HSC Ancient History Practice Questions - HSC Ancient History (NSW Higher School Certificate, Year 12, 2-unit) Exam

Both cities were buried only under gentle ash fall of equal depth Herculaneum was flooded by the sea while Pompeii burned in a city fire Pompeii was entombed in lava flows while Herculaneum escaped burial Pompeii was buried largely under pumice and ash fall; Herculaneum under hot pyroclastic flows that hardened into tuff