At the time of the eruption many members of the family took refuge in
the cellar. Here were found the skeletons of eighteen adults and two
children: at the time of excavation the impressions of their bodies,
and in some instances traces of the clothing, could be seen in the
hardened ashes. Among the women was one adorned with two necklaces and
two arm bands, besides four gold rings and two of silver. The victims
were suffocated by the damp ashes that drifted in through the small
windows. According to the report of the excavations, fourteen
skeletons of men were found in other parts of the house, together with
the skeletons of a dog and a goat.
KEY TO PLAN IV
A. COURT.
1, 5. Cistern curbs.
2. Wash basin of masonry.
3. Lead reservoir from which water was conducted to the
reservoir in the kitchen supplying the bath.
4. Steps leading to the reservoir.
B. KITCHEN.
1. Hearth.
2. Reservoir containing water for the bath.
3. Stairway to rooms over the bath.
4. Entrance to cellar under the inner end of the first wine
press, in which were the fastenings of the standard of
the press beam.
C-F. BATH.
C. Furnace room.
D. Apodyterium.
E. Tepidarium.
F. Caldarium.
H. STABLE.
J. TOOL ROOM.
K, L. SLEEPING ROOMS.
N. DINING ROOM.
M. ANTEROOM.
O. BAKERY.
1. Mill.
2. Oven.
P. ROOM WITH TWO WINE PRESSES.
1, 1. Foundations of the presses.
2, 2, 2. Receptacles for the grape juice, _dolia_.
3. Cistern for the product of the second pressing, _lacus_.
4. Holes for the standards of the press beams.
5, 5. Holes for the posts at the ends of the two windlasses
used in raising and lowering the press beams.
6. Pit affording access to the framework by which the windlass
posts were tied down.
Q. CORRIDOR.
1. Round vats, _dolia_.
R. COURT FOR THE FERMENTATION OF WINE.
1. Channel for the fresh grape juice coming from P.
2. Fermentation vats, _dolia_.
3. Lead kettle over a fireplace.
4. Cistern curb.
S. BARN, _nubilarium_ (?).
T. THRESHING FLOOR, _area_.
U. OPEN CISTERN FOR THE WATER FALLING ON THE THRESHING FLOOR.
V-V. SLEEPING ROOMS.
W. ENTRANCE TO CELLAR UNDER THE INNER END OF THE SECOND
WINE PRESS; see B. 4.
X. ROOM WITH HAND MILL.
Y. ROOM WITH OIL PRESS.
1. Foundation of the press.
2. Hole for the standard of the press beam.
3. Entrance to cellar with appliances for securing the press
beam.
4. Holes for the windlass posts.
5. Hole affording access to the fastenings of the windlass
posts.
6. Receptacle for the oil, _gemellar_.
Z. ROOM CONTAINING THE OLIVE CRUSHER.
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