(ANSA) - Naples, March 21 - An American tourist accidentally
moved some tesserae of a mosaic at Pompeii's House of the Sailor
in order to photograph the mosaic on Wednesday.
Quizzed by police, the man said he had only been trying to
get the best snap and was unaware he had shifted some earth
built up after recent rain, moving the tesserae.
The bits of the mosaic will be replaced shortly, officials
said.
The ancient Roman city of Pompeii was buried by an eruption
of Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD.
It is one of Italy's most popular tourist sites.
US tourist moves Pompeii mosaic bits
Man quizzed by police after 'accident'