Herculaneum reopened!

I belong to the Herculaneum Society and today received a news item from them that the archaeological site of Herculaneum reopened to the public January 18!  I had the wonderful opportunity to visit the site in 2007 and I hope I'll have a chance to revisit it whenever I can travel again.  So today's featured "Antiquities Alive" virtual exhibit is a collection of my images that I took at Herculaneum during about a three hour walkthrough (the site definitely deserves much more time than that) back in 2007.  I've also included some artifacts from Herculaneum I photographed at Pompeii: The Exhibit at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle Washington, the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, California, and The Louvre in Paris.  Unfortunately, the day I visited Herculaneum the Villa dei Papiri was closed to the public.

A Roman mosaic in the House of Neptune and Amphitrite, Herculaneum, Italy

Theater mask in a bath complex in Herculaneum

Statue of Heracles or Dionysus with a wineskin in the garden of the House of the Stags in Herculaneum.

Statue of Hounds attacking a Deer in the garden of the House of the Stags in Herculaneum

Black and white mosaiced hallway in the Casa dell'Atrio a Mosaico in Herculaneum

Closeup of A Roman mosaic in the House of Neptune and Amphitrite, Herculaneum, Italy

Atrium with fountain and table in Herculaneum

Bust in the House of the Bronze Herm in Herculaneum

Amphora recovered in a storage area in Herculaneum

A Roman mosaic in the House of Neptune and Amphitrite, Herculaneum, Italy

Fourth style fresco still in situ in Herculaneum

Fresco from the House of the Stags in Herculaneum

Closeup of mosaic in the men's baths in the Terme del Foro, Herculaneum

A romantic stroll through the remains of Herculaneum

Reproduction of a relief from the Temple of the Four Gods (Sacello dei Quattro Dei) in Herculaneum

Oven and grinding mill in a bakery in Herculaneum

Peristyle garden with tondo, pool and puteal in the Casa del Rilievo di Telefo in Herculaneum

Column capital of Casa del Gran Portale in Herculaneum

Thermopolium in Herculaneum

Lernaean Hydra fountain in the Palestra in Herculaneum

Bakery in Herculaneum

Augusteum inscription

Overview of the archaeological site of Herculaneum

Terrace with a (replica) statue of Herculaneum's patron, Nonius Balbus

Herculaneum street

Herculaneum street

Overview of Herculaneum and boat houses where skeletons were found of victims of the Vesuvius eruption

Roman emperor Tiberius dressed as Pontifex Maximus found in Herculaneum 37 CE that was conserved by the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, California

Forearm of a statue of a boxer from Herculaneum Roman 1st century CE Bronze that I photographed at "Pompeii: The Exhibit" at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, Washington

Iron Gladiator Helmet from Herculaneum Roman 1st century CE that I photographed at "Pompeii: The Exhibit" at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, Washington

Myrmillo-style bronze gladiator helmet with bas-relief depicting scenes from the Trojan War from Herculaneum Roman 1st Century CE that I photographed at "Pompeii: The Exhibit" at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, Washington.

Fresco of a man reading a scroll, 1st century CE, from Herculaneum now in the collections of the National Archaeological Museum, Naples.