0
It was buried in 4 to 6 metres of ash
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago22 metres of ash covered pompeii
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How did Pompeii get covered in ash?
Pompeii was covered in 9 feet of volcanc ash when Vesuvius erupted.
What things were covered in ash in Pompeii?
When Pompeii was 75 feet deep of ashes.
How thick was the layer of volcanic ash that covered pompeii?
8-10 feet deep.
Was Pompeii covered in ash or lava?
Both, but most of the mass expulsed by the explosion was in the form of ash
What city was covered with volcanic ash?
Pompeii
When Pompeii was covered in ash in 79 AD what was the closest to Pompeii?
This question makes no sense.
What did the volcanes do to Pompeii?
There is only one volcano near Pompeii, and in AD 79 it erupted with such force that the ash and lava entirely covered Pompeii. Many of the inhabitants were killed and their body shapes prerserved by the ash and lava.
Volcano that burned Pompeii?
Mt. Vesuvius covered Pompeii with about 60 ft of ash and pumice.
What was the population after the eruption of pompeii?
If you mean the population around Pompeii after the eruption, it was 0. The entire place was covered in pumice and ash and once the looters were finished the area was abandoned.If you mean the population around Pompeii after the eruption, it was 0. The entire place was covered in pumice and ash and once the looters were finished the area was abandoned.If you mean the population around Pompeii after the eruption, it was 0. The entire place was covered in pumice and ash and once the looters were finished the area was abandoned.If you mean the population around Pompeii after the eruption, it was 0. The entire place was covered in pumice and ash and once the looters were finished the area was abandoned.If you mean the population around Pompeii after the eruption, it was 0. The entire place was covered in pumice and ash and once the looters were finished the area was abandoned.If you mean the population around Pompeii after the eruption, it was 0. The entire place was covered in pumice and ash and once the looters were finished the area was abandoned.If you mean the population around Pompeii after the eruption, it was 0. The entire place was covered in pumice and ash and once the looters were finished the area was abandoned.If you mean the population around Pompeii after the eruption, it was 0. The entire place was covered in pumice and ash and once the looters were finished the area was abandoned.If you mean the population around Pompeii after the eruption, it was 0. The entire place was covered in pumice and ash and once the looters were finished the area was abandoned.
Why was Pompeii covered in ash?
Yes, it erupted! The best account we have of the eruption is by Pliny the Younger. He lost his uncle Pliny the Elder during the eruption. Pompeii was swallowd by tons of ash and lava which then set in the town. Today, as it is being unearthed there are much things preserved such as murals and houses. The depictions are quite forthcoming in that they would be considered absolutely inappropriate to have painted in your town today but in a word, your answer is "yes"
How were so many artifacts from pompeii preserved for so many years?
when Mount Vesuvius erupted cataclysmically in summer of A.D. 79, The nearby roman town of pompeii was buried under several feet of ashes and rocks.The ruined city remained frozen in time until it was discovered by surveying engineer in 1748
Why did dead people in Pompeii get covered in ash?
Pompeii dead got covered in ash, because they were killed by an eruption of a volcano and the volcano spread ashes on them after they were burned. The volcano name is Mount Vesuvius, though I'm not sure if that's how you spell it.
