbr

Pompeii picspam part 5: graffiti!

my speciality! found a good amount of graffiti during my trip, didn’t take a ton of pics mainly bc they don’t photograph that well but i still got a handful. the team found a wall covered in graffiti the day after i left and the director said i have to return next year so i can see them! ;~;

Pompeii picspam part 4: mosaics!

floor mosaics varied a lot from really simple dot patterns to intricate designs that made your head spin (the thought of surveying them all made us weep)

semicolonlife:

Via Consolare (Taken with instagram)

ju-lie-tte:

untitled by a.Lo <3 on Flickr.

Pompeii picspam part 3: wall paintings!

because idk about you guys, but the ancient frescoes are definitely one of my fave aspects of Pompeii & Herculaneum. the level of preservation is seriously amazing for some of them, while unfortunately others continue to fade due to human and natural causes.

Pompeii picspam part 2: pics with me in them! i’m the one w/ curly short hair and usually wearing green…..

so i’m back from the city of the dead!

Pompeii was incredible, i miss it dearly, and will try to post picspams like this in the future. I’m also back in San Francisco for one final year rather than backpacking Europe.

amemusicale:

“Pompeii”  |  Bear’s Den

I can’t stop listening to this song.  I guess it’s a good thing that I’m seeing them in concert in less than 24 hours as part of the Austin to Boston Tour.  Tickets are still available!