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    Pompeii Excavation Essay

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    As an archaeologist‚ my interests fall in the Roman city of Pompeii. In an excavation of this site‚ there are certain artifacts and features I would look for. these features would give insight to the status‚ living conditions‚ daily routines‚ and other characteristics of the people who lived there. Some architectural clues such as the presence of large banquet rooms or small living spaces gives us an insight into the status of the people who lived there. Artifacts such as the presence or absence

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    Excavation

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    APPROVED CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SAFETY IN EXCAVATION AND SHAFTS FOR FOUNDATIONS Published by the Occupational Safety and Health Service Department of Labour Wellington New Zealand September 1995 Reprinted with corrections: April 2000 ISBN 0-477-03578-7 $10 (incl.GST) CONTENTS NOTICE OF ISSUE............................................................... 5 FOREWORD ......................................................................... 6 SUMMARY OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENTACTANDREGULATIONS

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    Excavation Safety

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    Sample Written Program for Excavation Safety 1926‚ Subpart P Excavation Safety Program The following excavation safety program is provided only as a guide to assist employers and employees in complying with the requirements of OSHA’s Excavation Standard‚ 29 CFR 1926‚ Subpart P‚ as well as to provide other helpful information. It is not intended to supersede the requirements of the standard. An employer should review the standard for particular requirements which are

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    pompeii

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    Classical Civilisation Pompeii Contents: The Original Site 2 The Destruction 3 – 5 Houses 5 – 10 The Forum 10 – 13 Government 13 – 15 Inns and Thermopolia 15 – 16 Theatre 16 – 18 Baths 18 – 19 The Amphitheatre 20 Classical Civilisation Pompeii The Original Site It was not until the 1st century BC that the Romans took full control of the town. There are some obvious reasons to why the site of Pompeii was so appealing to settlers: It was built on a lava spur Gave south-west

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    Pompeii

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    The city of Pompeii located in Rome was destroyed by a huge volcano and the city was buried alive. By ash and cuit. But the city in West Jordan is a lot different then the city of Pompeii. They’re somethings that are also alike. They’re so many things alike and different but this is how Pompeii and West Jordan are alike in some ways. One way is that we both have lots of people and we also both have buildings‚homes‚shops and roads that is how they are alike in some ways. They’re a lot of things

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    Pompeii

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    Jobs There are many jobs in Pompeii such as Merchants‚ farmers‚ fisherman‚ market stall workers‚ slaves‚ bakers‚ craftsmen‚ barbers and obviously many more‚ everyone in Pompeii ate bread ‚ but there would of been a lot of competition between the bakers. Pompeii was close to the sea so there were fisherman‚ but the fisherman weren’t poor they made a good living and were prosperous. Climate Spring brings the best weather to Pompeii. In March‚ April and May‚ the high temperatures reach between

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    Pompeii and Herculaneum

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    Pompeii and Herculaneum Introduction to P and H Pompeii and Herculaneum were thriving cities in southern Italy until they were destroyed by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79AD. The eruption had a devastating effect upon the economy‚ society and topography of the surrounding area‚ destroying towns‚ villages‚ villas and farms. The landscape‚ including the coastline and the course of the Sarnus river‚ were altered irrevocably. Pompeii and Herculaneum are situated along the coast in the bay of Naples

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    Volcanoes In Pompeii

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    Volcanoes are located in every single continent on planet earth. Mt Vesuvius is one of these large mountains. It is located near the city of Pompeii in Italy‚ and erupted on August 24th 79 AD. Volcanoes can be extremely unpredictable natural disasters‚ which cause tremendous amounts of damage to anyone unfortunate enough to live nearby. First of all‚ there are very many causes of volcanoes. Volcanoes are mountains that have hot scorching magma and lava boiling inside of it (Magloff‚ 2013). To begin

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    Pompeii and Herculaneum

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    PLEASE don’t steal! I worked on this really hard! And it can get you in trouble!! Pompeii Documentary -- 3/3/14 Why is Pompeii so important? It’s a destroyed city of people who died‚ and we can only tell how they felt in the people’s last moments of their lives. They were frozen in the last seconds of their lives. Everything there can tell us every detail of what happened when the town swarmed with life. Earthquakes. A massive eruption. Hail of pumice and ash. Technology today

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    The Demise of Pompeii

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    Pompeii‚ a Roman city with a population of about 20‚000‚ was annihilated by Mount Vesuvius on August 26‚ 79 AD. It wasn’t until 1595‚ when artifacts from Pompeii were excavated. Centuries of raiding and looting then followed. In the mid-nineteenth century‚ archaeological excavations began‚ revealing to the modern world the way the people lived (and died) in 79 A.D. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius was‚ in fact‚ the downfall of the ancient city‚ Pompeii‚ but people today still wonder how it all happened

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