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Preserved wall paintings Herculaneum

When Vesuvius erupted 79 AD, unlike Pompeii Herculaneum was swamped by a pyroclastic flow which preserved organic materials well. The colours here, although nearly 2000 years old, look recent.

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Uploaded on April 12, 2008
Taken on July 19, 2006