Herculaneum: Italy's Buried Treasure

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers. Good+. 1985. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 0060153768 . A Revised and Updated edition in Good+ condition with soiling, fading and other general shelfwear to the boards and a previous owner's name inked on the front flyleaf; Herculaneum: Italy's Buried Treasure is the story of two archaeological excavations that changed the course of history. In the first, in the late 1970s, a team of archaeologists discovered the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, a Roman town that was buried by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The discovery of the villa and the thousands of scrolls it contained not only revealed the secrets of the Roman world, but also demonstrated the power of archaeology to change our understanding of the past.In the second excavation, which took place in the early 2000s, a team of archaeologists discovered the Villa of the Mysteries, a luxurious villa that was also buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The discovery of the villa and the many sculptures and paintings it contained not only revealed the secrets of the Roman world, but also demonstrated the power of archaeology to change our understanding of the arts.; 222 pages; TBC .