Which two ancient towns were excavated after being buried by Mount Vesuvius?

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  1. Pompeii and Herculaneum
  2. Troy and Knossos
  3. Sippar and Harran

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  1. Archaeology en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeology Checked 2026-11-07.

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