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Archaeologists continue to excavate Herculaneum, a seaside resort town devastated by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. (Marco Cantile / LightRocket via Getty Images)
An Ancient Beach Buried by Mount Vesuvius' Eruption Is Now Open to the Public
In the seaside resort town of Herculaneum, the beach is the final resting place of more than 330 residents who tried to flee
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