POMPEII EXCAVATION SITE UNEARTHS THREE SKELETONS DATING BACK TO 79 AD

Wed 31 May 2023:

Archeologists at Pompeii said that they had uncovered three new skeletons at the site.

The Roman city, located near the southern Italian city of Naples, was wiped out by the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.

The city was covered in volcanic ash, preserving the bodies of many of its residents.

The world-famous ruins of Pompeii still have many secrets for us to discover. Recent discoveries have been made thanks to The Great Pompeii Project, launched in 2012 to stop the deterioration of the archaeological site.

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of three people at the site who are thought to have been victims of an earthquake that accompanied the 79AD Vesuvius eruption.

Anteprima stampa in un’area finora inesplorata, nell’ambito del progetto di tutela e manutenzione dei fronti di scavi del Parco archeologico. Emergono i primi reperti e alcuni scheletri di vittime dell’eruzione del 79 d. C. pic.twitter.com/Z4MbvKcezC

— Pompeii Sites (@pompeii_sites) May 29, 2023

The three skeletons are thought to be of two women and a small child, aged between three and four. They are thought to have sought refuge from the volcanic eruption in a bakery.

Data suggests they died from multiple fractures sustained after parts of the building collapsed.

Archaeologists have also found two frescoed walls featuring mythological scenes – Apollo and Daphne in one, and Poseidon and Amymone in the other.

Other discoveries

Earlier this month Archeologists said that they had uncovered two new skeletons at the site.

New discovery: two skeletons found beneath a collapsed wall in #Pompeii.

Turmoil, confusion, attempted escapes and, in the meantime, an earthquake, showers of pumice, volcanic ash and hot gases. pic.twitter.com/L1SKEulWCL

— Pompeii Sites (@pompeii_sites) May 16, 2023

The pair are believed to be two males aged at least 55. They were found in recent excavations at the “Chaste Lover” block of buildings at the site, where frescoes and mule skeletons had been unearthed in the past.

The two men are believed to have been killed as an earthquake knocked down a wall. One of the skeletons had an arm raised.

The two victims “probably died due to multiple traumas caused by the collapse of part of the building,” the Pompeii archaeological park said in a statement.

The remains of more than 1,000 people have been uncovered at the Pompeii site.

In November, archeologists unearthed two bodies that were believed to be a young slave and his owner.

Archaeologists estimate that 15 to 20 percent of Pompeii’s population died in the eruption, mostly from thermal shock.

Earthquakes before and during the eruption also devastated the city’s population.

“Among the causes of death, the collapse of buildings, in some cases due to earthquakes that accompanied the eruption, proved to be a lethal threat,” the Pompeii archaeological park said.

“In recent years, we have realized there were violent, powerful seismic events that were happening at the time of the eruption,” Zuchtriegel said.

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