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  • Herculaneum, Italy - 2 August, 2012: A couple sits on the terrace overlooking the excavation of the archeological site, the new city and Mount Vesuvius in Herculaneum, Italy,  on 2 August, 2012. <br />
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The Herculaneum Conservation Project (HCP) is a public/private initiative launched in 2001 for the conservation and enhancement of the archaeological site of Herculaneum. This ancient Roman city in Italy was destroyed and buried along with Pompeii by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. It has a history of excavation dating back to the early eighteenth century.<br />
The project was set up by David W. Packard of the Packard Humanities Institute, together with Pietro Giovanni Guzzo of the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompei, to take the measures necessary to provide a response to the serious condition of the site after decades of neglect.
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  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: A tourist observes a plaster body cast shown in the Stabian Baths, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. During the eruption of Mount Vesuviusin 79 AD, the ash lithified before the corpses decayed so that a good mold of the deceased remained. Early in the excavation it was discovered that filling these molds with plaster produced remarkable casts of the victims of the eruption. ..In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: A plaster body cast is shown in the Stabian Baths, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. During the eruption of Mount Vesuviusin 79 AD, the ash lithified before the corpses decayed so that a good mold of the deceased remained. Early in the excavation it was discovered that filling these molds with plaster produced remarkable casts of the victims of the eruption. ..In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4289.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Tourists observe a plaster body cast shown in the Stabian Baths, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. During the eruption of Mount Vesuviusin 79 AD, the ash lithified before the corpses decayed so that a good mold of the deceased remained. Early in the excavation it was discovered that filling these molds with plaster produced remarkable casts of the victims of the eruption. ..In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4282.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: A plaster body cast is here together with other archeological evidences in a deposit by the forum in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. During the eruption of Mount Vesuviusin 79 AD, the ash lithified before the corpses decayed so that a good mold of the deceased remained. Early in the excavation it was discovered that filling these molds with plaster produced remarkable casts of the victims of the eruption. <br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
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Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
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Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   A photograph of the excavation of the House of Lucrezio Frontone in 1900, hangs on a wall in the Pompeii Superintence offices in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4537.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Teresa Elena Cinquantaquattro, superintendent of Pompeii since 2013, poses for a portrait by Porta Marina, at the entrance of the Pompeii archeological site, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
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Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4556.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   Architect Valerio Papaccio, resposible of the Technical Office of Pompeii, explains the strategy of the Great Pompeii Project, which will be focused less on individual monuments and more on a comprehensive and global maintenance of the site, including improving drainage, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. "Stones are like words",  Papaccio said. "It's our job to give these words a syntax in order to preserve the testimony of a civilization that  was passed on to us, and that we must pass on to who will come after us"...In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de A
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4149.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013:   Tourists relax in the Amphitheater (70 BC), one of the oldest and best preserved amphitheaters in existence which held over 20,000 spectators, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: A "Cash only" sign is seen here atthe ticket office of the archeological site of Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013. Under the terms of a ten-year-old outsourcing bid, the ticket office does not accept credit cards, raising concerns about fraud.<br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_5029.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: Mayor of Pompeii Claudio d'Alessio, 51, poses in his office in the town hall in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4958.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013:   A faithful steps out of the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4832.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Via Di Nola (Di Nola street) as seen at sunset in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4686.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   One of the many street dogs that populate Pompeii is here in a domus (house) in Via del Foro (Forum street) in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4652.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   A guide (center) introduces tourists to the Great Theatre, built in the 2nd century BC, which takes advantage of the natural slope of the land to create the tiers of seats, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4410.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Mattia Buondonno, 50, guide of the Superintendence of Pompeii, observes one of the rooms of the Stabian Baths, the city's most ancient bath building (2nd century BC),  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4310.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   Tourists listen to a guide  at the Memorial Arch, which encloses the Forum to the north, in celebration of the imperial family, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4051.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   The temple of Venus, built at the western edge of the hill of Pompeii, was raised during the early part of the Sullan colony (80BC) to honor the goddess Venus, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4032.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013:   A worker climbs a ladder in a renovation site in Via dell'Abbondanza (Abundance street), in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_5194.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: Architect Antonio Irlando, founder of the watchdog OPC Italia investigating on the archeological site of Pompeii, walks by the Amphitheater (70BC), one of the oldest and best preserved aphitheaters in existence which held 20,000 spectators, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_5124.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: Mayor of Pompeii Claudio d'Alessio, 51, looks outside the window of his office in the town hall in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4925.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013:   Elderly men gather in the public park of the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosaryin Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4916.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013:   A man walk by the public park of the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4915.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013:  The sacristy of the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4878.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013:  Faithfuls arrive at the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4875.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: A view of the archeologica site of Pompeii as seen from the Casina dell'Aquila,  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
