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Herculaneum

In the early 1980s and under the direction of Dr. Sara C. Bisel, preservation of the skeletal remains became a high priority.

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Italian officials, at Dr. Maggi's urging, called in Sara C. Bisel, a physical anthropologist from the United States, to oversee the excavation and study the bones of the victims found on the beach and within the first six boat chambers.

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