The American Mastermind

Modern coast lines are shown. Though the problem lies in the determination of what is actually right or wrong as attitudes vary between cultures and can change over time.

Herculaneum

The house of vettii has a lararium which shows two lares dancing with the genius in the centre.

Pompeii and herculaneum sources. Excavations uncovered a pile of 2 2kg round. Public and private buildings. The genius advising spirit of the house was offered food and prayers at the shrine.

Cooking equipment eating utensils and ovens. Due to their detail mystery and beauty they have become famous sources from pompeii and herculaneum. Tools weights and measures work equipment.

Artworks including frescoes and mosaics feature foods such as fruit fish poultry and game provide information about the diets of pompeii and herculaneum. Pompeii and herculaneum as well as other cities affected by the eruption of mount vesuvius. Evidence of the eruption from sources.

In the previous lesson you learnt about the eruption of vesuvius and the effect it had on pompeii and herculaneum. The nature of sources and evidence the range of available sources both written and archaeological including ancient writers official inscriptions graffiti wall paintings statues mosaics human and animal remains the limitations reliability and evaluation of sources the evidence provided by the sources from pompeii and herculaneum for. The black cloud represents the general distribution of ash pumice and cinders.

Pompeii was famous for its garum a thick salty fish sauce. This soil had been created by the volcano mount vesuvius that was less than ten kilometres from pompeii. Pompeii also had extremely fertile volcanic soil.

Limitations of pliny the younger s account include the fact that he wrote 25 years after the eruption. The evidence provided by the sources from pompeii and herculaneum i. Pliny the younger was at misenum.

The exporting of garum is evidenced by vessels found across the mediterranean bearing the. Public water fountains and water pipes. You will demonstrate your understanding of the.

Pompeii and herculaneum display of human remains. Baking ovens only rarely found in houses. The pompeii and herculaneum sources the eruption.

Both herculaneum and pompeii worshipped little gods such as lares or penates in household shrines or lararium. Almost all people went to a bakery for their bread. There are both positive and negative aspects concerning the study and display of human remains at pompeii and herculaneum.

On 5 february ad 62 a serious earthquake hit the bay of naples. In pompeii and the neighbouring city of herculaneum nearly every building was damaged and many were completely destroyed. Small terracotta jars that once held garum have been found in pompeii and herculaneum.

In this lesson you will be analysing a number or written and archaeological sources to determine what information can be gathered from them.