A structural site has been discovered in Pompeii, which was worked on until the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, revealing hidden main points about the structure (and politics) of the ancient city. Archaeologists excavating Pompeii, a city buried under lava in 79 A. D. , have discovered a space that was structured at the time of the disaster, according to Italy’s Ministry of Culture.
Materials such as paint bricks and equipment were piled up in the reception domain of the space and lime and plaster used to make the walls were discovered. Construction equipment was discovered in several rooms, adding mortar equipment and knocking down a vertical wall.
The space also included a bakery, which they discovered last year. Archaeologists discovered words carved into the stone that suggested the electorate elect a man named Aulus Rustius Verus, according to the Pompeii Archaeological Park, which published the findings in its journal Pompeii. Scavi, in 2023.
This could be a sign of “vote-buying,” in which the candidate hands over money to the company in exchange for votes. They also found a painting in the building.
A nearby house, which is still under investigation, also shows lines of construction, adding “huge piles of stones” to the walls and ceramics and tiles collected to be turned into cocciopesto, a type of concrete.
The site of the structure was active until the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, just south of Naples. The lava flow began around noon and lasted until the next day. During the more than 250 years, more than 1,300 victims have been found. In November 2020, archaeologists discovered He pulled out two bodies, most likely those of a slave and his conceivable owner.
According to the researchers, the discovery of the structure’s site shows that the staff used quicklime to create the structures. The structure’s curtains are sealed with water and produce heat. It seems that in this case, quicklime was combined with sand.
During the structure, the aggregate of lime, sand and stones was still hot and dried faster, reducing the structure time. This approach is still used today, the researchers say.
“This is an example of how the small city of Pompeii gives us a sense of the wonderful Roman Empire, adding the use of cement factories,” says Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the park. Without this type of cement, other ancient Italian sites such as the Colosseum, the Pantheon or the Baths of Caracalla would not have been built, Zuchtriegel said.
Zuchtriegel said paintings were already underway almost in Pompeii before the volcanic eruption and that this type of cement helped speed up construction.