Where is Herculaneum located? What happened to the city?
Herculaneum is near Pompeii. The city was buried and frozen in time due to eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Why is Herculaneum important to archeology today?
Herculaneum is important to archeology today because it is the easiest and most accurate society that archeologists have developed.
What are some of the challenges that archeologists face when examining the city of Herculaneum?
Some of the challenges that archeologists encounter when examining the city of Herculaneum was the decay and parts would fall into pieces.
How do you think the archeological investigation of Herculaneum relates to forensic anthropology? In what ways are similar techniques and processes used in both of these situations?
I think the archeological investigation of Herculaneum relates to forensic anthropology because you are putting pieces together to gather information. Some similar techniques and processes used in both of these situations are they will try to find out the sex, age, physical characteristics, and any information on the possible cause of death.
What is surprising about the ruins in Herculaneum? How is this different than Pompeii?
Those organic items are preserved very well unlike Pompeii. Herculaneum had only a few bodies but Pompeii they found more bodies then Herculaneum.
How do archeologists know that other people have been to the ruins in Herculaneum before them? What were the people searching for? What dangers did they face?
Archeologists know that other people have been to the ruins in Herculaneum before them because they found tunnels that grave robbers made. Archeologist faced dangers like rock slides and suffocation.
How did the bodies in Herculaneum differ from those in Pompeii?
The bodies in Herculaneum differ from those in Pompeii differ by the way they were preserved is unique and gives an insight into the life and death of the city. In Pompeii although the 2000