Looking down on the ruins of Herculaneum, the town that was buried during the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius. I am standing on the modern ground level. It's incredible how deeply this town was buried in just 24 hours or so. | International Man of History

Herculaneum, the town that was buried in over 20 metres of volcanic material and mud in AD 79. | International Man of History

This video shows the ancient shoreline at Herculaneum and just how deeply it was buried during the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius. It also shows the boathouses in which hundreds of people died. The skeletons you see today are replicas in the same positions as the originals were when they were found. | International Man of History

Frozen in Time: The Astonishingly Preserved Ruins of Herculaneum This photo shows a room from the excavated ruins of Herculaneum, the ancient Roman town that was destroyed, along with Pompeii, during the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Unlike Pompeii, which was buried under ash and pumice, Herculaneum was covered by thick layers of superheated volcanic mud and lava flow. This material hardened over time, creating an airtight seal that resulted in an extraordinary level of pres

Herculaneum is less famous than Pompeii but even more remarkably preserved. It was a vibrant Roman town on the Bay of Naples until it was entombed in molten mud during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Unlike Pompeii, the superheated wave that struck Herculaneum preserved wooden furniture, frescoes, scrolls, and even food in eerie, vivid detail. In 1982, archaeologists discovered the remains of over 300 Herculaneum citizens, who sought shelter in boat sheds near the ancient shoreline, whe