Archaeologists find street of balconies in Italy's Pompeii

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Updated 4:04 pm, Thursday, May 17, 2018

ROME (AP) — Archaeologists excavating an unexplored part of Italy's volcanic ash-covered city of Pompeii have discovered a street of houses with intact balconies that were buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.

Some of the balconies even had amphorae — the conical-shaped terra cotta vases that were used to hold wine and oil in ancient Roman times.

The culture ministry's Pompeii authority announced the discovery Thursday. It said the balconies were a "complete novelty" for this part of the buried city, which hasn't yet been fully excavated. A statement said the balconies will be restored and the area included in a tour open to the public.

https://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Archaeologists-find-street-of-balconies-in-12922975.php

(Short article, no more at link.)

Images of the volcano, the town, and bodies of citizens frozen in time:

https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrEwSdPI_5aIogApFmLuLkF;_ylc=X1MDOTYwNTc0ODMEX3IDMgRiY2sDZWFlcjdmOWNnbDI5ZyUyNmIlM0Q0JTI2ZCUzRGZFVE9PSzFyWUgzS3VfNWJGaWk4THF3a19jX3JYc19ya1E2azM1dGQ0N2NwM1EtLSUyNnMlM0RkayUyNmklM0RhUld1NUEwY3cxX0t4T1NsM1EyTQRmcgMEZ3ByaWQDMk51dndQRXlTVS52alJ0dk1qMVVxQQRtdGVzdGlkA251bGwEbl9zdWdnAzEwBG9yaWdpbgNpbWFnZXMuc2VhcmNoLnlhaG9vLmNvbQRwb3MDMARwcXN0cgMEcHFzdHJsAwRxc3RybAM3BHF1ZXJ5A1BvbXBlaWkEdF9zdG1wAzE1MjY2MDQ2MzEEdnRlc3RpZANudWxs?gprid=2NuvwPEySU.vjRtvMj1UqA&pvid=37CZHTEwLjHlO2d6WQqJMA2nNjUuMgAAAABWULvC&fr2=sb-top-images.search.yahoo.com&p=Pompeii&ei=UTF-8&iscqry=&fr=sfp

If this link doesn't work, just go to Yahoo images, and type "Pompeii." It's very interesting.