05-03-2007, 03:16 PM
Did anyone see the special on PBS series Secrets Of The Dead about the work being done at Herculaneum? (It aired last night in Los Angeles, I would assume it has or will play elsewhere.)
An amazing program about an amazing city so well preserved that wood doors, beams, and furniture is still intact.
One find (and why I am posting this here) was the head of a statue that still had paint on it, and not just a few flakes but almost fully intact.
The colors were not a bright and vibrant as those on display at the museum show (link at the start of this thread) but no doubt that is due to being flash cooked by Vesuvius and buried under 80' of rock for nearly 2000 years. Even so it was great to see this head with paint on it.
However, perhaps the most fascinating aspect was seeing the streets, with intact 2nd and 3rd floors on the buildings as if you really were looking back in time.
Again, if you see this on the TV schedule make a point to see it -- well worth the effort.
Narukami
An amazing program about an amazing city so well preserved that wood doors, beams, and furniture is still intact.
One find (and why I am posting this here) was the head of a statue that still had paint on it, and not just a few flakes but almost fully intact.
The colors were not a bright and vibrant as those on display at the museum show (link at the start of this thread) but no doubt that is due to being flash cooked by Vesuvius and buried under 80' of rock for nearly 2000 years. Even so it was great to see this head with paint on it.
However, perhaps the most fascinating aspect was seeing the streets, with intact 2nd and 3rd floors on the buildings as if you really were looking back in time.
Again, if you see this on the TV schedule make a point to see it -- well worth the effort.
Narukami
David Reinke
Burbank CA
Burbank CA
