Herculaneum Ruins
by Carla Parris
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Herculaneum Ruins
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Carla Parris
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Photograph - Photograph
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Herculaneum is an ancient Roman town which was destroyed by pyroclastic flows in the same 79 A.D. eruption of Mount Vesuvius which also destroyed Pompeii. A pyroclastic flow is a ground-hugging avalanche of hot ash, pumice, rock fragments, and volcanic gas that rushes down the side of a volcano, with temperatures sufficient to carbonize wood. Herculaneum's ruins are actually better preserved than those of Pompeii because much of its timber has survived in a charred condition, giving a better idea of what the town looked like. Herculaneum is a popular tourist destination for visitors to the Bay of Naples in Italy.
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August 13th, 2012
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