From 1748 to Today: Excavation History and Changing Representations

What this note covers

1. Before archaeology: Fontana, tunnels and treasure
2. The Bourbon excavations: Weber, the Villa of the Papyri, and early criticism
3. Fiorelli and the birth of method, 1860 to 1875
4. Spinazzola, Maiuri and the age of reconstruction
5. From clearance to research: the late twentieth-century turn
6. The Great Pompeii Project and excavation today
7. Representations: from Grand Tour engravings to blockbuster exhibitions
8. How this topic is examined and what separates a top-band answer

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