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Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
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Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4733.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:    Rubbish and remains of working tools sit on the ground by one of the houses not opened to the public in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4713.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   Tourists walk by the forum, the city's main square, dating the 2nd century BC, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. Located at the intersection between the two main streets of the original urban center, the Forum was the city's main square, surrounded on all sides by religious, political, and business buildings.<br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4631.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   Tourists rest by the forum, the city's main square, dating the 2nd century BC, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. Located at the intersection between the two main streets of the original urban center, the Forum was the city's main square, surrounded on all sides by religious, political, and business buildings.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4627.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   A view of the forum, the city's main square, dating the 2nd century BC, is seen here in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. Located at the intersection between the two main streets of the original urban center, the Forum was the city's main square, surrounded on all sides by religious, political, and business buildings.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4625.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Columns of the Basilica, a building built in the second half of the 2nd century BC and dedicated to administering justice and for business negotiations, are seen here  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4594.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Columns of the Basilica, a building built in the second half of the 2nd century BC and dedicated to administering justice and for business negotiations, are seen here  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4590.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Tourists enter the Pompeii archeological site from Porta Marina, the most imposing of the seven gates of the city,  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. Porta Marina takes its name from rhe fact that its road led to the sea.<br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4536.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: A tourist visits the Basilica, a building built in the second half of the 2nd century BC and dedicated to administering justice and for business negotiations,  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4515.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Ruins of columns can be seen here in the Regio VII, Insula 6 (an insula is the equivalent of a modern city block), in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4471.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: A plastic fence forbids the access to columns in the Regio VII, Insula 6 (an insula is the equivalent of a modern city block), in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4460.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   By the house of Chaste Lovers, evidence of electoral campaign can be seen, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4325.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Mattia Buondonno, 50, guide of the Superintendence of Pompeii, walks in the peristyle of the Stabian Baths, the city's most ancient bath building (2nd century BC),  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4316.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Mattia Buondonno, 50, guide of the Superintendence of Pompeii, observes one of the rooms of the Stabian Baths, the city's most ancient bath building (2nd century BC),  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4299.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Tourists read a guide at the entrance of the Stabian Baths, the city's most ancient bath building (2nd century BC),  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4259.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Franciscan monks walk on Via dell'Abbondanza (Abundance street) in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4229.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   One of the many street dogs that populate Pompeii rests in front of a domus (home) in Via dell'Abbondanza (Abundance street) in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4205.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Plebeian homes are seen here in Via Stabiana (Stabiana street)  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4197.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: A grating with a "Forbidden access" sign closes one of the plebeian homes in Via Stabiana (Stabiana street) in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4097.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: A fresco of a medallion of Venus is seen here in the so-called Yellow Room in the renovated Casa degli Amorini Dorati, or house of the Gilded Cupids, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. The name comes from the decoration of the house of another cubicle: Golden Cupids engraved on gold leaf applied in one of the rooms (which are now preserved in the National Museum in Naples)...In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4075.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: Architect Antonio Irlando, founder of the watchdog OPC Italia investigating on the archeological site of Pompeii, stands by the Amphitheater (70BC), one of the oldest and best preserved aphitheaters in existence which held 20,000 spectators, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_5098.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: Architect Antonio Irlando, founder of the watchdog OPC Italia investigating on the archeological site of Pompeii, analyzes the Amphitheater (70BC), one of the oldest and best preserved aphitheaters in existence which held 20,000 spectators, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_5054.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: Mayor of Pompeii Claudio d'Alessio, 51, is here in his office in the town hall in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4999.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: Mayor of Pompeii Claudio d'Alessio, 51, smokes in his office in the town hall in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4993.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: Mayor of Pompeii Claudio d'Alessio, 51, looks outside the window of his office in the town hall in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4978.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: (R-L) Portraits of the founder Shrine of Pompeii, Blessed Bartolo Longo and his wife Countess Marianna Farnararo De Fusco, hang in the mayor's office in the town hall in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4938.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013: A woman sits in a bar by the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4901.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013:   Nuns collect offerings in the sacristy of the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
