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Pompeiin Artifacts
By Samuel Ulfsson, Jack Cooper,
Colin Alexander, and Frank
Cognetta.
There were many pieces of art that we found in Pompeii. As shown in
the picture, there were many paintings of people together. There were
also mosaics, shrines, and more to show that that the people of Pompeii
more than valued art- they craved art.
Furniture
The people of Pompeii had made
furniture out of materials like
stone, marble, and sometimes
gold and silver. They were able to
make tables, chairs, and beds as
well as pots, pans, cups, plates,
and other things that we use
every
day.
Water supply was very important to the Pompeiins. When we checked
around Pompeii, we saw that there were pipes, made out of led, that
were filling the bath houses, villas, and there were also major
aqueducts that we had descovered.
The Pompeiins had very productive ways of travel. We had found that
the Pompeiins used many horses, as we found chariots. These
chariots could also have been used for gladiator fights. Horse drawn
chariots were a productive means of travel back then.
Statues
The Pompeiins very much valued statues. Many were
marble based, though some were made out of more explicit
materials. Many athletes, senators, and wealthy men had
statues made in their honor.
You see, we found much jewelry on the dead bodies of the citizens of Pompeii.
Some of the rings found were strictly made out of gold and silver, while others
were decorated with stones like limestone and rocks found on the coastline of the
Mediterainan Sea. This tells us that the Pompeiians were very creative and
utilized the resources that were available to them.
Armor and weapons
We excavators found many pieces of armor when we looked around
Pompeii. This armor/weapons was used for many reasons. Gladiator
fights were common, so that might have been one reason for this armor
and weapons. Another reason was that the Romans back then had a lot
of turbulant warfare going on.
There were many pieces of jewelry in Pompeii, and here are some examples of
common ones that we excavated when we dug. These are just some common
pieces of jewelry in Pompeii that we found, they were found on the dead bodies of
the citizens we discovered.
One other thing that my team dug up were lots of stone items. From beds to
tables to even houses, there were a lot of stone things that were to be found in
Pompeii. This makes me think about how resourceful the Pompeiians were when
they found out stone existed, they used a lot of it!
The Pompeiians built a lot of their structures out of pure stone. We had a hard
time digging the artifacts up, because they were really heavy. The advantages of
having stone stuctures is that they would hardly break, and they were really
stable. Above there are more examples of stone structures in Pompeii.
I have discovered many things while I was excavating in Pompeii. From finding
neatly crafted jewelry, that was made of many different types of rocks and stones,
to finding uniqe stone items.
Many dead bodies were found in the ruins of Pompeii. Some died of the ash the
volcano poured out during the eruption, suffocating them. Others died when the
pumice / rocks fell from the sky and struck them in the head. However some died
a more gruesome death by being burned to death by the scorching winds.
Books and language/tablets
The Pompeiins had many books and tablets. In fact, the only way that
we know about Vesuvius was that Pliny the Younger wrote a journel
entry about what happened in Pompeii! The language speaken there
was mostly Greek and Latin, so it was very hard to translate them.
Even though the citizens of Pompeii were covered in ash, their bodies were
perfectly preserved. When scientists discovered the bodies, they were able to
pour plaster in them. It showed the position the person died in.
Another cause of death my team discovered was the rock falling from the sky. as
the citizens were busy worrying about the ash covering them and their city, the
rock started to fall, injuring, and killing many citizens.
The skeletons we dug up, we found burn marks and major fractions (Bone
fractions.) This was when Vesuvius both a.emmited the cloud which turned into
stone, and b.scorched the Pompeiins with burning air
When we found the artifacts of Pompeii, we saw that
the people who lived there had many pieces of art
related to the Greek gods. The Romans decided to
turn the Greek names into Roman names, and this is
where many planetary names comes from, (Jupiter,
Mars, etc.) Many temples, shrines, and buildings were
made in honor of these gods, and the people would
often make sacrifices to these gods.
We also found one or two houses completly buried in ash. This
is what one of the houses would look like in 78 AD (look
above). Many of the houses had shops in front.
THE END
By Jack C, Collin A, Frank C, and
Sam U, with special thanks to
Google and Wikipedia