{"id":5813,"date":"2024-09-16T17:02:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T15:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seepompeii.com\/le-pietanze-degli-ercolanesi-la-scoperta-nelle-fogne-della-citta\/"},"modified":"2024-09-16T17:11:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T15:11:35","slug":"le-pietanze-degli-ercolanesi-la-scoperta-nelle-fogne-della-citta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seepompeii.com\/en\/le-pietanze-degli-ercolanesi-la-scoperta-nelle-fogne-della-citta\/","title":{"rendered":"The dishes of the Herculaneans, the discovery in the city sewers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Buried by the devastating eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D<\/strong>., Herculaneum remained imprisoned for centuries under a 20-meter-high blanket of volcanic ash. A catastrophic eruption that has remarkably preserved houses, furnishings, bodies and many aspects of the daily lives of its inhabitants<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A place often ignored and secondary to the nearby and important Pompeii, but of fundamental importance for understanding the life of the Romans and their habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much over the years has been reconstructed thanks to the discoveries and findings made. Such as the work the ancient Romans did at the time, how their houses were composed<\/strong>, how the eruption happened, how they escaped, and even what they ate and drank.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And this is precisely one of the key aspects on which archaeologists have been fossilized in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A sensational discovery in the sewers of Herculaneum<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Thanks to the sewage system of the city of Herculaneum, it was possible to reconstruct the eating habits, lifestyle and health of the Herculaneum population.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details and particulars that cannot be found in Pompeii because of the different mode of eruption that occurred in the two places. In fact, although the two cities were simultaneously buried by the same eruption in Herculaneum details can be found that are not there in Pompeii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Pompeii was covered mainly by ash and lapilli, Herculaneum was buried by a flow of volcanic mud and pyroclastic material that hardened, preserving in greater detail parts of the city. This mud acted as a real natural \u201cseal,<\/strong>\u201d preserving not only buildings and furniture, but also underground structures such as sewers and their excrement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it is from examining the fossilized excrement <\/strong>found within these sewers that archaeologists have been able to reconstruct an important part of this city<\/strong>. Valuable information that is fundamental to reassembling the lifestyles of the Herculanean inhabitants, their habits and their way of cooking and eating<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, Herculaneum’s sewers were part of a sophisticated hydraulic system designed to dispose of domestic waste and sewage. Many of these pipes ran under the main streets and wealthier houses. Recent excavations have explored significant parts of this system, finding a gold mine of information about the lives of the ancient Romans.<\/p>\n\n\n