Southern Italy & Sicily - Wednesday, April 26, 2017 - Sorrento, Pompeii, Matera, to Alberobello


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IMG_0992 - The suffocated corpses burned inside the ash covering, leaving a cavity that archeologists filled with plaster.
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IMG_0993 - Men's gym is on the left. To the right is the entrance to the women's spa.
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IMG_0994 - The women's spa. The "locker room".
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IMG_0997 - Holes in the ceiling are likely from fasteners for marble decorations that were recycled.
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IMG_0999 - A basin for washing before going into the bath nearby.
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IMG_1001 - There were cold, warm, and hot baths. The hot water was piped from a central furnace.
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IMG_1003 - A hypocaust system of double walls and floors circulated heat from a furnace.
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IMG_1005 - Paint was put on wet stucco, which 3 slaves kept wet. The paint soaked into the stucco as it dried.
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IMG_1007 - Large white hands can be seen on the figures on the left. Large hands were best for masseurs for the men.
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IMG_1011 - Public fountain, handy for horses. At night slaves opened the drain hole to wash the manure down the road.

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