starter activity You have 1 minute to study the information before it is taken away and you are presented with 5 questions. There are 15,000 buildings to maintain & more than 20,000 wall paintings to preserve 2 million tourists and school children visit the site each year Only 30% of the site is open to the public The last major eruption was in WWII (1944). In 1943, the Allies dropped 150+ bombs on the site, damaging key buildings including the amphitheatre An earthquake in 1980 caused major damage In 2010, the House of the Gladiators & the House of the Moralist collapsed Your task How many buildings are there on the site? How many buildings are there on the site? How much of the site is open to the public? How much of the site is open to the public? How many visitors does it receive each year? How many visitors does it receive each year? Name two major events to happen in or around Pompeii during the 1940s? Name two major events to happen in or around Pompeii during the 1940s? Explain how one recent event has affected the site Explain how one recent event has affected the site What are the biggest challenges facing the Italian authorities who run the site? What are the biggest challenges facing the Italian authorities who run the site? How was Pompeii re- discovered? TBAT explain how P was discovered To assess how well it was excavated To create a Time Team trailer Learning objectives Key words: excavate Your task Read p of In Search of the Romans and decide if the following helped or hindered our knowledge of the site (use colours if that helps): Read p of In Search of the Romans and decide if the following helped or hindered our knowledge of the site (use colours if that helps): Domenico Fontana Domenico Fontana Alcubierre Alcubierre Winckelmann Winckelmann Weber Weber Caroline Bonaparte Caroline Bonaparte Who did most to preserve the site for posterity? Giuseppe Fiorelli, This is the man who revolutionised the way Pompeii would be excavated. Can you predict some of the revolutionary new ideas he came up with to explore and conserve the site? Given the age into which he was born, what challenges do you think he faced? Your task Read the fact sheet about Giuseppe Fiorelli and take notes on how he improved the archaeology of Pompeii in these areas: Read the fact sheet about Giuseppe Fiorelli and take notes on how he improved the archaeology of Pompeii in these areas: Excavation & casts Excavation & casts Organising the site Organising the site Displaying artefacts Displaying artefacts Making the site sustainable for the future Making the site sustainable for the future Extension: Imagine that you are Fiorelli at the time of the excavation. Write a report explaining the process and progress of the excavation. Extension: Imagine that you are Fiorelli at the time of the excavation. Write a report explaining the process and progress of the excavation. Extension task Explore the weblinks on Studyhistory and create a timeline of the different stages of excavation of Pompeii. Bring your timeline up to the present day with recent events in the news associated with the site https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzn34IrzVPw (play until 1:20) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzn34IrzVPw (play until 1:20) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzn34IrzVPw You are going to create an introduction to your own Time Team show (lasting 2 mins max) imagining that you are working with Fiorelli and his team to excavate Pompeii You are going to create an introduction to your own Time Team show (lasting 2 mins max) imagining that you are working with Fiorelli and his team to excavate Pompeii Your introduction must give examples of Your introduction must give examples of The process being used to excavate The process being used to excavate The new improvements in excavating a site The new improvements in excavating a site Some of your most exciting finds (think about the archaeology you looked at last lesson) Some of your most exciting finds (think about the archaeology you looked at last lesson) Extension: What do you think are the main arguments against excavating a site such as Pompeii? Extension: What do you think are the main arguments against excavating a site such as Pompeii? Your Task How was Pompeii re- discovered? TBAT explain how P was discovered To assess how well it was excavated To create a Time Team trailer Learning objectives Key words: excavate