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Ref the Roofs. One of the first things I ever noticed about the buildings in Pompeii was how all the walls had their top halves missing. I couldn't figure that out because I thought with 15 feet or so of ash the walls would be perfectly preserved. But I guess with extreme heat, winds and who knows w...

Does anyone know if all the roofs caved in or burned? Did any buildings get buried whole and intact?

Maybe they have it in places not photographed, or maybe if they left anything out it would get stolen, I don'r know, but it would seem to be a much more awesome place to see if all the day to day trappings were left as they were 2000 years ago.

In all the pics and videos of Pompeii, even the newly opened areas there is never any day to day items. Plates, chairs, tables, jugs, beds, clothing, etc, etc. I would have thought that all that stuff would have been preserved by the pumice. Can someone tell me what happened to it? thanks.