Pompeii and Herculaneum

Anglo-American Project in Pompeii
the University of Bradford has been conducting international investigations at Pompeii for several years now. This website chronicles their excavation teams and results.

Bourbon Excavations at Pompeii
In 1738, Charles of Bourbon, King of the Two Sicilies and founder of the House of Bourbon, hired antiquarian Marcello Venuti to work at the sites of Herculaneum and Pompeii.

Interactive Dig: In Vesuvius' Shadow
A report in Archaeology magazine online about the ongoing research of the Anglo-American Project in Pompeii (AAPP).

Photos of Pompeii
Leo C. Curran's collection of photographs of Pompeii, from the Maecenas: Images of Ancient Greece and Rome, site.

Pictures of History: Pompeii
A collection of fairly high quality photographs of various excavated buildings at Pompeii. By John Hauser.

Pompeii Forum Project
A detailed examination of the forum at Pompeii, from an architectural standpoint and by the University of Virginia.

Pompeii: Buried in the Ages
The most famous archaeological site in the world is not hard to name. If there has ever been a site as well preserved, as evocative, as memorable as that of Pompeii, the Roman city buried under the ash and lava erupted by Mount Vesuvius on August 24, 79 AD.

Pompeii: Portents of Disaster
From the BBC, a discussion of the Roman city of Pompeii, the warnings the people had of impending disaster, and speculation as to why they chose to ignore them, as well as the effect of the volcanic eruption on the city.

Stories from an Eruption
A website in support of an exhibition at Chicago's Field Museum, this page has lots of extra information about sites such as Oplontis and Terzigno, also affected by Vesuvius's wrath.

Unravelling Ancient Mysteries
A tour of the historical places and events of the eruption of Vesuvius at Pompeii and Herculaneum, from Harcourt School.