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Herculaneum: Boathouses, front view
Herculaneum: Boathouses, front view (photo: Athena Review)
The
12 arched chambers in the lower level, called boathouses, were once
adjacent to the Bay of Naples.These chambers, when excavated in the
1980s, revealed the skeletons of many people from Herculaneum who fled
here during the eruption of Mt.Vesuvius.
Several hundred
skeletons were found on the ancient beach and in the 12 chambers, each
about 100 sq ft in area. Further excavations in the 1990s confirmed
that at least 300 people had taken refuge in the boathouses.
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