Pompeii sets daily cap to preserve ruins
November 16, 2024
With steadily rising visitor numbers—over 36,000 on a single day in October—Italian officials are worried abut damage
With steadily rising visitor numbers—over 36,000 on a single day in October—Italian officials are worried abut damage
Photo of Must Farm from Cambridge Archaeological Unit Archaeologists uncovered what they call Britain’s “Pompeii.” They discovered these Bronze age circular houses ( dated 1000-800 BC) at
Three frescoes, missing from Pompeii since 1957 have turned up in the U.S., and been returned to Italy. They are part of a larger trove; a number of other pieces have already been recovered. These three apparently spent the past almost-60 years…
With steadily rising visitor numbers—over 36,000 on a single day in October—Italian officials are worried abut damage
Photo of Must Farm from Cambridge Archaeological Unit Archaeologists uncovered what they call Britain’s “Pompeii.” They discovered these Bronze age circular houses
Three frescoes, missing from Pompeii since 1957 have turned up in the U.S., and been returned to Italy. They are part of a larger trove; a number of other pieces have already been recovered. These three apparently spent the past almost-60 years…