Herculaneum is an interesting place. Small but wealthier than nearby Pompeii, both were covered in volcanic ash but Herculaneum copped about 20 metres, while Pompeii landed with 4 metres.
This explains why Pompeii was "re-discovered" earlier and was easier to excavate.
Though both places are filled with stories, the 300 or so skeletons found down near the 'boat houses' is interesting and tragic to read.
There are many cool mosaics, charred and carbonised timbers, houses, shops, and other art around the place.
Anyway... you all have the internet...
IN the background there was discovered 300 or so skeletons of people sheltering from the volcano, waiting to be rescued. (If you zoom in, you can see some skeletons).
You can forget that in its day...no bricks were seen. Everything was covered and brightly painted.
You can see the 'brick' columns and how they were decorated.
Wall art in a place where townspeople gathered. (If memory serves) it was kind of a temple to Augustus. You can see charred timbers as well. In the room next to the one shown - they found the keeper/boss/chaplain...dude that looks after the place, still in his bed.
Some exquisite and well preserved mosaics and wall art.
