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THE WORLD'S MOST UNUSUAL FURNITURE SHOW A line-up of 2,000-year-old beds, stools and tables. Herculaneum was buried by Vesuvius in 500C mud, which sealed objects in as it cooled and turned to rock, preserving wooden furniture and other household items. "It was buried in the mud raining from the sky, seawater cooled the mud,” Stefania Siano, an archaeologist, says. “The wood didn’t carbonise but was nevertheless sealed in and preserved. It’s unique.” Archaeologists prepare for unusual furniture show at ancient Roman city of Herculaneum | The Times