12 - Ancient History - Pompeii and Herculaneum: Search strategies

Strategies

Examples

Simple keyword 

pompeii recent findings

pompeii reinterpretation

pompeii (new or modern or current or reappraisal or radical)

fishing herculaneum

agriculture pompeii

herculaneum agriculture

pompeii food

(herculaneum or pompeii) and ( graffiti or inscription)

pompeii (society or "social structure")

baths and pompeii

baths and herculaneum

baths and rome

baths and roman

herculaneum and econom*

(pompeii or herculaneum) and cult

 (pompeii or herculaneum) and religio* and  women

(pompeii or herculaneum) and ritual and death

(pompeii or herculaneum) villa (style or design)

Phrase searching 

-  “….” 

"grape growing" herculaneum

 herculaneum (society or "social structure")

"public baths" rome

"public baths" herculaneum

(pompeii or herculaneum) and (street or streetscape)

Multiple keyword synonyms and alternative keywords

-  (….. or …..)

(viticulture or grapes) pompeii

(agriculture or garden* or seeds or fishing) and (pompeii or herculaneum)

herculaneum (government or politics or election)

 pompeii (commerce or business)

"public baths" (rome or roman or pompeii or herculaneum)

(agriculture or fishing) and (pompeii or herculaneum)

(herculaneum or pompeii) hous*

(pompeii or herculaneum) patron client

(pompeii or herculaneum) and (forum or basilica)

 (pompeii or herculaneum) magistra* 

Wild card (different word endings)

magistra* (this means you are searching for magistrate, magistrates and magistracy simultaneously)

rom* (this means you are searching for rome, roman and romans  simultaneously)

garden* (this means you are searching for garden, gardens, gardening romans  simultaneously)