Aug 14, 2012

Pompei

Plaster Cast
When human remains were found, plaster was poured
into the molds left by their rotted bodies.




Bakery
Large wood-burning oven and mill-stones.
Each mill consists of two mill-stones, one stationary
and one hollow and shaped like a funnel. The
funnel-shaped stone had slots, into which wooden levers
could be inserted so that the stone could be rotated.
Each mill would have been operated either by manpower or
with the help of a donkey or horse (in one bakery, the
skeletons of several donkeys were discovered). In order
to make flour, grain was poured from above into the
hollow stone and then was ground between the two stones.

Men's baths





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