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What type of objects were preserved in Herculaneum due to the pyroclastic material?
Metal tools
Stone sculptures
Wooden objects and organic-based materials
Glass artifacts
Answer
The mainly pyroclastic material that covered Herculaneum carbonized and preserved more wooden objects such as roofs, beds, and doors, as well as other organic-based materials such as food and papyrus.
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