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In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4888.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 5 APRIL 2013:   A faithful steps out of the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 5th, 2013.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130405_NYT_Pompei__MG_4865.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Amphoras sit here in a deposit by the Forum  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4778.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:    Rubbish and remains of working tools sit on the ground by one of the houses not opened to the public in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4718.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:    A statue of the Faun is seen here in the House of the Faun in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. With its 2,970 square meters (31,978 square feet) , the House of the Faun is the largest house in Pompeii.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4674.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   A view of the forum, the city's main square, dating the 2nd century BC, and Mount Vesuvius in the background, are seen here in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. Located at the intersection between the two main streets of the original urban center, the Forum was the city's main square, surrounded on all sides by religious, political, and business buildings.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4612.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   A tourist photographs a statue of Apollo in the Temple of Apollo in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. The temple of Apollo, along with the Doric temple, is the most ancient sanctuary in Pompeii.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4603.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: Mario Falanga, owner of the "Hortus Porta Marina bar and snack restaurant", poses is here by the counter of his resturant  in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4579.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:    A guide introduces tourists to the forum, the city's main square, dating the 2nd century BC, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. Located at the intersection between the two main streets of the original urban center, the Forum was the city's main square, surrounded on all sides by religious, political, and business buildings.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4507.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   Tourists visit and photograph the Forum, the city's main square, dating the 2nd century BC, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. Located at the intersection between the two main streets of the original urban center, the Forum was the city's main square, surrounded on all sides by religious, political, and business buildings.<br />
<br />
In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. <br />
<br />
Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.<br />
<br />
Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4479.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:    Renovated stesps of the Great Theatre, built in the 2nd century BC, which takes advantage of the natural slope of the land to create the tiers of seats, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4414.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:   A structure of metal tubes contains a falling wall of one of the houses in Via dei Teatri (Street of the Theatres) in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013...In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4239.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013:  The peristyle inside Domus Cornelia (Regio VII, Insula IV, 15) in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. ..In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4137.jpg
  • POMPEII, ITALY - 4 APRIL 2013: A fresco in one of the rooms of the renovated Casa degli Amorini Dorati, or house of the Gilded Cupids, in Pompeii, Italy, on April 4th, 2013. The name comes from the decoration of the house of another cubicle: Golden Cupids engraved on gold leaf applied in one of the rooms (which are now preserved in the National Museum in Naples)...In recent years, a series of collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that the ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements ? and poorly served by the red tape, lack of strategic planning and limited personnel of the site's historically troubled management. ..Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After its initial discovery in 1599, Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre...Pompeii is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20130404_NYT_Pompei__MG_4086.jpg
  • Herculaneum, Italy - 2 August, 2012: Spanish tourists look the excavation of the archeological site from the terrace in Herculaneum, Italy,  on 2 August, 2012. <br />
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The Herculaneum Conservation Project (HCP) is a public/private initiative launched in 2001 for the conservation and enhancement of the archaeological site of Herculaneum. This ancient Roman city in Italy was destroyed and buried along with Pompeii by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. It has a history of excavation dating back to the early eighteenth century.<br />
The project was set up by David W. Packard of the Packard Humanities Institute, together with Pietro Giovanni Guzzo of the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompei, to take the measures necessary to provide a response to the serious condition of the site after decades of neglect.
    Herculaneum_02.jpg
  • Herculaneum, Italy - 2 August, 2012:  An uncovered building of excavation of the archeological site of Herculaneum, Italy, on the Decumanus Maximus street on 2 August, 2012. <br />
<br />
The Herculaneum Conservation Project (HCP) is a public/private initiative launched in 2001 for the conservation and enhancement of the archaeological site of Herculaneum. This ancient Roman city in Italy was destroyed and buried along with Pompeii by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. It has a history of excavation dating back to the early eighteenth century.<br />
The project was set up by David W. Packard of the Packard Humanities Institute, together with Pietro Giovanni Guzzo of the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompei, to take the measures necessary to provide a response to the serious condition of the site after decades of neglect.
