You can explore the city by using the panoramic images shown on the city map. Just click the site locations. At the geologic sites you will be making obserations about the volcanic deposits that buried the city. At the archeological sites you will be learing about life in Herculaneum just before the 79 AD eruption.
To complete Task 9 in your field notebook, you must visit the two Geologic panorama sites in Herculaneum, at the Palaestra and at the newer excavations near the waterfront. Instructions about data collection are provided on the pages for the Geologic sites.
Click on each circular marker to view a panoramic image of the site. The yellow markers are archaeological sites where you'll discover cultural information about life in Herculaneum. The red markers are the geological sites for Task 9.
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