Ancient Beaches Destroyed By The Eruption Of Mount Saturn In 79 AD Reopened After Renovation

Harculaneum, Italy. (Wikimedia Commons/Diego Delso)

JAKARTA - The ancient beaches that were destroyed by the eruption of Mount Cameroon in Italy nearly 2,000 years ago have reopened to the public, after carrying out restoration.

The beaches in the archaeological park Herculaneum are thought to be the location where more than 300 people tried to save themselves from natural disasters in 79 AD, pending rescue by civilian protection forces led by the leading executive and Roman scholar Pliny the Elder.

The ancient beach reopened to the public on Wednesday, after years of archaeological excavations and restoration work, where human remains and other evidence of the eruption were found.

"This is not only restoration work, but also great research work because we know, representing a site, in an open archaeological place, also means being able to explore scientific aspects: we did excavations and found the remains and trajectory of pyroclastic flows that hit the city in 79 AD with a variety of materials," said archaeological park director Herculaneum Francesco Sirano., reported CNN June 19.

The most important discovery in Herculaneum is the last fuge' to occur in 2021: the skeleton of a man around 40 who may try to escape into the sea and who carries a bag containing his most valuable objects.

"Yesterdayeum, Pompeii, Oplontis, we are working on many projects," Italian Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said on Wednesday.

"In the budget law we have refinanced excavations and there is an active construction site as before and unveiled a new treasure, which has sparked the activities of scholars," he explained.

"We believe in all of this, in creating, connecting, strengthening this region which UNESCO also recognizes as a very valuable area and is one of the most important archaeological areas in the world. Because we believe that this will be an opportunity for socio-economic development," he added.