BRITISH EXPERTS RESTORE ANCIENT ROMAN STATUE
Herculaneum, 13 Jan.(AKI) - A 2000-year-old Roman statue found near the ruins of Pompeii’s ancient port of Herculaneum, south of Naples, is being restored with the latest technology by a team of British scientists. The statue was discovered by researchers near the coastal town, destroyed by Vesuvius, the same volcano that wiped out nearby Pompeii in 79 A.D.
The statue is believed to represent a wounded Amazon warrior, complete with painted hair and eyes preserved by the volcanic ash that buried the town.
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