CLST 129 Lecture Notes - Heinrich Schliemann, Hisarlik, Roman Art
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1716, prince elbouef transferred and digging stopped after about 6 years (vesuvius active again) 1738 charles iii of spain (now ruling south italy) ordered digging resumed, using old tunnels (dangerous: found inscription naming herculaneum. 1748 dig began at site of pompeii to supply spanish court w/ beautiful art: soon stoped b/c no art was found and went to herculaneum instead, they didn"t care about the site only wanted treasure. 1754: wok shifted to pompeii: easier to dig ten herculaneum: work is chaotic, paintings ripped from walls, art "not good" enough destroyed. 1763: inscription naming pompeii, legends true after all. Work too slow, not enough men: ended up getting murdered. 1785: start to make plans about what they are doing. 1780: herculaneum, lots of trouble b/c of the type of eruption. Convicts were used to excavate the site: gunpowder used to make progress faster, possible loss of other things. Herculaneum finds brought to museum in naples by king and queen.