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Volcanoes and Vesuvius
Volcano World
http://volcano.und.edu/
Lots of information on volcanoes, including 'Volcano of the Month'.
Explore Italian Volcanoes
http://vulcan.fis.uniroma3.it/index.shtml
Website emanating from the University of Rome's Physics Department. In both Italian and English. Lots on the history and geology of the region.
Vesuvius, Italy
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/img_vesuvius.html
Good photographs and links. Part of the Volcano World site.
Vulcanological Excursion to Vesuvius
http://vulcan.fis.uniroma3.it/vesuvio/excursiontext.html
Detailed plan for a visit to Vesuvius and the immediate area surrounding it (including Pompeii and Herculaneum), concentrating on the geological deposits that recall past eruptions, including that of AD 79. Links to maps, pictures, timetables and other information.
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Books and journals
'The eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79'
by Haraldur Sigurdsson, S Cashdollar and R S J Sparks, in National
Geographic Research (1985, vol. 1, no. 3, pp 332-87).
The journal article that revealed Sigurdsson's theories about Vesuvius
to the world.
Melting the Earth: The history of ideas on volcanic eruptions
by Haraldur Sigurdsson (Oxford University Press, 1999) £19.50.
This carefully researched book, with many historic illustrations, tells the fascinating story of how our understanding of volcanoes has developed over the centuries. Writing with authority, Sigurdsson leads the uninitiated reader through the complex history of ideas about volcanoes, the development of which has been intimately related to our understanding of the Earth's interior and the processes of plate tectonics.
Encyclopedia
of Volcanoes,
edited by Haraldur Sigurdsson, Bruce Houghton, Hazel Rymer, John Stix
and Steve McNutt (Academic Press, 1999) £65.
This encyclopedia - co-edited by Professor Sigurdsson of Vesuvius fame
- summarises our present knowledge of volcanoes. Over 80 cross-referenced
entries elucidate the major concepts and influences of volcanoes on past
and present-day processes. Important volcanoes of the world are described
as examples of the various aspects of volcanic processes.
Volcanoes
(Dorling Kindersley, 1998) £4.99.
Arranged in a logical manner for easy reference, this pocket guide is
packed with facts about volcanoes.
Volcanoes: Crucibles of change
by Richard V Fisher, Grant Heiken and Jeffrey B Hulen (Princeton University
Press, 1998) £13.50.
Probing the science and mystery of volcanoes, this book chronicles not
only their geological behaviour but also their profound effect on human
life. From Mount Vesuvius to Mount St Helens, it covers the large variety
of volcanoes, the subtle-to-conspicuous signs preceding eruptions and
the far-reaching atmospheric consequences. Scientific facts take on a
very human dimension as the authors draw upon actual encounters with volcanoes.
A 'tourist guide' to volcanoes outlines over 40 sites throughout the world.
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Pompeii and
Herculaneum
The Buried City of Pompeii: What it was like when Vesuvius exploded
by Shelley Tanaka (Hyperion, 2000) £5.41.
Vividly illustrated children's book
Herculaneum: Italy's buried treasure
by Joseph Jay Deiss (Oxford University Press, rev. ed. 1989) £12.95.
This first account in English of the excavations at Herculaneum is extremely
readable and contains 120 black-and-white illustrations.
Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum
by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill (Princeton University Press, 1996) £14.50.
This technical book is demanding for the non-specialist, but it is well
written and illustrated and repays the effort required. Anyone interested
in the use of living space in Pompeii and Herculaneum will find it fascinating.
Pompeii
by Salvatore Nappo (Weidenfeld, 1998) £20.
A guide to Pompeii, suitable for use by travellers to the site, describing
each building in the city, complete with photographs and maps.
Pompeii: An architectural history
by L Richardson Jr (Johns Hopkins University Press, new ed. 1997) £20.50.
This book is devoted to Pompeiian architecture and urban development.
Pompeii is portrayed in context, as a keystone in the architectural history
of antiquity. After a general introduction to the city's history and geography,
the book proceeds through the four major building periods. Each of Pompeii's
public and private buildings and tombs is described and placed according
to its importance in the development of its particular architectural form.
Pompeii: The day a city died
by Robert Etienne, translated by Caroline Palmer (Thames & Hudson,
1992) £6.50.
A pocket-sized information book, this is an introduction to the life and
times of Pompeii as revealed by modern archaeology. With foldouts and
double-page spreads.
Secrets of the Dead
by Hugh Miller (Channel 4 Books, 2000) £16.99.
An investigation of five historical mysteries, the answers to which lie
in human remains: the fate of Vikings in Greenland; the probable cannibalism
of the Anasazi of the American South-West; the possible traces of syphilis
in the skeletons of Yorkshire friars; the down-to-earth reason behind
the 'bewitchment' of the Salem witches; and the brutal butchery endured
by the losers of a War of the Roses battle.
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Websites
Anglo-American Project in Pompeii
www.brad.ac.uk/acad/archsci/pompeii/
From the Bradford (University) Pompeii Research Laboratory. Information
on excavations carried out on one city block in Pompeii. Also details
of the project's field school, where paying students can spend the summer
excavating under supervision.
Herculaneum
http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/italy_except_rome_and_sicily/
herculaneum/section_contents.html
A good selection of photographs of the city, but with only cursory captions.
The History of Plumbing: Pompeii and Herculaneum
www.theplumber.com/pom.html
Interesting article on a topic that might not immediately come to mind.
Italian Tourist Web Guides: Pompeii
www.itwg.com/ct_00232.asp
Very complete tourist information - it even tells you where to find organic
food!
New Finds at Herculaneum
www.archaeology.org/online/news/herculaneum.html
Short article from the journal Archaeology telling of the finding
of 48 more victims of Vesuvius in February 2000.
Time Team
www.channel4.com/timeteam
The website that complements the prize-winning Channel 4 archaeology series.
A huge number of resources for anyone interested in archaeology.
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Papyrus
Websites
University of Michigan Papyrus Collection
www.lib.umich.edu/pap/
With over 10,000 individual fragments, the University of Michigan is home
to one of the largest collections of papyri in the world. This website
gives the public access to this collection and to many other papyrological
resources.
Recording, processing and archiving carbonized papyri
www.cs.hut.fi/papyrus/
A description of the methods used in conserving carbonised papyri and
a detailed technical discussion of the best means of creating readable,
high-resolution digital images of papyrus.
Interpreting ancient manuscripts
www.earlham.edu/~seidti/iam/interp_mss.html
The main focus of this website is the process used to study the ancient
manuscripts on which the New Testament is based. However, there is a lot
of interesting information on ancient writing materials and palaeography
(the study of ancient writing).
Villa of the Papyri http://ancienthistory.miningco.com/homework/ancienthistory/cs/villaofthepapyri/
Links to a variety of sites that explain the history and excavation of
the villa.
The Philodemus Project www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/classics/philodemus/philhome.htm
Information on one of the research projects dealing with the papyri found
at the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum - in this case, the works of the
poet/philosopher Philodemus.
Literature, Criticism and Authority: The experience of antiquity
www.sun.rhbnc.ac.uk/Classics/CUCD/janko.html
Long, dense article on literary criticism of ancient Greek texts, which
contains (in the middle) a vivid account of the problems encountered by
one academic - Richard Janko of University College London - trying to
decipher some of Herculaneum's papyri, as well as some of the discoveries
found in them.
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