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=**Pompeii and the Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius: Beginning Research**=



You might want to begin your search with these resources.

Before you go to the library, you can perform a search in the [|online library catalog] using **Subject Headings** and **Search Keywords**.

Subject Headings
Subject headings are a way of organizing books so it's easy to find those which are similar to each other. Select "Subject" from the dropdown menu at the library catalog and put one of these terms in the search box. This list is organized from the most general to the most specific.
 * Antiquities
 * Archaeology
 * Volcanoes
 * Historical geology
 * Rome--History
 * Vesuvius (Italy)--Eruption, 79
 * Pompeii (Extinct city)
 * Herculaneum (Extinct city)
 * Excavations (Archaeology)--Italy--Pompeii (Extinct city)
 * Art, Roman--Italy--Pompeii (Extinct city)

Search Terms
Use these when performing a keyword search to find more information about this subject.


 * Ancient History
 * Antiquities
 * Archaeology
 * Excavations
 * Classical art
 * Roman art
 * Vesuvius
 * Pompeii
 * Herculaneum
 * Stabiae

Dewey Decimal Call Numbers
Books at your public library are shelved according to their Dewey Decimal Call Number, which keeps books on the same subject together. When you are at the library, you might want to start by browsing books on the following shelves:


 * 551.21 - Volcanoes
 * 876 - Latin letters
 * 904 - Disasters
 * 937.7 - Pompeii in History of ancient world; Italy & adjacent territories