PugJesus@lemmy.world to Dogs@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoStatuette of a pile of puppies, marble, Pompeii, Roman Empire, 1st century ADlemmy.worldimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down10
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minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-25 days agoFound in the ruins. The ash actually buried and preserved a great deal of Pompeii, which is why it was such a monumental archeological find. Even buildings and paintings on walls, and graffiti, have survived!
minus-squarekamenLady.@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoI just read about the House of The Faun, where it was unearthed. Very interesting. Yeah, the ash preservation. I remember seeing documentaries as a kid and being haunted by it.
Found in the ruins. The ash actually buried and preserved a great deal of Pompeii, which is why it was such a monumental archeological find. Even buildings and paintings on walls, and graffiti, have survived!
I just read about the House of The Faun, where it was unearthed. Very interesting.
Yeah, the ash preservation. I remember seeing documentaries as a kid and being haunted by it.