The silver-coated bronze ham measures about 4.4 by 3 inches (11.3 by 7.8 centimeters). The body of the object is crisscrossed by incised lines, and a series of Latin letters graces the bottom ...

Name: Prosciutto di Portici What it is: A silver-plated bronze sundial Where it is from: Herculaneum, near Naples, Italy When it was made: Between 8 B.C. and A.D. 79 Related: Ram in the Thicket: A ...

While they cannot be opened due to the carbonization and other damage, their secrets are not entirely lost thanks to modern ...

A sealed Herculaneum scroll yields its secrets—revealing a lost philosophical treatise by Philodemus through virtual unwrapping. By Isaac Schultz Published May 6, 2025 Science Human History ...

bub_upload, Philodemus, ca. 110-ca. 40 B.C Publisher Lipsiae : Typis B.G. Teubneri Collection americana Book from the collections of University of Michigan Language Latin Item Size 39.1M . Thesis ...