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    Oct, 19

  • Trash Towns: Excavating Garbage at Ancient Pompeii

    537 South Peters Street
    New Orleans, LA 70130 United States

    October 10 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    The excavations of Roman Pompeii, a bustling seaside town utterly destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD, have revealed no shortage of treasures. Golden jewelry, evocative wall paintings, delicate mosaics, even the frozen impressions of the disaster’s victims: these objects have inspired imaginations across the world for more than two and a…

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