part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata"

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The archaeological excavations at Herculaneum reveal a remarkably well-preserved ancient Roman town buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, offering invaluable insights into Roman urban life, architecture, and society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman town
archaeological site
adjacentTo modern town of Ercolano
burialYear 79 AD
buriedBy eruption of Mount Vesuvius
comparedWith Pompeii
country Italy
culture Roman Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Rome
excavationType archaeological excavation
governedDuringAntiquityBy Roman Empire
hasArchaeologicalFinds frescoes
household objects
mosaics
papyrus fragments
wooden furniture
hasLanguage Latin inscriptions
hasPart baths
public buildings
residential houses
shops
streets
heritageCriteria UNESCO criterion (iii)
UNESCO criterion (iv)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
knownFor insights into Roman architecture
insights into Roman society
insights into Roman urban life
remarkable state of preservation
well-preserved buildings
well-preserved organic materials
locatedIn Campania
Italy
Metropolitan City of Naples
locatedNear Vesuvius
surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Naples
managementBy Italian Ministry of Culture
partOf Parco Archeologico di Pompei
surface form: Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata

Bay of Naples archaeological area
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata" self-linksurface differs
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata

Bay of Naples archaeological area
surface form: Vesuvius archaeological sites network
preservationReason rapid burial by volcanic material
significantPeriod Roman Empire
timeOfUNESCOInscription 1997
tourismType cultural tourism
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 829

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archaeological excavations at Herculaneum heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata"
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata" partOf part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata" self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Herculaneum
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
Colonia Cornelia Veneria Pompeianorum heritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata"
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (through Pompeii)
Temple of Isis heritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata"
subject surface form: Temple of Isis (Pompeii)
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Pompeii)
Villa of the Mysteries partOf part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata"
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
Stabian Baths heritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata"
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site: Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
Parco Archeologico di Pompei associatedWith part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata"
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage property "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata"
Temple of Apollo heritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata"
subject surface form: Temple of Apollo (Pompeii)
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Pompeii)
Temple of Jupiter heritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata"
subject surface form: Temple of Jupiter (Pompeii)
Bay of Naples archaeological area partOf part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata"
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage property "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata"
Villa of the Papyri heritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata"
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Herculaneum and Pompeii)
Parco Archeologico di Ercolano protects part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata"
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage property Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata