Herculaneum Beach — Boathouse Row Victims Harbor
Roman Vesuvius 79 CE (Herculaneum destroyed 01:30 Aug 25 79 CE)·Roman Herculaneum beach harbour fisher folk last victims·🇮🇹 Campania, Ercolano, Herculaneum seafront, Vesuvius 79 CE beach boathouses below town 4 m, Italy
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About Herculaneum Beach — Boathouse Row Victims Harbor
Herculaneum beach 1980 Magi 340 skeletons beach boathouses. Recorded context — Period: Roman Vesuvius 79 CE (Herculaneum destroyed 01:30 Aug 25 79 CE); Culture: Roman Herculaneum beach harbour fisher folk last victims; Field status: excavated; Materials: tufa fornix, skeleton, boat wood remains; Condition: excavated — beach boathouses preserved with skeletons.
Why it mattersKey Roman Herculaneum beach harbour fisher folk last victims submerged-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Collapse cause
- 02Function of enclosure
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Seasonal gathering
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- 79 CE harbor beach
- Period
- Roman Vesuvius 79 CE (Herculaneum destroyed 01:30 Aug 25 79 CE)
- Culture
- Roman Herculaneum beach harbour fisher folk last victims
- Purpose
- Herculaneum harbor 12 arched boathouses (43 m row) with 340 skeletons beachfront — fleeing population 300 on beach with boats trapped under 20 m pyroclastic
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1892
- Excavation
- Excavated
2005 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Herculaneum Beach — Boathouse Row Victims Harbor
c. 1500 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Herculaneum Beach — Boathouse Row Victims Harbor
On the ground
Structures & features
40.8060° N · 14.3470° E · 2 m · 3 mapped features
- Herculaneum Beach — Boathouse Row Victims Harbor — Principal Harbourharbourharbour at Herculaneum Beach — Boathouse Row Victims Harbor — primary structure40.8061° N · 14.3477° E
- Herculaneum Beach — Boathouse Row Victims Harbor — Northern Wallwallwall at Herculaneum Beach — Boathouse Row Victims Harbor — hydraulic feature40.8057° N · 14.3479° E
- Herculaneum Beach — Boathouse Row Victims Harbor — Southern Templetempletemple at Herculaneum Beach — Boathouse Row Victims Harbor — primary structure40.8046° N · 14.3483° E
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