VIII.7.6 Pompeii. House. Linked to VIII.7.5.

Excavated 1764, 1873, 1906 and 2005 to 2010.

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The Pompeii Archaeological Research Project: Porta Stabia (PARP:PS) has been excavating VIII.7.1 to 15 since 2005.

For more detail see their annual research reports at http://www.fastionline.org/micro_view.php?itemkey=fst_cd&fst_cd=AIAC_356.

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010.

North wall of oecus, with detail of blocked doorway. Looking north.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking west from oecus toward portico and garden area.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010. Feature in south-east corner of end of portico, looking south.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010.  Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

Doorway to corridor of rear room suite of four rooms, from south side of portico.

Looking south towards city wall.

According to Fiorelli, these would have had various uses.

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010.  

Room 1 of four, on west side of corridor, looking west toward rear.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010.  

Room 2 of four, on east side of corridor, looking east towards road.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010.

Corridor of rear room suite, looking north past doorways to rooms 1 (left)  and 2 (right), and along portico.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010. Room 3 of four rear room suite, on west end of corridor. Looking west.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010. South-west corner of part of room 3, looking west.

In 2008 PARP:PS identified this as a latrine. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

See http://www.fastionline.org/docs/FOLDER-it-2009-146.pdf.

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010.

Room 4 of four rear room suite, on east end of corridor. Looking east.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010. Area at south end of corridor, near city wall.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. September 2010. Detail of feature mill capstone from room 4.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

VIII.7.1 Pompeii. September 2005.

Looking south-east, from rear of VIII.7.11/12 across garden areas of VIII.7.6 and VIII.7.11

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south from VIII.7.11/12 across VIII.7.8

 

VIII.7.6 Pompeii. March 2009.

Looking south from VIII.7.11 across VIII.7.8, and south to Stabian Gate.

 

 

 

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