Officials at the archaeological park of Pompeii, a city buried alive by a volcanic eruption in A.D. 79, were concerned that out-of-control foliage could rebury the site. Pompeii is now preserved with high-tech tools, including drones and A.I. software, but custodians found an appropriately ancient solution to the overgrowth: hungry sheep.
“If they didn’t do it, we’d have to,” one of the site’s maintenance workers said.
New YorkTimes
I’ve seen people do that around here with goats. Less costly grass and weed cutters. But I don’t live near an archeological park. Seeing goats right near supermarkets and other businesses is weird. Did the job though.