Villa of the Papyri (Villa dei Papiri) � site where charred scrolls containing the writings of Philodemus and several other Epicurean philosophers were recovered.  At far right: friend, Michele Pinto

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The entrance and descent to the ruins Herculaneum street Statues (originals are at the  Naples Museum) A relief and a fresco.   Floor mosaics & tile-work. Wall mosaics

An orchard now grows at the site of an ancient inn Michele & Erik at a public spa An alcove of ill-repute? (the entrance to this little niche is directly on the street) Atrium of an up-scale domicile. The basin, or Impluvium, collected rain water   At the edge of the excavation: column still buried in the mud.   More frescos Charred remains of wooden rafters that once supported the ceiling