• Fig. 4.17. Stratigraphic trench in the large pool (96), Villa A. Visible beneath the waterproof level of cocciopesto is the rudus of the foundation in large irregular blocks of lava that is extremely bullous and rich in mineral patinas of newly formed oxidization coming from lava flows (see level 4 on section, fig. ) that in ancient times were outcrops at the bottom of the cliff.

Stratigraphic trench in the large pool (96), Villa A. Visible beneath the waterproof level of cocciopesto is the rudus of the foundation in large irregular blocks of lava that is extremely bullous and rich in mineral patinas of newly formed oxidization coming from lava flows (see level 4 on section, fig. ) that in ancient times were outcrops at the bottom of the cliff.

From Oplontis: Villa A (“of Poppaea”) at Torre Annunziata, Italy. Volume 1. The Ancient Setting and Modern Rediscovery by John R. Clarke and Nayla K. Muntasser

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  • European: Ancient to 400 C.E.
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