    Herculaneum_38.jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Co-owner Grazia (60, center) is seen here behind the delicatessen counter chatting with customers at  Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    SMAS_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_DSCF7...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Co-owner Grazia (60) cooks prepares pasta with eggplants, tomatoes and provola cheese in the kitchen of Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_60...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Co-owner Grazia (60) cooks prepares pasta with eggplants, tomatoes and provola cheese in the kitchen of Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_60...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Co-owner Grazia (60) is seen here before browning fresh tomatoes in the kitchen of Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_59...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Co-founder Grazia, 60, is seen here at the entrance of Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_58...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: The Pasta Setaro, the best known and appreciated artisan pasta in southern Italy, is seen here at Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_57...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Caciotta cheese hangs over the delicatessen counter at Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_57...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: A banner advertising sandwiches, cheeses, cold cuts and other southern specialties is seen here nearby Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_57...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: The Pasta Setaro, the best known and appreciated artisan pasta in southern Italy, is seen here at Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_57...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: The Pasta Setaro, the best known and appreciated artisan pasta in southern Italy, is seen here at Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_57...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Cheeses and cold cuts are seen here in the delicatessen counter of Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_57...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Customers chat at Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    SMAS_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_DSCF8...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Customers chat at Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
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Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
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The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    SMAS_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_DSCF8...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Co-founder Grazia (60) chooses a Setaro pasta, the best known and appreciated artisan pasta in southern Italy, here at Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
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Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    SMAS_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_DSCF8...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: (L-R) Co-founder Antonio (68) shows old pictures of Torre Annunziata to customers  at Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    SMAS_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_DSCF7...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Co-owner Grazia (60) cooks prepares pasta with eggplants, tomatoes and provola cheese in the kitchen of Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_60...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Co-owner Grazia (60) is seen here cutting tomatoes in the kitchen of Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_59...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: The Pasta Setaro, the best known and appreciated artisan pasta in southern Italy, is seen here at Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_57...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Olives are seen here in the delicatessen counter of Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
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Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_57...jpg
  • Herculaneum, Italy - 2 August, 2012:  Skeletons are here in one of the six boat chamber of the ancient seafront of Herculaneum, Italy, on 2 August, 2012. Excavations in the port area of Herculaneum initially turned up more than 55 skeletons. The skeletons were found on the seafront, where it is believed they had fled in an attempt to escape the volcanic eruption. About 300 skeletons were founds in the ancient town of Herculaneum.<br />
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The Herculaneum Conservation Project (HCP) is a public/private initiative launched in 2001 for the conservation and enhancement of the archaeological site of Herculaneum. This ancient Roman city in Italy was destroyed and buried along with Pompeii by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. It has a history of excavation dating back to the early eighteenth century.<br />
The project was set up by David W. Packard of the Packard Humanities Institute, together with Pietro Giovanni Guzzo of the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompei, to take the measures necessary to provide a response to the serious condition of the site after decades of neglect.
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  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Customers chat at Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    SMAS_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_DSCF8...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: (L-R) Co-founder Antonio (68) shows old pictures of Torre Annunziata to customers  at Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    SMAS_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_DSCF7...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Co-owner Antonio (68) is seen here at Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    SMAS_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_DSCF7...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Co-owner Grazia (60) is seen here by the delicatessen counter of Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    SMAS_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_DSCF7...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Grazia (60) serves a dish of pasta with eggplants, tomatoes and provola cheese to a customer at Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_61...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Co-owner Grazia (60) weighs in the kitchen of Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_61...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: A dish of pasta with eggplants, tomatoes and provola cheese is seen here in the kitchen of Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_60...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Co-owner Grazia (60) is seen here behind the delicatessen counter of Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_59...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Co-owner Grazia (60) is seen here cutting tomatoes in the kitchen of Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_59...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Rosario, the youngest son of Antonio and Maria, is seen here preparing an antipasto behind the delicatessen counter at Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_58...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Rosario, the youngest son of Antonio and Maria, is seen here preparing an antipasto behind the delicatessen counter at Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_58...jpg
  • TORRE ANNUNZIATA, ITALY - 3 JANUARY 2020: Sausage and friarelli are seen here in the delicatessen counter of Doc Sicil Oplontis, a delicatessen and small restaurant in Torre Annunziata, Italy, on January 3rd 2020.<br />
<br />
Doc Sicil Oplontis is next to the excavations of Oplontis archeological site, a World Heritage Site since 1997.<br />
<br />
The idea of expanding the delicatessen into a small restaurant came about 20 years ago when John Clarke, an American archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at the University of Austin, Texas, came here to Oplontis for an Archaeological Excavation campaign.<br />
Professor Clarke came here every day to make sandwiches for his students from the University of Austin. But at lunchtime there were also many students from the adjacent school and he could not speak to his own students during the break. So the Professor asked Antonio if he could set up a small room for him where he could have a quick lunch with his students and also take stock of the situation every day.
    CIPG_20200103_CULBACK_Oplontis_M3_58...jpg
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