WorldPompeii dig uncovers walled garden with painted shrine and 2,000-year-old olive stones
Archaeologists in the Regio IX excavation found a courtyard garden preserved under 4 metres of ash, complete with the roots of its trees
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Lucia writes for the Daily Meridian. 2 articles.
Archaeologists in the Regio IX excavation found a courtyard garden preserved under 4 metres of ash, complete with the roots of its trees
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