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severe damage in the earthquake of ce, and soon after that, like its neighbour pompeii, was a victim of the vesuvian eruption of ce. however, the circumstances of the burials of the two cities were very different. as the wind on this fatal day was blowing in the direction of pompeii, it carried the ash
organic materials, such as wood furniture cloth, food, and rolls of papyrus that otherwise perished or burned at pompeii, instantly carbonised and were discovered remarkably well preserved. the town ended up buried under metres (almost foot) of volcanic material, much more than the metres ( feet) of ash...
https://www.ancient.eu/article/1494/a-visitors-guide-to-herculaneum/