This makes interesting reading, but all he time I long for a
picture. If anyone has found one, please let me know.
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. Scientists
from the University of Warwick, the University of Southampton
and the Herculaneum Conservation Project, which includes Italian
and British archeological experts, are using high-resolution
laser scanning, computer graphics and the latest digital
technology to restore the statue. 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.
Experts from the University of Warwick, Southampton and
Herculaneum are now scanning, modelling and digitally