Herculaneum's roof

A very short update on the research on the roof of the House of the Telephus Relief (Herculaneum) can be found here.

Roman roof at Herculaneum

For those who missed last night's British School at Rome event (the Herculaneum Conservation Project team presented the discovery and reconstruction of a Roman timber roof and its decorated ceiling), you can get a glimpse of Herculaneum's latest treasure in the Sole 24 Ore newspaper.

Telephus Roof Project - presentation

For anyone in the Rome area on Monday, please come to a presentation by the Herculaneum Conservation Project at the British School at Rome (18.00, Via Gramsci 61).

The Telephus Roof Project: considerazioni preliminari sul rinvenimento di un tetto di legno ad Ercolano
The team will describe the discovery of a unique Roman timber roof found on Herculaneum's ancient shoreline where it had collapsed down from the House of the Telephus Relief in the AD79 eruption. The roof covered the house's so-called Marble Room and the presentation summarizes research on the roof structure and its decorated ceiling. The presentation will be in Italian but the presentation will be richly illustrated with the very exciting visual results of the Telephus Roof Project.