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Pompeii’s first baths were extremely dirty, study reveals people bathed in filthy waters
A new study has investigated the bathwater in the legendary and technologically advanced city ...
Right after their famous roads and imposing gladiatorial arenas, the ancient Romans are perhaps best known for their public ...
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The public baths of ancient Pompeii were actually pretty gross—until the Romans built an aqueduct
Pompeii’s public bathing pools were filled with sweat, skin oil, urine and other bodily fluids from visitors until a Roman ...
The project, described by Pompeii officials as Bruits de couloir (“corridor whispers”), used Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), a computational photography technique that photographs a surface ...
New secrets have been revealed about bathing culture in ancient Pompeii. Researchers have found mineral deposits under lava ...
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Romans regularly soaked in filthy, lead-contaminated bath water, Pompeii study finds
A study of limescale buildup in an early bathing facility at Pompeii has revealed that the water was replaced only once per ...
T he ancient Romans took bathing seriously—it was a crucial facet of their daily lives, and people from a range of social ...
After lying inert beneath volcanic ash for nearly 17 centuries, the Roman city of Pompeii, near Naples, is today a site of continuous change. New discoveries emerge constantly, even as conservators ...
Pompeii, House of the Golden Bracelet, Garden Scene, 1st century BC - 1st century AD. Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei, Ufficio Scavi, Pompei, Photography ⓒ Luciano ...
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